AMD shares expertise with Women-Owned Small Business on contracting success

May 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Once a small U.S.-born business and now one of the nation’s largest diversified healthcare supply distributors, AMD is proud to give back to its small-business beginnings by offering insights and sharing expertise during the upcoming “Operation Opportunity: Roadmap to Contracting Success” conference.

Hosted by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council (WBEC-West and the San Diego Supplier Development Council (SDSDC), the event will take place in San Diego on May 27, 2015. AMD’s president of government business, Beverly Kuykendall, will be presenting a workshop on pinpointing prospects for government contracting.

“In my work with government contracting and procurement, I am familiar with the multifaceted nature of public sector contracting and relationship development.  Strategies are uniquely situational, with no one right answer,” said Ms. Kuykendall. “I’m honored to to share with small businesses both my knowledge and AMD’s experiences along our path to success.”

ABOUT BEVERLY KUYKENDALL

Throughout a career that has spanned more three decades, Kuykendall has earned many honors including being named one of the 50 Most Powerful Minority Women in Business and Entrepreneur of the Year by the Black Business Association of Los Angeles. Her relationship-driven, facilitative approach and keen understanding of economic issues has resulted in the development of key initiatives involving organizations in both the private and public sectors.

ABOUT THE EVENT

“Operation Opportunity: Roadmap to Contracting Success” will attract 50 corporations, prime suppliers and government agency representatives, as well as more than 200 Southern California business owners looking to do business with corporations, government and prime suppliers. For more information or to register, visit http://sdsdc.org/Operation_Opportunity.html.

ABOUT AMD

AMD (https://www.amdnext.com/blog/) is a global supplier of medical kits and sets, and a longstanding medical/surgical prime vendor to the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA). Assisting its partners, AMD (https://www.amdnext.com/top-browsing) improves financial and operational efficiencies while enhancing medical-quality performance. Learn more by visiting:  www.amdnext.com (https://www.amdnext.com/everyday-essentials).