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PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE
Making it work...the goal and resounding theme of the Committee
for Business and Economic Diversity's (CBED) Private Sector Initiative.
The Private Sector
Initiative is a plan that will further emerge and stabilize the diverse business
community into the county's economic mainstream. Previous initiatives have
focused on bringing small, minority-owned businesses together with public sector
organizations. This initiative is designed to encourage the private sector
to embrace Howard County's equal business opportunity goals and objectives.
The strategy is to hold a series of informal forums, each focusing on a specific
target industry. Three or four larger companies and up to ten targeted small
companies will be invited to participate in each forum. The larger, established
companies would communicate their needs, explain their purchasing methods,
and identify key company contacts. The results: a better understanding of each
other's needs and capabilities that will place our diverse business community
in a position to begin and continue negotiating business opportunities. The
successful Private Sector Initiative will create new partnerships, improve
company opportunities for increased market share and continued growth, boost
employment opportunities, and expand the county's economic base.
For more information
and sponsorship opportunities for CBED's Private Sector Initiative, contact
us at (410) 313-6550 or by e-mail at ccardwell@hceda.org
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