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Minority BusGovernor Oiness Enterprise (MBE) University - Baltimore

Governor Martin O'Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown invite small, minority and women business owners to join them for the central Maryland stop on the MBE University Tour. The theme, “ACCESS to CAPITAL,” highlights today’s business concerns and provides real-time resources for businesses to be able to thrive in every environment.

Interested in doing business with the State and private sector? MBE University is the place for you. Designed to support small, minority and women-owned businesses, this is a full-day FREE event presented in collaboration with coordinating State agencies. The robust curriculum educates business owners about the State’s procurement process and provides information about upcoming contracting opportunities in both the public and private sectors along with information about commercial insurance. Companies certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), as well as business owners seeking certification of their business as a MBE, are encouraged to attend.

We also are joined in Baltimore by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Baltimore Regional, Wachovia - a Wells Fargo Company, Verizon, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.

MBE University includes a continental breakfast, lunch, parking, and plenty of networking opportunities - all at no cost to you. Pre-registration is required. We are unable to accomodate on site registration. Space is limited, so register TODAY!

Future MBE University Dates are as follows:

Friday, May 21, 2010...Southern Maryland (College of Southern Maryland, La Plata)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010...Eastern Shore (University of Maryland Eastern Shore)
Wednesday, July 7, 2010...Western Maryland (Hagerstown Community College)

For more information and to check when registration is open for future MBE U events, please bookmark and visit http://www.mdminoritybusiness.com.

May 7, 2010 Event Overview:

Continental Breakfast - sign in, pick up the day's agenda and enjoy breakfast while you start networking!

Financial Pavilion and Exhibitors:
“Access to Capital”
Here is your chance to meet face to face with bankers, government financing programs and alternative lending institutions all under one roof. Lean about private and public sector procurement opportunities from a host of exhibitors.

Plenary Session - Remarks by:

Governor Martin O’Malley - confirmed
Lt. Governor Anthony Brown - confirmed
Baltimore County Executive James T. Smith - confirmed
Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake - confirmed
Special Secretary Luwanda Jenkins, Governor's Office of Minority Affairs - confirmed
L. Content McLaughlin, President, NAWBO Baltimore Regional - confirmed

Workshops:

"Meet the State" – Doing Business with the State as a MBE. Proven strategies that can turn contacts into contracts.

"Partnering & Teaming Arrangements" – Learn how teaming relationships allows your business to participate in, and profit from, government contracts that would normally be too large for your company to secure on its own.

"Protect Your Assets: Commercial Insurance 101" – Operating a business is extremely challenging. Having the right insurance in place can protect your assets.

"National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Presents Entrepreneurship from the Women’s Perspective." – Listen and learn how NAWBO propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power.