September 29, 2010
Minority & Small Business Week
Page 9
Minority Contractors Assured Input
process, which many view with
suspicion.
pate,” he said.
“It creates a broader trans­
Baugh also added that get­ parency, and brings down real
ting previously m arginalized and perceived barriers,” he said.
people on evaluation panels
This is one of the key goals of
unshrouds the procurem ent the program, to get make the
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city’s procurement process more
understandable so that more
minority-owned businesses will
get involved.
“What we want to see, ulti­
mately, is more people bidding,”
said Penson.
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Samuel Okafor and Marion E. Wade (left) are honored for their
successful ServiceMaster janitorial business.
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Barbara Neyland and Samuel
O kafor, the local ow ners of
ServiceM aster Building Ser­
vices, were recently honored by
their national franchise company
for their pursuit of excellence
and professional management.
The recipients were honored
at a convention in Boston and
representatives from the top
performing ServiceM aster fran­
chise owners from over 4,500
businesses worldwide.
In 1988, Neyland worked as a
su p e rv is o r fo r the local
ServiceM aster Distributorship
owned by Bill Emberlin. Then in
1993, with his support, she be­
came the first African-Ameri­
can w om an to p u rc h a se a
ServiceM aster franchise.
That first business was licensed
as ServiceMaster Building Main­
tenance of Swan Island. Over the
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ServiceMaster of Vancouver and
ServiceMaster Building Services.
All four franchises currently op­
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under the name of ServiceMaster
Building Services.
As a qualified minority-owned
business, she has assembled a
team with many years of expe­
rience providing janitorial ser­
vice. The company currently
serv es o v er 200 cu sto m ers
throughout the Portland metro
area and surrounding counties.
The corporate objectives of
ServiceMaster Clean franchises
are to provide the best possible
service; to honor God in every­
thing they do; to help people
develop; to excel with custom­
ers; and to grow profitably.
If you would like more infor­
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or call the office at 503-657-
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