[Durham INC] Durham Offers Small Business Project Management Seminar Feb. 21

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

http://Facebook.com/CityofDurhamNC 

http://Twitter.com/CityofDurhamNC    

 

For Immediate Release: February 11, 2013

 

 

Durham Offers Small Business Project Management Seminar February 21

Free Series Designed to Support Small Business Growth

 

What:              "Project Management" - Seminar #3 in a Workshop
Series for Small Businesses 

 

Who:               City of Durham Equal Opportunity and Equity Assurance
Department 

 

When:             Thursday, February 21, 2013, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  

 

Where:            City Hall Council Chambers 

101 City Hall Plaza, 1st Floor

Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         Conducted by Calvin Stevens, director of Business Development
and Diversity, and Chad Danforth, project manager, for Balfour Beatty
Construction, this seminar will explain contractor relations, scope
review, site management, and how to close a project. 

 

*         This seminar is open to general contractors, construction
tradesmen, and any other interested small business owners and
entrepreneurs from Durham and surrounding communities.

 

*         This workshop series was developed by the City's Equal
Opportunity and Equity Assurance Department to provide technical
assistance services to local, small businesses for this fiscal year. 

 

*         Participants are asked to pre-register by visiting 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/as/eoea/Pages/training_request.aspx or by
contacting Senior Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Specialist Vincent
Wingate by email at Vincent.Wingate at DurhamNC.gov or by calling (919)
560-4180, extension 17241. 

 

*         For more information on the Workshop Series for Small
Businesses, visit 
http://durhamnc.gov/ich/as/eoea/Documents/small_business_class_schedule_
12_13.pdf.  

 

About the Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department

The City of Durham's Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department is
responsible for the implementation of the City's Equal Business
Opportunity Program. Responsibilities include implementation of race and
gender neutral measures to facilitate the participation of Small
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (SDBE) in City contracting activity,
recruitment, certification, and maintenance of SDBE data bank, business
development, City project compliance, monitoring, and reporting. Guided
by the City's Strategic Plan, the department ensures that its services
support making Durham a great place to live, work, and play by focusing
on a strong and diverse economy, assuring that City efforts are well
managed, and supporting the stewardship of the City's physical assets.
To learn more, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/as/eoea/Pages/Home.aspx.  

 

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