MED Week “will continue to fuel the growth of small business in New York State well into the future,” LIAACC President Phil Andrews said in a news release about the upcoming program
Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED WEEK) 2024 2.0 will be hosting three events for this year’s MED WEEK. Minority Enterprise Development Week has grown tremendously since its founding date on October 11th, 2021. Due to increased demand and interest in our 3rd Annual Celebration of Minority Enterprise Development Week in New York State on Long Island; we are requesting that all attendees must register in advance for each MED WEEK event this year.
MED Week “will continue to fuel the growth of small business in New York State well into the future,” LIAACC President Phil Andrews said in a news release about the upcoming program. Andrews knows that over time MED WEEK will foster growth of Small and Medium sized business on Long Island and the region.
You can view all three dates here and register for upcoming events: https://liaacc.org/events-list/#!event-list
All are welcome!
Here’s a little background information on Minority Enterprise Development Week – The event, known as Minority Enterprise Development Week, or MED Week, focuses on gaining increased commitment from the federal and state government to award contracts, for those companies with well-organized operations.
MED Week is in partnership with the Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce (LIAACC). The initiative got its start back in 1983 under President Ronald Reagan, who declared Oct. 2-8 Minority Development Week. Ultimately the goal on Long Island is to expand the program throughout October by 2025.
The event this coincides with the anniversary of the chamber 14th year, which was launched in October of 2010 by John L. Scott, its founding chairman.
“The Long Island African American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.’s insight and knowledge of resources in New York State gives the chamber a unique advantage of helping its small business owners who are members of the chamber, and its wider network grow to scale,” Andrews said.
“Ultimately, the chamber measures its success in terms of how many businesses increase their revenue, employ more people, and increase the net worth of their enterprises,” he added.
The program will focus on leveraging networks through information on growing a customer base and new markets, accessing capital through grants and contracting opportunities.
Event dates: October 9th, 2024, October 15th, 2024 and October 24, 2024.
You can view all three dates here and register for upcoming events: https://liaacc.org/events-list/#!event-list
