Action Items
May-June, 2010
Are you certified properly?
Here is a quick way to ensure that you have the right type of certification and the benefits of each:
For a quick reference guide on self-certification, go here:
http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/nc_charlotte/nc_sbagcquickrefguide.pdf
Here is how to register and become certified as a DBE:
http://www.osdbu.dot.gov/dbeprogram/index.cfm
About SOMWBA, in addition to its service to minority and women business enterprises, SOMWBA has the responsibility to certify businesses that meet certain criteria. To find out more:
http://www.somwba.state.ma.us/
Do you have a discrimination story to tell?
Have you experienced an act of discrimination? The attached article is a quick guide to let you know how you can share your story, to help keep others from receiving the same act that you experienced.
Testimonials 101:
A Guide to Help Minority & Women Business Owners Share Their Stories of Business Discrimination
News: Business Briefs• Recent Ruling in Arizona Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration and Why Do We Care?
• GlobalSpec's "2010 Economic Outlook Survey: How Industrial Companies Can Succeed in the Current Economy" - an overview of their survey
• Google, SBA Launch Marketing 'Tool Kit' for Small Businesses
"Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into
flames of achievement."
- Golda Meir -
Congratulations MBEs!
The Awards Gala weekend event was great! Magic Johnson shared some wonderful, very timely business entreprenureal tips that we all learned from. And our MBEs were recognized for their achievements as vendors. Here are our winners this year:
• Gary Stiffler, President & CEO of the Matlet Group was winner of the 2010 MBE Empowerment Award.
• Brenda and Carlton Oneal of Light Speed were the winners of the 2010 GNEMSDC Category 1 Supplier of the Year.
• Alexis and Derek Brooks of Inside Cable were the winners of the 2010 GNEMSDC Category 2 Supplier of the Year.
• Abulkhair Islam, CEO of AI Engineers was the winner of the 2010 GNEMSDC Category 3 Supplier of the Year.
• Warren Thompson, CEO of Thompson Hospitality Services was the winner of the 2010 GNEMSDC Reciprocal MBE of the Year.
Congratulations to all of you and your staffs for a job well done!
Do you have important information to share with other MBEs? Send them off to Marilyn at:
mdayton@eotomarketingsolutions.com.
We Need You!
The purpose and mission of the MBEIC is to provide advice and guidance to the programs operating under the auspices of the GNEMSDC and to conduct such other activities that the Committee adopts in the furtherance of its goals to enhance minority economic development, provided such actions do not impair the 501c (3) tax-exempt status of the GNEMSDC.
We are looking for people like you, fellow MBEs, who would like to commit to helping one another and by volunteering to be a part of this wonderful group. The only requirement is that you join one of our sub-committees.
Correspondence for the MBEIC should be sent to:
MBEIC c/o commVerge Marketing
4133 Whitney Ave., Building 4, Box 2
Hamden, CT 06518
For further information and suggestions for this newsletter contact:
Marilyn Dayton
Chair for the Communication Sub-committee MBEIC