Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council Selects Charleston, SC As Host City For 35th Annual Business ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 minority business owners, corporate executives and procurement professionals from the world's largest purchasing organizations will convene in Charleston, South Carolina July 30-Aug. 1 at the 35th annual 2012 Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council (CMSDC) Business Opportunity Conference (BOC). The three-day event will be held at the Embassy Suites-Convention Center and includes a welcome reception, golf tournament, workshops, seminars, a business opportunity trade show and awards gala.

The theme for this year's BOC is "SHIFT: Leveraging the Collective." Workshops, seminars and panelists will address ways for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and CMSDC corporate members to leverage collaborative partnerships or joint ventures to advance contract opportunities and supplier diversity initiatives. The July 30 golf tournament will take place on two courses at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, home of the 2012 PGA Championship. CMSDC will host a Captain's Choice tournament at the world renowned resort. An invitation-only CEO Breakfast on July 31 will feature top executives from all industry sectors throughout North and South Carolina. Presidents of local Chambers of Commerce, corporations and minority businesses also will attend to discuss how to strengthen and leverage business opportunities between the public, private, government and non-profit sectors.

Evette Beckett-Tuggle, CMSDC president and CEO said, "Corporate CMSDC members and minority business owners have a unique platform to leverage access and opportunity through the Business Opportunity Conference. As we SHIFT into high gear and excel to the next level of effective, results-oriented initiatives in supplier diversity, we anticipate success at every level. Not only will business owners and corporate representatives encounter new business opportunities, but also gain new business insights from our high-energy and inspiring speakers."

To learn more about the Business Opportunity Conference, visit Carolinas MSDC online at: http://carolinasmsdc.org/events/event/2012-business-opportunity-conference/  or connect on Facebook at www.facebook.com/carolinas.msdc.

The Carolinas MSDC is a non-profit corporation chartered to enhance business opportunities for minority-owned companies by providing support through developing mutually beneficial networking opportunities with corporate members and promoting minority business development.

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HMHP to Host NE Ohio Healthcare Supplier Diversity Event - YAHOO!

The one-day event welcomes minority and women-owned businesses to cultivate new vendor relationships and increase awareness of their products and services. Participants will have an opportunity to meet with key decision makers and purchasing representatives and learn more about doing business with the Catholic Health Partners regions of Humility of Mary Health Partners (HMHP) and Mercy-Lorain.

Youngstown, OH (PRWEB) March 18, 2012

Humility of Mary Health Partners (HMHP) is proud to announce the Northeast Ohio Healthcare Supplier Diversity Event on April 24, 2012 from 10am-2pm at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. The event welcomes minority and women-owned businesses to showcase their products and services, meet with other business owners, and learn more about doing business with HMHP.

In addition to networking opportunities with HMHP key decision makers, participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the importance of becoming certified as a minority or women-owned business enterprise with representatives from the Ohio Commission on Minority Business Enterprises.

Interested companies can register online at HMpartners.org/diversity. Space is limited.

Over the past several years, HMHP’s focus on supplier diversity has significantly increased the range and quantity of supplies and services that are purchased from minority-and women-owned businesses. HMHP works to actively identify, solicit, and contract with diverse businesses that meet our performance requirements related to cost, quality and timeliness. Concurrently, we expect those with whom we engage in commerce to share similar commitments to increasing their own business with diverse suppliers.

HMHP is definitely moving in the right direction and continues to look for ways to reach out to a diverse supplier population. Strengthening and expanding our supplier base with small, diverse businesses represents sound business practice, contributes to lowering our operational costs and supports the overall health of the greater business community and economies within the markets we serve.

About Humility of Mary Health Partners

Humility of Mary Health Partners is an integrated health system located in the Youngstown/Warren area. It is a region of Catholic Health Partners (CHP) in Cincinnati, the largest health system in Ohio and one of the largest Catholic health systems in the United States. HMHP provides a full spectrum of health care services, including inpatient, outpatient, emergency, urgent care, home care and long-term care. Members are St. Elizabeth Health Center, St. Joseph Health Center, St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, HM Home Health Services, The Assumption Village, Humility House, Hospice of the Valley and Laurel Lake. Learn more about HMHP online at http://www.HMpartners.org.

Tina Creighton
Humility of Mary Health Partners
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