Minority Enterprise Development Week
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| From the 2010 Business Expo. |
Staff Reports
Since 1982, the US President has proclaimed a National MED Week observance to recognize the outstanding achievements of minority businesses and to honor those corporations and financial institutions that support minority business development.
Since 1983, Western North Carolina has celebrated minority entrepreneurship in the region as part of the national Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week initiative. Western North Carolina has a long history of celebrating, educating, and supporting minority entrepreneurs through regional MED Week events. Previous events have included awards banquets, networking events and a variety of workshops on marketing, starting a business, financing, and doing business with the government.
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| MED Week 2010 Awards Ceremony. |
The National MED Week conference is held in Washington, DC each year
and is the largest federally sponsored conference for minority
entrepreneurs.
2011 Award Nominees:
- Ricardo Bello, Village Florist
- Angela Fisher, Faith Hair Salon
- Howard Jerome Foster, H8K Handyman
- Darrell Griffin, BNote Media Productions
- William James Johnson, Big J – Bubba Q’s Inc., and Circle B Ranch BBQ
- Bruce and Nancy Martin, Long House Funeral Home
- Peter and Lula Mills, Mills Trucking LLC
- Nancy Pheasant, Clear 1 Services, LLC
- Viola Spells, Zenobia Studio
2011 MED Week Events
Every year, a week-long series of events is held in Western North Carolina in honor of Minority Enterprise Development Week.
How to Develop Your Elevator Speech
Monday, September 19, from 2-4 p.m. AB Tech Enka, Small Business Center
Room 2046. Improve how you market yourself and your business. Provided
by Asheville SCORE. RSVP to Jill Sparks at (828) 254-1921 ext. 5849. No
fee to attend.
Black Business Alliance Business Expo
Monday, September 19, from 6-7:30 p.m. Historic YMI Cultural Center. To
get a table for your minority owned business, contact James Lee. No fee
to attend or have a table.
Free Credit Check & Open House
Tuesday, September 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ginger Lynn Welch Comples,
810 Acquoni Road, Cherokee. Provided by the Cherokee Business
Development Center and the Seqouyah Fund. For more information, call
Hope Huskey at (828) 497-1670.
Starting a [Better] Business
Tuesday, September 20, from 2-4 p.m. 68 Patton Ave, SBTDC offices. An
informative training on licensing, writing a business plan and financing
options by the SBTDC. RSVP to Adrianne Gordon at (828) 251-6025 ext.
23. No fee to attend.
How to Leverage Your Minority Business to the Federal Government
Tuesday, September 20, from 6-8 p.m. Ginger Lynn Welch Comples, 810
Acquoni Road, Cherokee. Provided by the NC Military Business Center.
RSVP to Teresa Bouchonnet, (828) 349-3878.
Annual Recongition Reception
Wednesday, September 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Homewood, 19 Zillocoa St
Asheville. MED Week’s signature networking and awards event!
Natural Products Industry Panel
Thursday, September 22, from 1-3 p.m. 90 Biltmore Ave, French Broad
Co-op, upstairs. An informative, interactive session about this growing
sector by a panel of business owners and industry professionals.
Provided by the BioBusiness Center & Laboratory at AB Tech and the
NC Natural Products Association. RSVP to Amber Baker at (828) 254-1921
ext. 5843. No fee to attend.
Tour AB Tech’s Small Business Incubator
Thursday, September 22, from 4-5 p.m. Enka campus, 1465 Sand Hill Road,
Suite 2046. RSVP to Jill Sparks at (828) 254-1921 ext. 5849. No fee to
attend.
Government Procurement Opportunities
Friday, September 23, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Asheville Area Chamber
of Commerce, 36 Montford Ave. Learn how to do business with the
government from the NC Procurement Technical Assistance Center and the
SBTDC. Please RSVP to Clark Fields at (828) 251-6025 ext. 25.
Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Committee of WNC, Inc is a
501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. For more information contact
Minority Enterprise Development Week of WNC, PO Box 1744, Asheville, NC
28802. (828) 251-6025, (828) 497-1670, or [email protected]
