January Committee Meeting: Wednesday Jan. 18, 2007
RSVP is required.

The Jan. Meeting Agenda will be organizing the Sept. Public Policy Breakfast.

Current Agenda Topic: Procurement Power Partner Breakfast

Statement of Purpose: New York is a dynamic and global marketplace. The MWBE Programs in New York City and New York State are designed to provide opportunities for minority and women businesses to become part of the procurement process through a certification, solicitation, training, and set aside programs. While the contract opportunities in New York are vast, they are also sometimes complicated and highly competitive.

Since work is always a collaborative effort, the purpose of this breakfast is to share skills and resources to meet our business needs. Attendees include prime contractors, Diversity Suppliers, and MWBE businesses. This is match-making breakfast will be a structured networking event.

Our goals include:

• Connect competencies


• Create a positive environment to build effective relationships


• Create sustainable partnerships


• Learn from each other


• Advocate for improvements in the procurement process

Action Plan:

• Contact participating organizations


• Create Invitation List


• Decide Event Speakers


• Location


• Sponsors


• Invitations


• PR for the event

Organizations: Download Orgs

Alliance Cheklist: Download file

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For all those who took the the Public Advocate's office survey, thank you! We will keep you posted on the results.

The Public Advocate's office created a survey to examine the current Minority/Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) program run by the New York City Department of Small Business Services and the obstacles City procurement policies present to M/WBEs. In an effort to improve opportunities for women businesses to work with New York City, we encourage NAWBO-NYC members to take this survey.

The survey closed Friday, January 26, 2007. For more information about the M/WBE program and NAWBO-NYC's efforts to expand procurement opportunities for women businesses to work with New York City, please contact carolyn@intracommunities.org

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