Georgia Women’s Business Council (GWBC) Hosts National Meeting Between Businesses, Procurement Buyers and Supplier Diversity Managers
On September 19 2007 Georgia Women’s Business Council (GWBC) put together the first of a national series of meetings called the ‘The Power of Partnering’ Marketplace’. The purpose of the gathering is to bring together a cross section of WBE businesses and procurement companies from the private sector along with supply diversity managers from the public sector.
Attendees were excited to benefit from the expertise of keynote speaker, Chin-Ning Chu (???). Chu is a Chinese American business consultant, and a bestselling business management author writing on the Pacific-Rim. She runs numerous businesses out of California and is the president of the Strategic Learning Institute, president of Asian Marketing Consultants, Inc. and a chairperson of the NeuroScience Industries, Inc. She advises top-level executives and multinational corporations around the world and is considered one of the foremost authority on understanding the Asian business psyche.
Attendees were excited to benefit from the expertise of keynote speaker, Chin-Ning Chu (???). Chu is a Chinese American business consultant, and a bestselling business management author writing on the Pacific-Rim. She runs numerous businesses out of California and is the president of the Strategic Learning Institute, president of Asian Marketing Consultants, Inc. and a chairperson of the NeuroScience Industries, Inc. She advises top-level executives and multinational corporations around the world and is considered one of the foremost authority on understanding the Asian business psyche.
CA Economic Development Department holds Matchmaking and Networking Event in Fresno
The city of Fresno in California and the Economic Development Department held the Inaugural Business Matchmaking and Networking Event from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 31, 2007.
The gathering held at the Fresno Convention Center Exhibit Hall brought together a diverse segment of disabled veterans and their advocates.
The City of Fresno is one of fifteen incorporated cities in Fresno County, in north-central California.
The area around Fresno is known for rich soil and farming.
Veterans and small business owners with the aid of the state and local institutes had the opportunity to bid for providing goods and services to state government agencies in the Fresno area and attend one-to one meetings with state procurement officials and agency buyers. DVBE representatives were also on hand to teach non-certified DVBE veterans on how to create companies and obtain and utilize DVBE certification. The entire program was free.
