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Supporting the National Minority Business Development Agency and recognizing the 31st Anniversary of Philadelphia Minority Enterprise Development Week during October 1-8, 2015, to celebrate the contributions of the minority business community and provide access to contract opportunities and capacity building resources essential to its continued growth and development.
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WHEREAS, Since 1983, the U.S. President has proclaimed a Minority Enterprise Development Week observance known as National MED week to recognize the outstanding achievements of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and to acknowledge those corporations and financial institutions that support minority business development. Annual regional conferences and activities are organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) in collaboration with the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Government Contracting and Business Development; and
WHEREAS, The MED Week celebration was started locally in Philadelphia in 1984 to promote minority owned businesses in the Philadelphia area. The organizers of the first MED Week activities were Barbara Daniel Cox, former Director of Mayor Wilson Goode's Women's Commission and Bilal Abdul Qayyum, Assistant to the Deputy Director of the City Commerce Department; and
WHEREAS, The 31th Anniversary of MED Week is co-chaired by leaders of the African-American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ & DE, The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia, The City of Philadelphia Commerce Department Office of Economic Opportunity, The Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and The Minority Business Development Agency. For one week, business advocates from across the region will sponsor workshops and seminars showcasing an extraordinary portfolio of business owners and resource leaders who are gearing up for the Democratic National Convention. The MED Week Committee is proud to present th...
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