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Winter 2012 Issue of MBEConnect Profiles Magazine
Posted December 14, 2012 by cknecht
The Winter 2012 Issue of MBEConnect Profiles Magazine is now available online. In addition to Business Profiles from the best and brightest M/WBEs from across the country, this issue contains three original articles focused on the important role technology plays in the world of small and diverse business.
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MBDA and Ex-Im Bank Partner to Increase Export Financing for Minority-Owned Businesses
Posted December 7, 2012 by cknecht
WASHINGTON (December 7, 2012) —The U.S. Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) announced a Global Outreach Alliance during the National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference on December 6, 2012. Both agencies aim to leverage their collective capabilities and resources to promote global projects [...]
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Nestle eSourcing Videos Available Online and to Download
Posted November 13, 2012 by cknecht
Did you miss the live stream of the Nestlé eSourcing presentations during the National NMSDC Conference, or maybe you want to watch it again? This presentation and several others from the Nestlé team are now available on MBEConnect. Watch them for free at mbeconnect.com/nestle or on our YouTube page. The accompanying PowerPoint presentation can also [...]
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Featued Profile: LaVERDAD
Posted November 13, 2012 by cknecht
The new Featured Business Profile column accentuates some of the fantastic businesses that have previously been published in MBEConnect Profiles magazine.
LaVERDAD originally appeared in the Fall 2011 issue of MBEConnect Profiles magazine, released in September. LaVERDAD is a marketing, research, public relations and advertising firm that is quickly becoming one of the largest and most [...]
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MidAmerica Minority Supplier Council Appoints Anthony Williams as New President
Posted November 7, 2012 by cknecht
KANSAS CITY, MO –The MidAmerica Minority Supplier Development Council (MAMSDC) is pleased to announce that Anthony Williams has been named as President & CEO.
Mr. Williams has accumulated expertise from over 15 years in Corporate America and most recently pursued his own entrepreneurial efforts as a Business Development Consultant for the past 4 years. He holds [...]
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California
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Utah
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