The mission of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council is to significantly increase business relationships between our corporate members and our certified MBEs. We believe that minority business development is a key component of reducing poverty, unemployment, increasing wealth, and integrating American society. You are receiving this email in order to keep you abreast of developments with the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Supplier Diversity Issues and Minority Business Development. If you like what you read please share internally and externally. |
GNEMSDC Expo Rooms and Booths SOLD OUT | We are very pleased to announce that once again we have sold out the booths and rooms at the MGM Grand for the GNEMSDC Expo. The program book once again is over 100 pages and all of the ads space was also sold. We are month out from the event (October 3-5), so this is a very encouraging sign of things to come. It is not too late for corporate members to sign up to talk about their companies, or too late for MBEs to sign up for showcases. It is not too late to donate an item to raffle off at the show. Once again we have some fantastic items to raffle off at the show. All of the proceeds from the raffle go to support our MBE education and development program. It is also not too late to register for the event. If you are a certified MBE with the Council, this program is not only a great way to spend productive time meeting with current and prospective customers, it is a great way to support the organization that supports you. Look forward to seeing you there. Also check out our billboard in downtown Hartford across from the State Capitol building highlighting the Expo! |
Corporate and MBE Showcases |  On Tuesday afternoon, October 4 we will have the MBE and Corporate Showcases. These showcases are 15-20 minute presentations by corporate members and MBEs that highlight their businesses. For corporate members, we are asking for your representative to talk about the keys to successfully becoming a supplier to your company. Corporate members can also use the time to highlight opportunities coming up with their companies. This is an excellent and efficient way to get an unfiltered uninterrupted message out to a large number of certified MBEs.
The showcase program should be exciting because we will have up to 40 corporate members presenting over a 3 hour period and up to 4 corporate showcases taking place simultaneously. And if that is not enough, we will also have MBE showcases taking place over the same period as the corporate showcases.
The MBE showcases are down to two remaining spots! Corporate members who have completed their presentation are encouraged to visit the MBE showcases. We will have plenty of "traffic cops" to direct our guests to the right rooms. It is going to be hectic, fun, and informative.
We need more corporate members to sign up for these. Please call Jerilynn Clarke at 888-874-7114 to reserve your space. |
Preparing for the GNEMSDC Expo - Corporate Members & MBEs | Please review this document below that outlines some key changes in the 2011 GNEMSDC Business Opportunity Fair and Expo. This information will assist you to make the most out of your Expo experience. |
MBE of the Week -Distributed Technology Associates, Inc |  DTA is a full-service Database and Systems Service Provider (DSSP) offering a wide range of Database and System Administration and Consulting Services. Our primary service is to provide expert consulting and managed services for criticaldatabase (Oracle and SQL Server) and systems (Windows, Linux and Solaris) related projects.
Founded in 1997, the DTA team has extensive experience working with databases and systems. Our customers include Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller companies - all of whom have come to rely upon our database and systems expert Consulting Services and our 24 x 7 x 365 Managed Services for database environments. We provide on-demand, expert consulting for critical projects and additional expertise and/or bandwidth when necessary. DTA is an Oracle Gold Partner and is one of very few partner companies in the country to be certified by Oracle with dual specialization - in Oracle databases and in Oracle Data Warehouses. Click here for DTA Corporate profile and more information on DTA and its offerings visit: http://www.dtainc.us/services |
Opportunities with Corporate Members | A GNEMSDC corporate member is looking for a certified MBE that can provide all of the services listed below: - Mailroom
- Copy Center
- Switchboard
- Shipping and Receiving
- Records Management, and
- Supply Order Monitoring
"Sounds like a great opportunity. Need to respond before 9/23/11. If you can provide ALL of these services, please contact the GNEMSDC office for more details and ask for Dr. Fred." - Opportunity to provide Security Services for a GNEMSDC Corporate Member - for more information contact office.
| If you are a corporate member, and want the Council to spread the word about your opportunity we would be happy to do that for you anonymously and for free! |
NMSDC/GNEMSDC Upcoming Events, Activities and Information | Please take a close look at the events listed below. The links will take you to detailed information about the events. We will have more information for those events that do not currently have live links, but please mark your calendars and call the office.
Events and Activities: Information: |
Non-GNEMSDC Events | | Most of these activities our corporate members, MBEs and Council staff have been invited to attend. The links will take you to detailed information about the events If you have events and activities that you want to share with our network send us a PDF file at least two weeks before the event. We reserve the right to publish or not publish events and activities. |
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And Finally... | 
Nine Eleven is seared into our collective consciousness. We all remember where we were and what we were doing when we learned of the attack ten short years ago. For me, I was attending my first CMSDC Board of Directors Meeting in our Hamden office. It seems like only yesterday; such a hopeful beautiful late summer morning that quickly and unbelievable turned into a nightmare beyond comprehension. I never had the urge to visit ground zero. I did not need the visual reminder of what was there in that spectacular structure, or the lives that were lost. As we grieve for those whose existence was abruptly cut short on that terrible day, we should honor them with our commitment to each other, here in this country and around the world. Humanity.
In your service, Dr. Fred  |
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