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