Allied Logistics, Inc. is Participating Sponsor of MED Week Atlanta

July 31, 2009 - PRLog -- Allied Logistics is pleased to be a participating sponsor of Med Week Atlanta 2009.

Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week), designated by proclamation of the President of the United States since 1983, recognizes and promotes achievements of the Nation’s minority owned and controlled businesses and their supporters. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the designated Federal sponsor of MED Week.

In conjunction with the National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) the Atlanta National Enterprise Center (ANEC) will host a 2-Day celebration beginning with an Inaugural Business Summit, International Trade Symposium and culminating with the Annual MED Week Awards Luncheon.

This year's theme is:  "Energizing the American Economy with Minority Business Enterprises."

The Inaugural Business Summit will focus on the MED Week theme and other topics. To that end the summit forum will bring together a group of CEOs and senior executives from leading companies to discuss in a panel forum the most urgent business challenges facing businesses today as well as explore the models and strategies which ensure success for reenergizing the growth and development of minority businesses. This forum will be moderated by Mr. Roland Martin, CNN Sr. Analyst who will also provide his prospective on the various topics. Time will be provided for Q&A.

The International Trade Day Educational Segment - “How to Do Business Internationally” – Featured presenters will include: U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S. Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, World Trade Center, U.S. Small Business Administration, United Parcel Service and Federal Express.

Symposium - featuring Business Delegations from Africa; Asia Pacific; Latin America and the Caribbean (United States).

Business to Business Linkage - will provide U.S. MBE’s, seeking to do business internationally, with a platform to network and explore partnership possibilities with vetted international subject matter experts, by continent, to promote bilateral trade opportunities.

During the MED Week Awards Luncheon & Program the MBDA recognizes and awards recipients who have demonstrated excellence in the following areas: financial performance and business history; staff training; community involvement, customer service and business planning.

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the only federal agency dedicated exclusively to fostering the establishment and growth of minority businesses in the United States. MBDA and its network of business centers serve minority entrepreneurs who are pursuing growth in size, scale and capacity. Minority firms are then better positioned to impact local economies and expand into national and global marketplaces by creating new jobs.

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