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. |
Get the NMSDC Conference & Business Opportunity Fair on your iPad or Smartphone |  Keep the event at your fingertips with the 2011 NMSDC Conference app at m.nmsdc.org. Use the app to view the full conference schedules; map room locations for all conference activities - at the Georgia World Congress Center and off site; learn about the event's featured speakers; locate specific exhibitors in the Business Opportunity Fair; get news alerts on schedule or room chanes; and more.
Download the NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Fiar app for Andrid, Blackberry iPhone or iPad at m.nmsdc.org |
GNEMSDC Quarterly Meeting & Business Card Exchange | GNEMSDC Quarterly Meeting & Holiday Business Card Exchange is hosting by Citizens Financial Group Inc.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011, Quarterly Meeting: - 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Holiday Business Card Exchange: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Location: Citizens Financial Group, Inc. 1 Citizens Plaza (13th Floor) Providence, RI 02093
 About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.:
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is a $132 billion commercial bank holding company. It is headquartered in Providence, R.I., and, through its subsidiaries, has more than 1,500 branches, approximately 3,900 ATMs and more than 20,900colleagues. Its two bank subsidiaries are RBS Citizens, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. They operate a 12-state branch network under the Citizens Bank brand in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Charter One brand in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. CFG has non-branch retail and commercial offices in about 40 states. CFG is owned by RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc). |
McKinney Named Director Bridgeport Hospital | Dr. Fred McKinney was named as the newest director of the Bridgeport Hospital. Bridgeport Hospital, located in Bridgeport Connecticut is the largest employer in Bridgeport and is a member in the Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS). YNHHS is the largest health care delivery system in Connectiucct and one of the largest in New England. McKinney joins other business and medical leaders on this prestigious board. |
MBE News - Congratulations to Gonzalez, Saggio and Harlan LLP | 
Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP, the largest minority-owned law firm in the nation, was established in 1989. The Firm has sixteen offices nationwide located in Atlanta, Georgia; Boca Raton, Florida; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Los Angeles, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Nashville, Tennessee; New York, New York; Phoenix, Arizona; Stamford, Connecticut; Washington D.C.; Wayne, New Jersey; West Des Moines, Iowa. As an MBE certified law firm, we practice with a commitment to diversity and to our community.
Our attorneys have extensive experience in a wide variety of areas and handle matters throughout the nation for mid-sized to Fortune 500 corporations. We have a proven track record of representing public and private corporations, governmental entities, and individuals with a keen insight and understanding into our clients' complex business environment. |
MBE Showcase from Trade Expo 2011 - CMI Communication Management Inc. | 
CMI Communications Management is a Massachusetts based certified MBE that provides training solutions to your employees whenever you want and wherever they are located.
Please take the time to take at the presentation below that was originally presented at the GNEMSDC Trade Expo, October 4, 2011. |
GNEMSDC Rhode Island Regional Advisory Committee Invite you attend... | GNEMSDC Rhode Island Regional Advisory Committee is pleased to extend an invitation to you to join us for an evening reception and a learning event on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Amica (100 Amica Way, Lincoln, RI, 02865)
Our hostAmica, and along withBlue Cross Blue Shield of RI and a MBE company will present on how they joined the council and the benefits of their membership.
Please join us to learn more about on how we can serve your business needs and identify opportunities to strive your business to the next level. |
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: - This Wednesday, November 2nd, the Metropolitan District (MDC) Invites Hispanic Small Business to Event Discussing Contracting Opportunities. Free Seminar on November 2, 2011 at Cora-Cora Restaurant at 5:30 PM
- Northeastern University, together with the Massachusetts State Supplier Diversity Office, is hosting a Networking Event for local Boston area businesses. Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, This event will be held at Northeastern University, Curry Student Center, 2nd floor Ballroom, located at 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
- 2011 We Are Boston Gala - 12/14/2011 at 5:45 p.m. at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110.
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Job Openings at GNEMSDC | The GNEMSDC is looking for a procurement professional with supplier diversity and entrepreneurship experience for the Boston office to be a part of our exciting new MBDA Business Center. This is a full time position. Interested parties should send their resumes to Joanne Wang at
The GNEMSDC is also looking for an administrative assistant for the Boston office. Interested parties should send their resumes to akim@gnemsdc.org
The GNEMSDC is also looking for a person to serve as an administrative assistant in our Hamden office. Interested parties should send resumes to Gloria Yopp at gyopp@gnemsdc.org. |
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The Housing Authority of The City of Bridgeport Invitation to Bid | 
Solicitation No: 055-PD-11-S Solicitation Date: October 23, 2011
The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport (BHA) is seeking proposals from qualified firms for professional services for the relocation of approximately 100 low-income households, currently residing in the Marina Village Public Housing Development in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The BHA is a Public Housing Agency responsible for providing decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing to low income families, the elderly, and the disabled, and implements various programs designed and funded by HUD. All proposals must be received by 4 p.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 150 Highland Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604. Late proposals will not be accepted.
A Pre-Proposal Conference is scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 301 Bostwick Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605. Proposed forms of contract documents are on file at the Purchasing Department, 301 Bostwick Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605 and can be picked up after 1 p.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2011. |
Boston MBDA Business Center Grand Opening! | 
The GNEMSDC is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the MBDA Business Center - Boston on Tuesday, November 15 from 3:00 to 4:30 PM at the GNEMSDC offices in Copley Plaza. Invited guests include MBDA National Director David Hinson, Regional Director Heyward Davenport. The U.S. Department of Commerce will also be inviting Governor Deval Patrick, Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry and Congressman Michael Capuano.
Please see invitation
The Grand Opening is now completely SOLD OUT, but everyone is welcome to join us for a reception in Copley Plaza immediately following the Grand Opening. Please RSVP by contacting Joanne Wang at jwang@gnembc.org. There will be a reception to follow the Grand Opening. |
Boston MBDA Business Center News - Joanne Wang, Program Manager |  Joanne Wang, Program Manager - Minority Business Development Center - Boston. Prior to joining the Council, Joanne worked as the Assistant Project Manager at the Initiative for a New Economy (INE). At INE Joanne was responsible for identifying MBEs and handling technology and event planning. Before coming to INE, Joanne worked as Resource Coordinator at the Partnership for Families and Children in Denver, Colorado. In this capacity, she provided training and technical assistance to grantees of the Equality in Health Initiative, a statewide initiative working to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. She also spent 5 years in the field of property management at Avalon Communities, a leading Real Estate Investment Trust which builds and manages luxury rental apartment in high barrier to entry marketplaces.
Joanne received her B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management from The Pennsylvania State University and her MPA from the University of Colorado at Denver. On behalf of the GNEMSDC network, I welcome Joanne to the team. |
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I have not quite gone fishing, but the Annual NMSDC Business Opportunity Fair and Expo is an event I look forward to every year. This is my opportunity to meet with colleagues from around the world who are either promoting minority business development or are minority business leaders trying to get their piece of the pie. This event is the largest of its type and one of the most unique trade shows on the American business trade show calendar, because like our GNEMSDC show, the large corporate organizations attending the event are looking to meet certified MBEs with whom they can buy from. Without question there will be deals begun, continued and consummated at this important show this week in Atlanta. There is always great buzz as MBEs bring their best pitch to show value to corporate members and to each other. For the fifth straight year, the GNEMSDC will also be exhibiting at the show. We are looking to accomplish several things at our booth. 
This year we have an international theme in our booth. We did a survey this year asking MBEs where in the world they were from (literally). So our booth (#837) reflects this geographic diversity and our team will all be dressed in traditional attire reflecting some of that diversity. And we are giving away an IPad 2 to boot! You can call it Halloween with a purpose. I hope to see you this week in Atlanta!
