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NOMINATIONS REQUESTED FOR MINORITY BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The Nashville Minority Business Center (NMBC) is accepting nominations for its annual R.H. Boyd Minority Business Achievement Awards. The awards ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 4. Nominations for individuals who have made significant economic contributions can be made at minoritybusinesscenter.com.

NASHVILLE (August 6, 2015) – The Nashville Minority Business Center (NMBC) is accepting nominations for its annual R.H. Boyd Minority Business Achievement Awards. The awards ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 4.

 

The annual minority business achievement awards recognize the accomplishments made by minority owned enterprises in the Nashville-Metropolitan area. Nominations are being accepted for the following categories: Minority Business Advocate, Minority Business Award and Corporate Partner Award.

 

Nominees must be minority individuals who have made significant economic contributions in their industry and the community. Eligible minority groups include: African Americans, Puerto Ricans, Spanish-speaking Americans, American Indians, Asian-Pacific Americans, Asian Indians, Aleuts, Eskimos and Hasidic Jews. Any business or individual can nominate an individual for the award. Nominations can be made at minoritybusinesscenter.com.

 

“We are excited about the R.H. Boyd Minority Business Achievement Awards,” said Marilyn Robinson, executive director the Nashville Minority Business Center. “We take pride in honoring outstanding entrepreneurs who have made significant economic contributions to the Nashville market.”

 

The R.H. Boyd Minority Business Achievement Awards are a part of Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek), a weeklong celebration aimed at recognizing the contributions made by minority businesses to the Nation’s economy. Since 1983, the President has issued a proclamation declaring MED Week. This year, Nashville MEDWeek will be held from Sunday, October 27 through Tuesday, October 6.

 

The Nashville MEDWeek celebration will feature the awards ceremony, along with Minority Business Recognition Sunday at Cathedral of Praise Church of God In Christ, Power Networking Business Expo, among a series of workshops, seminars and other educational outreach initiatives.

 

The deadline to nominate candidates for the R.H. Boyd Minority Business Achievement Awards is Tuesday, September 1. To nominate candidates, visit here.

 

To learn more about Nashville Minority Enterprise Development Week, visit nashvillemedweek.org.

 

For media inquiries, please contact Ashley Northington at 615.454.4563 or info@denorbrands.com.

 

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ABOUT NASHVILLE MINORITY BUSINESS CENTER

 

The Nashville Minority Business Center is funded in part by the State of Tennessee and operated by the Community Resource and Development Center, Inc., a nonprofit 501c3 social enterprise corporation. Its mission is to foster the establishment and growth of competitive minority-owned businesses in the State of Tennessee. The Nashville Minority Business Center is charged with providing management and technical assistance, and market development services to minority entrepreneurs. The benefits to community are successful, competitive minority-owned firms, wealth, and profit for the investors and entrepreneurs, high skill, higher paying jobs, increased tax revenues and strong local community development.

 

To learn more about the Nashville Minority Business Center, visit www.minoritybusinesscenter.com.

 

ABOUT MEDWEEK

 

Minority Enterprise Development Week (MEDWeek) is an annual national celebration in recognition of the contributions made by minority businesses to the Nation’s economy. This year will mark the 33rd Annual National MEDWeek celebration.

 

National MED Week is the largest federal advocacy and education activity sponsored on behalf of minority business enterprise, providing a forum for:

 

• Articulating the Administration’s position in support of minority business development;
• Interacting among corporate America, federal, state and local governments, minority-owned businesses and other private-sector entities to identify potential business opportunities and forge new partnerships in support of minority business development; and
• Sharing and acknowledging successes and other business-enhancing experiences.

 

Learn more at nashvillemedweek.org.

 

 

 

 

 

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