Beverly Kuykendall is the March Making It Happen Year of the Woman Honoree

LOS ANGELES - March 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Los Angeles, CA:  Connect the Dots Business Solutions (CTDs) celebrates Beverly Kuykendall, President /CEO of Federal and Commercial Contracts, Inc., as this month’s Making It Happen Year of the Woman Honoree.  The award will be presented on Monday, March 25 from 5:00pm-7:30 pm at McCormick & Schmick’s, located at 4th and Hope Streets in downtown Los Angeles during an evening business mixer.

Ms. Kuykendall has been recognized by several prestigious organizations throughout the country and CTD has unanimously chosen to recognize Beverly, in her hometown of Los Angeles, for her relentless commitment to small business advocacy and her successful, results-driven approach to teaming firms for public and private business projects both domestically and internationally.

In today's economic environment small and emerging companies often struggle to remain in business. Beverly’s forward-thinking business strategies and mastery of leveraging relationships has catapulted her as a  highly-recognized, federal contracting procurement expert, sought-after speaker and workshop facilitator. Beverly is also the author of several contracting resource tools, including “Leveraging your Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Certification.”

“Large businesses require sound business reasons to do business with small business,” says Kuykendall.  “As long as working with small and diverse firms is seen as a compliance imperative, we will all continue to struggle on opposite sides of the issue. It makes good business sense for larger firms and small firms to do business with one another.  It’s about three things, Return on Investment, Incremental Increase in Market Share and Strategic Market Advantage. The challenge becomes working together to structure a business approach to meet these objectives.”

Using her mastery of business strategy Beverly has successfully facilitated $100 million plus in deals between large and small firm teams.  Her accomplishments make her a shining example of a Business Champion who is truly Making It Happen.

The Year of the Woman is CTD signature award presented during the Making It Happen monthly business social networking events.  Ms. Kuykendall is the first to receive this prestigious recognition. This year CTD will recognize women for achievements and business success within their industry.  

Connect the Dots Business Solutions’ vision is to bridge gaps and create inclusive business ecosystems where the seeds of the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators can flourish in underserved urban communities and metropolitan centers.  At the center of CTD brand awareness is: a small business resources center, a vast database network of qualified diverse suppliers, business development specialists, and procurement professionals, and the Making It Happen training series and social business networking movement.

For more information via email, contact Angel Gray at Angel1MG@aol.com.