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Leveraging your Certification for Success
Thursday, Aug. 26, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Sponsored by The Austin Club, 110 E. Ninth Street, Austin, TX 78701
The Austin Regional Task Force of the Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council presents this event where you can find out what the MBE certificate can do for you and how it will help you reach success!
Registration includes free hors d'oeuvres, two drink tickets per person and validated parking. $15 online registration, $20 at the door. Business attire, no shorts or jeans (jacket and tie not required). For details, visit www.smsdc.org
To register, click here!
Panelist Spotlight:
Ms. JonAnn White
Southeast Regional Account Manager for SDI
JonAnn’s primary focus is delivering a global PPO (Procurement Process Outsourcing) to Dell. SDI is a global certified MWBE (Minority and Women Business Enterprise) owned by Ms. Carmen Castillo. SDI is very active in numerous regional and national minority and women councils both domestically and internationally. Dell and SDI were originally introduced to each other through the NMSDC and SDI won our existing Program with Dell through a competitive RFP process.
Mr. P.D. Morrison
CEO of PDME Inc.
Mr. Morrison bought his first company, an auto detailing franchise at the age of 20. Then in the early 90’s he started a marketing company which eventually parlayed into PD Morrison Enterprises, Inc. (d.b.a. PDME, Inc.). In 1994, PDME purchased Hurricane Office Supply, which has evolved into what is now the foundation of Mr. Morrison’s business ventures. Mr. Morrison has also joined efforts with a Service Disabled Veteran to form a paper supply company. In addition, Mr. Morrison actively mentors and
counsels other WBE’s, MBE’s, and SDV’s.
Moderator Spotlight:
Ms. Stephanie Richmond
Owner of Richmond International Connections
Stephanie spent five years in the public sector Supplier Diversity arena with the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program for the State of Texas. Stephanie served on the Board of Directors for the Central and South Texas Minority Business Council. She also served on the HUB Advisory Board for the Department of Information Resources. She is a Board Member for the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce where she actively participates as Chair of the Procurement and Certification Committee.
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August Monthly Networking Meeting
Wednesday, Aug. 18
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Open Networking
6:30 - 7:30 p.m - Topic Discussion
Satay Restaurant, 3202 W. Anderson Lane, Ste. 205
Free for members.
Non-members: first visit is free. Non-members, repeat visits: $35.
"How to Grow Your Business in a Tough Economy"
Can you grow your business in a tough economy? Yes, you can by focusing on the factors that are important for business survival and growth. Learn the steps that you should be taking to grow your business in tough times and good times.
About the speaker:
Carleton Smith has been a member of the Austin SCORE chapter for five years helping to advise entrepreneurs in Austin. Mr. Smith had worked for Harris Corporation for 32 years before retiring in 2003. He was the head of world-wide sales and marketing of the Harris Microwave Radio Division and had also served as the general manager of two Harris manufacturing plants in mainland China. Mr. Smith has excelled in successfully fixing sub-par operations by identifying their problems and then making them profitable. Mr. Smith has an Electrical Engineering degree from Purdue University and a Masters in Engineering Administration from George Washington University. His executive training included studies at Harvard, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Texas A&M universities.?
SCORE is an award-winning national non-profit organization that provides free business counseling and advice from professional volunteers. www.scoreaustin.org
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TACC seeking Administrative Assistant
The Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce has an open position for a
part-time administrative assistant. Hours are flexible and may vary.
Some evening and weekend hours required during meetings and special
events.
Main duties include maintaining membership database, assisting with
email and phone communication, event and monthly meeting preparation.
During special events, the administrative assistant would also help coordinate
volunteers.
This is a great way to meet and work closely with members of
the Asian business community and have a hand in major events within the
community. The Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce hosts the Lunar New Year Gala,
Connect Business & Career Forum and Asia Food Fest as well as
monthly networking meetings and monthly board meetings.
Ideal candidate will have
- Professional demeanor
- Familiarity with Office Suite products
- Familiarity with Constant Contact
- Familiarity with Quickbooks
- An interest in working with the Asian community
Compensation is $12/hour. Please call Yvonne Lim Wilson, 485-1090 or email tacc@txasianchamber.org for details.
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TACC General Meeting & Membership Party
We
all had a fabulous time at the TACC general meeting and membership
party on July 25 at the beautiful home of John and Lucia Hur. We
welcomed new board members Deepak Burman, Ge Chen, Ramey Ko, Michele
Tran, new Texas Asian Foundation president Alex Gonzales and new
executive director Yvonne Lim Wilson. We continued the tradition with
the passing of the gavel from all board members to Board Chair Jim
Yatsu, who is serving his second term. And we sent our best wishes and
fondest farewells to outgoing executive director Veronica Lee and
outgoing administrative assistant Danielle Hinson.
To
cap off the fun party, we kicked off our shoes and enjoyed a
heart-pumping Bollywood dance lesson from Bollywood Shake. Special
thanks to Ann Chan who provided pastries from her new bakery Lucky
Bakery, Foo Swasdee for her amazing cooking and delicious food from Get
Sum Dim Sum and Satay Restaurant, and Lucia and John Hur for their
gracious hospitality. We welcome all our new and existing members, and
we look forward to a bright year together!
To see more photos, visit our TACC Flickr page!
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