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at Portland Community College, eration of L eadership, the
Stigler volunteers for the Urban League and the Wells
rently studying for her African American Alliance, F a rg o ’s team m em ber rc-
Bachelor’s l)ccree in business Albina Head Start, Next Gen- source group ( heck I oint.
Become a
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Small Business Success.
Cull on SCORE®
FREE, confidential m entoring
w ith q u alified professionals
Inform ative business workshops
to prepare you for success
FREE On-site Business Resource Center
Shareefah Abdullah
Enrique Washington
Leaders Plan Historic Conference
Focus on minority,
women businesses
Enrique W ashington, award-winning co-
founding partner of the Generator Group- a
Port I and-based executive search firm named
among the fastest-growing private companies in
Oregon-will keynote the historic 2(X)6 North­
SCORE®
Counselors to America’s Small Business
601 SW Second Ave, Ste 950, Portland, OR 97204
5 0 3 -3 2 6 -3 4 4 1 • Fax: 503-326-2808
,
walk-ins welcome
M-F 9am-4pm
e -m a il: scorepdx@ w a-net.com
w w w .s c o re p d x .o rg
Providence
Health System-
Committed
to diversity
west Minority & Women Busi­
ness Excellence Conference,
scheduled Saturday, Oct. 7 from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clark Col-
lege-Gaiser Hall in Vancouver.
“The secret is o ut” , said
Shareefah Abdullah, whose com­
pany, Hot Ovations Communi­
cations Coaching & Training
Co., is producing the first-ever event.
“Growth in the number of minority and women
owned businesses in the United States has out­
paced the national average, and go-getters such
as Enrique Washington reflect the significance
of this trend,” Abdullah said.
Washington, lauded by US Black Engineer
magazine as a top minority recruiter nationwide,
has helped grow Generator Group into a com­
pany that last year won an Oregon & Southwest
Washington Better Business Bureau Customer
Service Award and earned recognition from the
Portland Business Journal as one of the Top 1(H)
Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Oregon.
His keynote address, “Success on Your Own
Terms: Reality. Risks and Rewards,” will in­
clude a question-and-answer session with the
audience.
Up to 200 business owners, self-employed
professionals and emerging entrepreneurs are
Up to 200 business owners,
self-employed professionals
and emerging entrepreneurs
are expected at the conference.
expected at the conference: the first such re­
gional event focused on both minorities and
women.
The event will include a catered breakfast and
lunch; resource booths featuring agencies dedi­
cated to helping businesses success; and candid
workshops on topics and trends in marketing,
media, e-commerce, public contracting, copy­
right protection and more.
For more details and registration information
go online at hotovations.com.
Come Bid With Us
Portland
Public
School
District
welcomes interest and participation by
MBE, WBE, and ESB companies in our
contracts for goods and services.
Throughout the year, we purchase a
variety
of items
including
office
equipment, school supplies, paper
products,
maintenance
services,
construction projects and more.
'I applaud Providence
for their leadership in
supporting minority
businesses in their
vendor relationships.
They recognize that
these are good business
practices that benefit
communities and the
health care industry."
Please contact our office for additional
information on bidding opportunities.
- Faye Burch, FM Burch
& Associates
A t Providence Health System, we seek o u t wom en- and m inority-
owned businesses as candidates fo r vendor and construction
contracts. Diversity is woven into our mission o f serving the
com m unity and supporting your health care needs.
Elaine Holt, CPPO, CPPB
Contracts and Procurement Manager
Portland Public Schools
501 North Dixon
Portland OR 97227
(503) 916-3113
(503) 916-3109 fax
“We encourage and appreciate your
interest in doing business with
Portland Public Schools.”
www.providence.org/oregon
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