As a woman business owner, are you aware
Participants heard from women owned small businesses about successful business
Women in Business Forum BY - Vilma Betancourt-O'Day
of the numerous resources available to you within the State of North Carolina? Did you know that many of the services and training are free?
Thanks to Tammie C. Hoy, Regional Community Development Manager at The Federal Reserve- Charlotte (TFRC) for coordinating the “Women in Business Forum”. TFRC hosted this free event on May 16, 2011, during Charlotte’s Small Business Week in partnership with the Charlotte League of Businesses, North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, National Association of Women Business Owners-Charlotte and other local small business partners.
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strategies, value-added business development relationships, increasing sales, marketing strategies, supplier diversity, government procurement and the various business certifications. Following is a synopsis of the various speakers, the services they provide and websites you may visit for more information.
Did you know that North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue signed Executive Order Number 13 on May 7, 2009? “It is expected that each agency will issue an aspirational goal of at least ten percent (10%), by dollar amount, of the State’s purchases of goods and services that will be derived from HUB firms.” (
http://www.governor.state.
nc.us/NewsItems/Executive OrderDetail.aspx?newsItemI D=438). What is a HUB firm? The term "Historically Underutilized Business" (HUB) means a business that is: at
least 51% of the business is owned, operated and controlled by one or more
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