News & Events
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2022 Signature Events
Networking for Scholarships
September 21, 2022 | Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, New Jersey
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Educational Programs
Quarterly | Developing Your Business Workshops
Quarterly | MBE to MBE Networking
Fall 2022 | Healthcare Symposium
Fall 2022 | Sustainability Symposium
Fall 2022 | Biz Connect
Blog & News
2022 Spring Business Opportunity Exchange
March 15, 2022
AGENDA | WORKSHOPS | MEET THE SPEAKERS | MATCHMAKER SESSIONS | OUR SPONSORS Resilient MBEs, refined supply chains, growing bottom lines — you can find this and more at our biannual Business Opportunity Exchanges (BOE). Spend two days with us as you seek, seize, and secure successful business opportunities. About the Event Join us for […]
Corporate Spotlight: The WNET Group
March 14, 2022
The WNET Group creates inspiring media content and meaningful experiences for diverse audiences nationwide. It is the nonprofit parent company of New York’s THIRTEEN – America’s flagship PBS station – WLIW21, THIRTEEN PBSKids, WLIW World and Create; Long Island’s only NPR station WLIW-FM; and ALL ARTS, the arts and culture media provider. The WNET Group […]
MBE Spotlight: Alamo Insurance Group
March 14, 2022
As a leading, certified, minority-owned, full-service insurance broker and risk advisor headquartered in Secaucus, NJ, the Alamo Insurance Group is devoted to finding the opportunity in risk. Whether risk identification, assessment, prioritization, or mitigation, we are committed to delivering a truly differentiated client experience. Our founder and principal, Luis Alamo, has personally guided the agency […]
Biz Connect
January 1, 2022
Biz Connect Powered by NYNJMSDC is an incredible opportunity to talk business with Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and corporate partners! About the Event Biz Connect Powered by NYNJMSDC promises to be a unique opportunity to meet and mingle, drink and nibble with New York & New Jersey region corporate members and MBEs. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, […]
Past Event Galleries
Press
AAPI Spotlight: Chih-Chin Sun
May 10, 2022
Chih-Chin Sun has extensive branding, marketing, and communications experience, having worked with a large roster of global brands. She has focused her career on positioning and promoting products and services for companies that are expanding internationally. Ms. Sun founded EMMA Worldwide in 1998 as a marketing and promotions house in New York City. She expanded […]
AAPI Heritage Month Spotlight: Navin Persaud
May 5, 2022
As the Procurement Outreach Partner at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) for over four years Navin Persaud has been responsible for procurement, supplier diversity and facilities management in the Corporate Real Estate department. Navin’s primary role is to support the procurement function, which includes supplier diversity initiatives under the pillars of […]
2022 AAPI Heritage Month
May 3, 2022
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and we are honored to be able to join our Asian Pacific business owners and corporate members in celebrating their rich and storied history. Today, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States and AAPI Heritage Month celebrates their […]
A Message of Sustainability from The Council President
April 21, 2022
Spring has finally sprung and with it comes one celebration that gets more and more attention each year: Earth Day. What began 52 years ago as a movement to bring awareness to environmental issues has become a global call-to-action to help combat climate change. And whether you celebrate Earth Day or Earth Week—or if you […]
