Small and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit

The NJ LGBT Chamber is excited to host a two-part roundtable series designed to engage LGBT-, small-, minority-, women-, disability-, and veteran-owned businesses, educate them about available certifications which would help them get more equitable access into corporate and government procurement streams, and encourage them to join local diverse Chambers/organizations in NJ.
Part 1 -- September 9th, 2021 -- Small and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit
Part 2 -- September 23rd, 2021 -- Meet the Diverse Chambers of NJ

Learn how to leverage your identity to build your brand, discover new ways to access contracts, and gain more opportunities to expand your businesses on a local, national, and international level

Hear from multi-certified minority business owners on how their certifications have helped take their business to the next level!

Hear from Fortune 500 Companies who want to do business with certified businesses!

Learn from various national organizations and government agencies on how to get certified!!

AGENDA -- Small and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit

9:00am-9:10am -- Welcome from the NJ LGBT Chamber of Commerce

9:10am - 9:25am -- Keynote Speaker -- Hester Agudosi, Chief Diversity Officer, State of New Jersey

9:25am - 9:40am -- Panel Discussion -- Business Owner Successes from Certification

9:40am - 10:00am -- Corporate Supplier Diversity and Procurement Panel Discussion -- Importance of Certification (TD Bank, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, PSEG, Comcast)

[Certifying Organizations and Municipality Sessions]

10:00am - 10:10am -- National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)

10:10am - 10:20am -- Women's Business Enterprise Council Metro NY (WBEC)

10:20am - 10:30am -- DisabilityIn

10:30am - 10:40am -- New York and New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (NYNJ MSDC)

10:40am - 10:50am -- National Veteran Owned Business Association (NaVOBA)

10:50am - 11:00am -- New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC) - covering state certifications

11:00am - 11:10am -- Port Authority of NY/NJ (PANYNJ)

11:10am - 11:20am -- Jersey City Office of Diversity and Inclusion

11:20am - 11:30am -- Mercer County Office of Small Business Outreach

[Breakout Room Sessions -- Attendees can request up to two Certifying Organizations/Fortune 500 Companies they want to be in a Breakout Room with to ask more questions about certification/procurement]

11:30am - 11:45am -- Breakout Room Session 1

11:45am - 12:00pm -- Breakout Room Session 2

12:00pm - 12:05pm -- Closing Remarks

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Date and Time

Thursday Sep 9, 2021
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Location

Zoom! Upon registration, you will be sent an email confirmation providing you with the instructions and link to join the Zoom Meeting. If you do not receive this confirmation email by the day-of, please send an email to info@njlgbtchamber.org to request dial-in instructions.

Fees/Admission

Cost: This event is FREE for all attendees, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors!
Pre-Registration is REQUIRED!

Printed courtesy of www.njpridechamber.org/ – Contact the New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce for more information.
155 Willowbrook Blvd. Suite 350, Wayne, NJ 07470 – – info@njpridechamber.org