Minority Business Owner Networking Event
Minority Business Owner Networking Event
Join the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) and Massachusetts Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) for an informational and networking session on Wednesday, January 11, 2023! This session will allow you to meet and create meaningful connections with other local business owners, as well as learn about programs and services offered by the SDO and MBDA.
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Location: Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library, Jazz LoungeEvent time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Parking: Library parking lot public transit: Bus: Geneva Ave—1 min. walk. Commuter Rail: Four Corners/Geneva Ave—6 min. walk.
Stay tuned for more details regarding a networking event for business owners in Western MA on February 1!
For more information or if you have any questions, please contact:
- Amanda LaCroix
- Diverse and Small Business Engagement Coordinator, Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office
- amanda.lacroix3@mass.gov
Inclement weather cancellation policy: This session will be canceled if non-essential workers have been advised to stay home or if State Office Buildings are closed if Boston Public Schools are closed, and/or if the Boston Public Library is closed due to inclement weather. Attendees will be notified via email as soon as reasonably possible.
About the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)
The SDO’s mission is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in state contracting for businesses owned by minorities, women, Portuguese, veterans, service-disabled veterans, those with a disability, and LGBT individuals, as well as small Massachusetts businesses. The SDO certifies these businesses and manages several programs that help them enhance their marketability when bidding on public contracts.
About the Massachusetts Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), established in 1969, is an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. It is the only federal agency tasked with promoting the competitiveness of minority businesses. The Massachusetts MBDA Business Center, operated by the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC), is part of its national network of business centers. The Center leverages GNEMSDC and the National Minority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC) corporate member relationships to assist our client partners. Like GNEMSDC, the Massachusetts MBDA Business Center focuses on the six New England states; however, the Center does not have a geographic limitation for clients, its services, sourcing resources, or contracting opportunities.
About the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC)
The Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC), an affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), is a nearly-50-year-old nonprofit agency of local and national major corporations dedicated to the economic advancement and development of minority business enterprises (MBE). The GNEMSDC provides access to capital, capacity-building information and assistance, and MBE certification for minority business owners in the six New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Through GNEMSDC programs, business owners can access networking events, scholarship funds, and contracting opportunities in the public and private sectors.
