Mission
To increase the number of M/W/SBEs certified with the City of Memphis and assist with strengthening the capacity of these companies so that they might better compete for opportunities in City of Memphis government contracting.
OBDC PROGRAMS, ALERTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
The 800 Initiative: Do You Have a Sales Process?
Are you a minority business owner looking to improve your business development and sales processes in 2019?
Start the new year off right by learning how you can scale your business operations and sales. Learn about crafting a sales process, your customer's decision making process, and selling on tomorrow's customer. You'll have the opportunity to sit with mentors from the Start Co. team to get advice and direction around sales related activities. Come out to the Memphis Public Library and learn what's on the horizon for your business and what resources are available to help you improve!
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Public Library
3030 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38111
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We Mean Business Symposium
At this year's Symposium, the vendors will have a networking opportunity in a matchmaking forum with procurement officials from each Division with the City of Memphis, QuasiGovernment Agencies and City partners. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask detailed questions about specific upcoming opportunities … [See more]
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Certification Updates
We look to increase city contracting opportunities for small, minority/diverse and women owned businesses. While increasing the number of certified firms on the city's registry who have the required skills and the capacity to perform is important, its equally important to eliminate barriers to doing business with the City Of Memphis where we can …. [Download English] [Download Spanish]
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PROPEL DIVERSE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
The City of Memphis Office of Business Diversity & Compliance is partnering with Start Co to create a 12- week minority business accelerator called Propel. Propel was designed to build capacity with existing minority companies through enhancement of business models through offering a series of hands-on programming, mentor opportunities, technical resources and more …. [See more]
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MWBE DASHBOARD
LEARN HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF MEMPHIS
OBDC NEWS ALERTS
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Bounce Memphis: We Mean Business symposium
Bounce Memphis: We Mean Business symposium Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and the City of Memphis will launch its first "We Mean Business" symposium next week.…. [See more]
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Live at 9: We Mean Business symposium
It's a symposium to help small and medium businesses involved in city business. It's all about giving especially minority-owned businesses a chance to network with city leaders…. [See more]
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'We Mean Business' symposium for those seeking city contracts
Those interested in doing business with the City of Memphis may attend the first “We Mean Business'' symposium, Mayor Jim Strickland announced Wednesday…. [See more]
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Behind the Headlines
Minority Businesses in Memphis... [See more] |