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!