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SUMMARY:Business Bridge Minority Business Contracting Expo
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance for the Business Bridge Minority Business Contracting Expo   an inspiring and motivating event for minority-owned small businesses in Genesee County. Enjoy a day of networking\, training\, and speakers. Connect with buyers from larger Genesee County organizations\, other small business owners\, and community resource partners.\n\n\n\nPanels\, Vendor Tables\, Buyer Expo\, Networking and MORE!\n\n	9:30 a.m. - Registration\, Networking\, and Buyer Expo\n	11:00 a.m. - Program Begins\n\n\nFor more information\, please contact Tracy Joseph\, Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance\, at tjoseph@flintandgenesee.org  or Sandra Johnson\, Director of Diversity and Inclusion\, Flint and Genesee Group sjohnson@flintandgenesee.org \n\n\n\nThe Business Bridge is an online directory of minority-owned small businesses in Genesee County. Listing your business on the Business Bridge is free and a great way to grow your connections. For more information about the Business Bridge or to list your business\, visit developflintandgenesee.org/business-bridge.\n\n\n\nAdditionally\, don't miss the new Business Bridge Training Series beginning September 6. Attendees do not need to belong to the Business Bridge to participate.\n\n\n	September 6: Building Brands that Sell: A Dynamic Workshop on Branding vs. Marketing\n	October 4: Diverse Contracting Strategies\n	November 1: Business Banking 101\n	December 6: Responding to RFPs\n\n\nThe Business Bridge is part of a larger effort at the Flint & Genesee Group and its divisions to ensure racial equity and reduce disparities in the local business community. It's for these efforts that the organization is a finalist in Ragan's 2023 CSR & Diversity Awards in the category of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Commitment.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Please join the Flint &amp\; Genesee Economic Alliance for the <strong><span style="font-size:12px\;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bridge-minority-business-contracting-expo-tickets-706736236107" target="_blank">Business Bridge Minority Business Contracting Expo</a></span></strong></span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12px\;">&nbsp\;</span></strong><span style="background:white\;"><span style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">&ndash\; an inspiring and motivating event for minority-owned small businesses in Genesee County. </span></span></span></span>Enjoy a day of networking\, training\, and speakers. Connect with buyers from larger Genesee County organizations\, other small business owners\, and community resource partners.<br />\n<br />\nPanels\, Vendor Tables\, Buyer Expo\, Networking and MORE!\n<ul>\n	<li>9:30 a.m. - Registration\, Networking\, and Buyer Expo</li>\n	<li>11:00 a.m. - Program Begins</li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="color:#333333\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;"><span style="background:white\;">For more information\, please contact Tracy Joseph\, Flint &amp\; Genesee Economic Alliance\, </span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext\;"><a href="mailto:at&nbsp\;tjoseph@flintandgenesee.org&nbsp\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">at&nbsp\;tjoseph@flintandgenesee.org&nbsp\;</span></span></a></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;"> or Sandra Johnson\, Director of Diversity and Inclusion\, Flint and Genesee Group </span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext\;"><a href="mailto:sjohnson@flintandgenesee.org"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">sjohnson@flintandgenesee.org</span></span></a></span>&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<span style="background-image: initial\; background-position: initial\; background-size: initial\; background-repeat: initial\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">The <a href="http://developflintandgenesee.org/business-bridge" target="_blank">Business Bridge</a> is an online directory of minority-owned small businesses in Genesee County. Listing your business on the Business Bridge is free and a great way to grow your connections.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;"><span style="background:white\;">For more information about the Business Bridge or to list your business\, visit&nbsp\;</span></span></span><span style="color:windowtext\;"><a href="https://developflintandgenesee.org/business-bridge" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0782C1\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">developflintandgenesee.org/business-bridge</span></span></span></a></span><span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">.</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\nAdditionally\, don&#39\;t miss the new Business Bridge Training Series beginning September 6. Attendees do not need to belong to the Business Bridge to participate.</div>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;">September 6: <a href="https://member.flintandgenesee.org/events/details/flint-genesee-business-bridge-training-series-building-brands-that-sell-a-dynamic-workshop-on-branding-vs-marketing-17972" target="_blank">Building Brands that Sell: A Dynamic Workshop on Branding vs. Marketing</a></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;">October 4: <a href="https://member.flintandgenesee.org/events/details/flint-genesee-business-bridge-training-series-17973" target="_blank">Diverse Contracting Strategies</a></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;">November 1: <a href="https://member.flintandgenesee.org/events/details/flint-genesee-business-bridge-training-series-business-banking-101-17974" target="_blank">Business Banking 101</a></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\;">December 6: <a href="https://member.flintandgenesee.org/events/details/flint-genesee-business-bridge-17975" target="_blank">Responding to RFPs</a></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="color:#333333\;"><em>The Business Bridge is part of a larger effort at the Flint &amp\; Genesee Group and its divisions to ensure racial equity and reduce disparities in the local business community. <a href="https://www.flintandgenesee.org/flint-genesee-group-recognized-as-a-finalist-in-ragans-csr-diversity-awards/" target="_blank">It&rsquo\;s for these efforts</a> that the organization is a finalist in Ragan&rsquo\;s 2023 CSR &amp\; Diversity Awards in the category of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion Commitment.</em></div>\n
LOCATION:New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church 1035 East Carpenter Road\, Flint\, MI 48505
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