New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council Holds Expo in NYC on June 16

State of New Jersey To Sign Agreement with The Council at Business Opportunity Expo 2009 The Council is Ranked #1 Minority Supplier Development Council in the USA
By: Fern Gillespie
 
June 15, 2009 - PRLog -- Strategies for minority business owners to win corporate contracts in the current economy will be explored at the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council’s Business Opportunity Expo 2009 on Tuesday, June 16 at the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway in New York City.  

At the expo, the State of New Jersey will sign a Memo of Understanding with The Council that permits Council-certified minority businesses to bid on state contracts. There are similar agreements with New York State and New York City.

“This is a win-win situation for New Jersey and minority businesses,” said Lynda Ireland, president and CEO of The Council. “New Jersey receives a pool of accomplished businesses and minority businesses gain growth opportunities.”
 
The Business Opportunity Expo is considered New York City’s top conference on outsourcing to minority businesses. This year’s expo, “Staying in the Game: Winning in the New Economy,” is packed with a breakfast, luncheon, evening reception, a chief procurement officer workshop, seminars and the popular trade fair. Attendees will network with some of the nation’s leading supplier diversity executives and minority business owners.

John E. Lane, executive vice president, general services and corporate real estate sector, The Bank of New York Mellon is the corporate co-chair. This year marks The Bank of New York Mellon’s 225th anniversary. The MBE co-chair Karen Martinez is founder and president of New Jersey-based Bravo! Building Services, Inc., one of the largest Hispanic and women-owned businesses in the nation. Speakers include Harvard MBA Kwame Jackson of “The Apprentice” and former NBA player Walter Bond, a national franchise owner. The luncheon host is DeMarco Morgan, WNBC-TV anchor-reporter. Sponsors include: The Bank of New York Mellon, Bravo! Building Services, Con Edison, MasterCard Worldwide, PepsiCo, and PSEG.

The Council earned “Council of the Year Award” from National Minority Supplier Development Council over 38 regional councils nationwide. It has over 200 corporate members, including Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and educational institutions. Currently, 1,300 New York and New Jersey African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American and Native-American businesses with annual revenues from $100,000 to $3 billion are certified by The Council.

For more information contact 212-502-5663 or www.nynjmsdc.org.
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