Join us to celebrate business community diversity
InBiz Networking Reception
Monday, July 21, 2008
4:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza
770 W. 47th Street
Kansas City, MO
Join local business owners as well as staff from local and state programs for minority and women-business development to celebrate our country�s diverse business community. Also invited to this reception are a group of state government leaders in minority- and women- business development. Enjoy complimentary hors d�oeuvres and a cash bar. This event is free of charge, but please register at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=161721
Following the reception, join us for a special conference session
M/WBE Procurement at the Local Level: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Cities and States
Monday, July 21, 2008
6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.
Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza
Featured Panelists:
-Deborah Chen, MWDBE Division Manager, City of Kansas City, MO
-Lazone Grays, President/CEO, IBSA, Inc.
-Tim Lohrentz, Program Manager, Insight Center for Community Economic
Development
-Angel McCormick Franks, Director, Missouri Office of Supplier and Workforce
Diversity
Join colleagues at local and statewide levels to discuss best practices for local minority and women-business development. This event is free of charge, but please register at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=161721
Small businesses, and especially minority- and women-owned businesses (MBEs and WBEs), are key components of regional and state economic development. MBEs and WBEs create jobs; spur reinvestment in lower-income communities; are a source of tax revenue, often in cash-strapped jurisdictions; and facilitate inter-generational wealth transfers. That is why we have created InBiz, the Inclusive Business Initiative - http://www.insightcced.org/index.php/insight-communities/inbiz.
� 2008 Insight Center for Community Economic Development
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