MEDIA ADVISORY Documenting 40 years of Advocacy for Minority-owned Businesses

June 28, 2012 - PRLog -- Tonight, Thursday, June 28th
5:30 – 8:00 PM
BNY Mellon Bank
One Wall Street, 49th Floor, NYC

Keynote Speaker:

William C. Thompson, Chair
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Team

Special Announcement to be made regarding China Mission for Investment & Trade:
Leecia Eve, Deputy Secretary for Economic Development, State of New York

Award Recipients:

•   Colgate-Palmolive
Outstanding Corporate Diversity Award

•   Commissioner Robert Walsh
NYC Dept. of Small Business Services
Outstanding Public Servant Award

•   The Jackson Laboratory
Outstanding, Not-for-Profit Supplier Diversity Award

•   Crescent Energy
Outstanding MWBE Award for Green Initiative

RSVP:  Rob Seitz, 914-393-6144

The National Minority Business Council, Inc. (NMBC), a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, was founded in December 1972. The primary purpose of the organization is to enhance the success and profitability of the small business community through the provision of high-quality services, programs, advocacy and networking support. The secondary purpose is to act as an information clearinghouse for women (MWBE), minority and veteran-owned business enterprises.