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. |
Gary Stiffler to Speak at GNEMSDC Expo |  Gary Stiffler, President and CEO of the The MATLET Group will be the Keynote Luncheon Speaker on Monday, October 3 at the GNEMSDC Business Opportunity Fair and Expo. Mr. Stiffler is a member of the GNEMSDC Board of Directors and The MATLET Group is member of the prestigious NMSDC Corporate Plus group of large certified MBEs. Mr. Stiffler will be focusing his remarks on "Opportunities Certified MBEs have with Large MBEs". We are very pleased to have this successful MBE come and talk about this important topic.
"The MATLET Group, headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is made up of two manufacturing companies, Central Florida Press and Packaging Graphics; and a fulfillment company, NOVA Marketing Services.
Our company combines the strength of its technology and equipment with the development of creative solutions to serve our clients' ultimate objectives - whether it's a promotional campaign, beautiful sales materials, durable and creative product packaging, or warehousing and distribution. We bring together the customer service and responsiveness of well-managed, local printing and fulfillment businesses with the strength, capacity and efficiencies of a larger corporation." |
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. Understanding the 2011 GNEMSDC Trade Expo
To take a look of the updated list of Expo Exhibitors click on the link below. We have only a limited amount of booths left. If you are interested in purchasing a booth, we encourage you to call the office today. Each of the last three years all of the booth space was sold out. 2011 Trade Expo Exhibitors List |
How to Register GNEMSDC Expo 2011 Online | Some of the recent technology we have introduced is designed to make it easier for corporate members and certified MBEs to participate in GNEMSDC events and activities. Even if you have not confirmed your plans for the GNEMSDC Expo, you should still follow the instructions below so that we can better serve you in the future. In order to register for the GNEMSDC Expo you will need to register with the GNEMSDC site (you only need to do this once, If you already have a log-in skip to #6 )
1. You can do that by going to www.gnemsdc.org and click on "log-in" on the top right hand side 2. It will take you to a new page where you will see; a. New User b. If you are a new user, to access corporate member/MBE applications, or to register for an event, you must create an online user account [Request Login] 3. Click on Request Login 4. Fill out the information requested and Click on Submit. 5. You will receive an email from Greater New England MSDC, subject GNEMSDC User Registration, open it and click on the "Please Click Here" to confirm your email address. 6. Once you have established a log-in please email tparedes@gnemsdc.org to let me know when you create the log-in so I can change your status from Registered user to Corporate Member or MBE. 7. Once you receive an email from Tatiana stating that I have changed your ID, you will be able to log in and see your company profile and toward the bottom you will see "My Events" and under that you will see - Are you interested in registering for one of our events? Go to our events page. Click on "events page" and you will see the expo information, from there you will see the price for attending the expo, exhibiting and sponsoring.
**Annual Sponsors- you do not need to register for the expo, we already have you registered. We look forward to seeing you at the Business Opportunity Conference & Fair**
***Volunteer opportunity available - Contact Volunteer Coordinator
If you have questions about the portal's features or are having problems, please give Tatiana a call, 203-288-9744. |
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: Dr Fred will be appearing on the "Mind your Own Business" Radio Show this week. The show provides advice, information and connections for entrepreneurs, service providers and established companies. Tune into MYOB this Tuesday between 2-3 PM to hear my segment! Local Stations: WBNW 1120 AM - Needham, MA, WPLM 1390 AM - Plymouth, MA, WESO 970 AM - Southbridge, MA or stream online @ MYOBTheRadioShow.com - Roxbury Technology Open House on Sept 09, 8 am to 10 am.
- Education Committee/NFIB joint event with UConn on Sept 14th, 1:00 to 3:30 pm. Edmund & Arlene Grossman Auditorium UConn Health Center, 400 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032
- SDP FY 2012 Annual Kick off & Networking Event, Sept 20
- 6TH Annual Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference (MED Week) on September 23,
- NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fair at Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta Georgia on October 30 - November 2.
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Opportunities with Corporate Members | | 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! |
The Initiative for a New Economy 4th Annual Supplier Diversity Best Practices Forum | | The Initiative for a New Economy is pleased to invite you to the 4th Annual Supplier Diversity Best Practices Forum. Establishing effective, Long-term Supplier - Purchaser Relationships
Featuring special guests: Mayor Thomas M. Menino Bill Rhoden (New York Times Sports Columnist & author of $40 Million Slaves) A Panel of Business & Academic Leaders will also present winning supplier diversity practices.
September 22, 2011 at Fenway Park, 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
*Complimentary tour of Fenway Park to follow
Space is Limited
Please RSVP to Joanne Wang by Sept 7 at jwang@the-ine.com or (617) 557-7307 (please also indicate if you would like to participate in a tour of Fenway Park after the forum)
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And Finally... | 
Labor Day is a much needed vacation for people who spend long hours commuting and working in order to provide a living for themselves and their families. But i imagine few people today know the origins of this holiday. Labor Day came about because of violent labor unrest associated with a strike of railroad workers against the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1894. Pullman had lowered wages on workers who were already working 16 hour days. The U.S. Army was brought in to break up the strike, killing 13 workers and injurying close to 100. President Grover Cleveland in an effort to create labor peace with the unanimous approval of Congress created the first Federal Labor Day holiday, on September 5, 1894. We have come a long way since those turbulent days. The 1894 strike occurred during one of the worst recessions in U.S. history, the "Panic of 1893". Today the economy is suffering from economic uncertainty that is taking a tremendous toll particularly on Black and Hispanic workers. The Labor Department, which was created as a result of the 1894 holiday, reported last week that Black unemployment reached its highest level, (16.7 percent) in over 27 years. (White unemployment declined to 8 percent in August.) For young minority workers rates are even higher and disturbingly unemployment rates for African American males in some urban areas exceed 50 percent! So this labor day is not a time for celebration in many households around the country. The solutions to minority unemployment are multifaceted and complex, however, we know that minority businesses are more likely than non-minority businesses to hire minority employees. It is reasonable to believe that growing minority businesses is part of the solution facing minority communities nationwide. So if the leaders of large corporations want to know what they can do to help solve this problem, they can start by buying more from high quality competitive minority businesses. In this way Labor Day will become a respite from work and not just another day without work. In your service, Dr. Fred  |
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