Shelby County Schools Bid Due November 23, 2010

Shelby County Schools is recieving bids for Communications Devices. The public opening for this bid will be not later than 11:00am on Tuesday November 23. Please visit their website for details. http://purchasing.scsk12.org

MMBC Presents The Robert R. Church Awards

Shelby County Schools Bid

Shelby County Schools will receive bids for Teaching Supplies (Non-Paper). There will be a public opening of this bid not later than 2:00 P.M., Central Time, Wednesday, October 20 2010, Conference Room, Purchasing Department, Building C, 2800 Grays Creek Drive, Arlington, Tennessee 38002. View the bid here: http://purchasing.scsk12.org/Bids/Sep/FY110010.pdf

Diversity Procurement Opportunity Webinar

A Diversity Procurement Opportunity Webinar sponsored by the Committee on House Administration (CHA) takes place on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 9.00am to 2.00pm.
This webinar will explain how to qualify for small and minority business contract lists and provide information on how to navigate the Federal contracting and bidding processes.

The presenters are:
Mr. Lawrence Toperoff,
Procurement Management Office of the Chief of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
U.S. House of Representatives.

Mr. Thaddeus D. Hammond
Business Development Specialist
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Ms. Shaunta Johnson
Director Small Business Utilization Center
General Services Administration (GSA)

Mr. David Ferguson
Representative
Architect of the Capitol

In order to participate, please visit the CHA website at http://www.house.gov/cao-opp/cha-webinar.shtml . Simply click the “Diversity Procurement Webinar” banner located in the upper right-hand corner. Businesses can also access information about the session prior to September 22nd. It is not necessary to register for this Webinar. If you have any questions or problems logging on to the session, please call Janice Crump at the Committee at (202) 225-2061.

Fred Jones Gets Brass Note!

The latest inductee into the Beale Street Brass Note Walk of Fame is Fred Jones, Jr., longtime concert promoter and founder of the Southern Heritage Classic. The note for Jones will be unveiled on Friday, September 10, at 5:00 pm in front of the Historic Daisy Theater at 329 Beale Street.

BBA MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETING THIS THURSDAY

Building Your Relationships & Your Business With Integrity-Based Communications

AUGUST 19, 2010

555 BEALE STREET, 6PM

Join us for our August membership as we welcome Shelly Page Baur, author of the book Integrity-Based Communications. Ms. Baur has extensive experience in leadership, corporate marketing, field sales, communications training & development. She will also speak on the following six behaviors:

Tell your truth, quicker & faster

Ask for what you want

Ask questions

Pay attention

Keep your agreements

Be accountable

City of Memphis DDI Speaker Series

The 2010 Economic Development Fair

James Lowry, Sr. Advisor

Boston Consulting Group

(Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 7:30 am)

EDF Seminars

CEO/Presidents Roundtable

Strategic Fits At Work:

Optimizing Community Assets

The Tipping Point:

Attaining Equilibrium in the Marketplace

Innovative Growth Strategies II:

Where Innovation and Opportunity Intersect

2GMBE:

Bridging Memphis Youth with the World

Exhibit Hall

Sponsored By Sparco.com

• Minority & Women Owned Businesses can power network with top corporate procurement executives
• Corporate procurement decision makers can connect with diverse suppliers
• Mini-Seminars on the exhibit hall floor
• Great Door Prizes
• Special Guest Appearances and much more!

Register for the 2010 EDF online today!

http://www.mmbc-memphis.org/

Procurement Fair Presented By Congressman Cohen

Congressman Steve Cohen

Federal Procurement Fair

Monday, March 29, 2010

9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

FedEx Institute of Technology at The University of Memphis

365 Innovation Drive - Memphis, TN 38152-3115

Doing Business with the Federal Government: Connecting Businesses with Opportunities

Become your own best advocate for government contracting by discovering resources available to help you gain a competitive edge in this lucrative but competitive market. Memphis small business owners will have an opportunity to learn about the federal government contracting process. If you are new to the federal contracting process and want to know the basics on how to do business with the federal government, this fair will add clarity to the process. Vendors ready to apply for government contracts will be given the opportunity to meet one-on-one with procurement officials who will share specific information about their procurement needs.

Please RSVP on the GSA Website:

www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/eventView.do?viewType=DETAIL&eventId=5880&occurId=2832

For more information, please contact Michael Fulton in Congressman Cohen’s office at (202) 225-3265 or cohen.procurement@mail.house.gov

Diversity Developer Incubator

2010 Benny Award Winners

2010 Benny Award Winners

2010 Benny Award Winners

Community Involvement Award

Olivet Baptist Church/BAMM

Corporate Involvement Award

Fed Ex Corporation

Outstanding Business Purchasing Award

Methodist Healthcare

Outstanding Business Development Award

Memphis Light Gas & Water

Outstanding Woman-Owned Business Award

Chism-Hardy Enterprises

Outstanding Business Facility Award

Renaissance Business Center

Outstanding Professional Service Award

Pete Mitchell & Associates

Outstanding Service Provider Award

McDonald Plumbing

Outstanding Business Professional Award

Charles Whitsy, Accountant

Outstanding New Business of the Year Award

Total Control Logistics

Outstanding Business of the Year Award

Taylor Brown Apothecary

Nominate someone for a Benny Award!

The 24^th ANNUAL BENNY AWARDS DINNER & GALA

Saturday February 20, 2010 – University of Memphis Holiday Inn

For its 2010 event, the Black Business Association of Memphis is looking for outstanding service and retail businesses

corporations and business professionals who have reached new heights, provided exemplary service, business opportunities or leadership to further the vision of minority entrepreneurship, empowerment, business development or community service.

Wanna nominate someone for a Benny Award? Email Myron Mays at myron@myronmays.com to have a ballot emailed back to you. Just put "Benny Ballot" in the subject line!

Spirit of Memphis Pep Rally

The Spirit of Memphis is a Pep Rally for the City of Memphis that will turn the tide of the self-esteem of our citizens. The Pep Rally events and movements will help citizens become ambassadors and fall in love with their City again.

Join us for our kickoff event and information session!

January 29, 2010

1:00- 3:00 PM

The University of Memphis Holiday Inn

RSVP by 1/27/10 to spirit@spiritofmemphis.org

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Author Don Hutson Speaks at this years Benny Awards

Author and speaker Don Hutson will speak at this years Benny Awards on February 20, 2010. His client list includes over two-thirds of the Fortune 500 Companies and he is featured in over 100 training films. He is Chairman & CEO of U.S. Learning and makes some 75 speaking appearance per year. You may have seen him on national television where he is regularly featured on both PBS and TSTN. He is author of nine books including the New York Times bestseller, The One Minute Entrepreneur which he co-authored with Ken Blanchard.

Fred Jones, Jr. Honored

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, (January 8, 2010) –After 20 years of promoting the Southern Heritage Classic, Fred Jones Jr. will be the twentieth recipient of the Authur S. Holmon Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented by the University of Memphis Black Student Association on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in the Michael D. Rose Theatre.

The Award Ceremony begins the University of Memphis’s month long celebration of Black History Month. During the ceremony, the 2010 Black History Month poster will be unveiled, along with the month’s official calendar of events. The program will be immediately followed by the Annual Black History Month Opening Reception featuring music from Trio Plus in the Rose Theatre Lobby. Both are free and open to the public.

BAMM January 2010

Happy New Year and Happy New You! Start 2010 off right by making a commitment to support Black-owned businesses in our community. Join B-A-M-M! in supporting The New Olivet Baptist Church Credit Union at 3084 Southern Avenue 38111. This special B-A-M-M! is going on now and lasts through Monday, January 11th. See hours at right. Thank you for your faithful support to this ministry and to our community. We raised almost $60,000 for Black-owned businesses in the Memphis area last year. Let's make 2010 even more successful!

THE NEW OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH CREDIT UNION

Now - January 11, 2010

Owners: Share Holders

In order to support TNOBC Credit Union, you must fill out an application and pay a $5.25 fee. This B-A-M-M! is unique in that you are able to support yourself by putting savings in your own account.

Hours of Operation:

Wednesday 9:30-5:00, 6:00-6:25

Thursday 9:30-5:00

Friday 9:30-5:00

Saturday 9:30-1:00

Sunday after Morning Worship

Monday 10:00-3:00

Southern Heritage Classic 2010