| Event: L.E.A.D. Conversations: Real Talk – How to do Business with the Oil & Gas Industry
Date: Wednesday, June 30nd, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Location: Virtual Click Here To Register |
| Event: With the President – Growing Optimism amongst Middle Market Business Executives
Date: Friday, July 9th, 2021 Time: 11:30 AM -1:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: Despite the challenges posed by the most intense phase of the public health crisis, sentiment among middle market business executives rose in January according to the RSM US Middle Market Business Index. As the economy reflates, the majority of middle market companies are not passing along price increases associated with the reconstitution of demand, although a majority of executives said that they intended to do so later this year. We will discuss what your pricing strategy is as the economy rebounds. Click Here To Register |
| Event: How to Do Business: Aerospace Date: Monday, August 16th, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: How to Do Business sessions are targeted informational meetings designed to bring corporate members, their prime suppliers and/or a group of companies within a specific industry together to provide insight into procurement opportunities and increase the understanding of how to conduct business with the presenting corporation, government agency or educational institution. These industry sessions educate MBEs on how to do business in a featured industry, introduce them to key contract decision makers. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Lunch with the President: Seven Step Guide to EXPO Success Date: Friday, August 20th, 2021 Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: As an MBE it is important that you approach EXPO with the right expectations. Defining what is a “win” is key to how you spend time on the virtual tradeshow floor. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Tournament Date: Monday, September 13th, 2021 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: The MBE Business Executive Scholarship Fundraiser is an annual program developed by the Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC) in 1987. Scholarship funds are used to support HMSDC Development initiatives and to award scholarships to select minority entrepreneurs (active and involved HMSDC members) to attend the educational programs of their choice in order to enhance their business skills. |
| Event: EXPO Business Opportunity Marketplace Date: Wednesday, September 15th & 16th, 2021 Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: EXPO is one of the most successful events of its kind and is Texas’ largest minority business trade-fair, supporting the advancement of the minority business community across its service territory area. EXPO serves as a vital link between minority-owned businesses, as the leading connector to major corporations, prime suppliers, educational institutions and government agencies who need their products and services provided. |
| Event: CPO Summit Date: Thursday, September 16th, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM Location: Virtual Description: The CPO Summit is designed to engage senior procurement leaders representing industries from the greater Houston community in a forthright and high-energy discussion on supplier diversity effectiveness and inclusion solutions. The CPO Summit brings Houston’s top CPOs together to share insight and strategies in supplier diversity while establishing an important professional network of CPOs. The CPO Summit consists of information sharing from one of Houston’s leading economist, followed by a spirited exchange of ideas, challenges and best practices in supplier diversity and supplier development. |
| Event: HMSDC Emerging 10 Awards Date: Thursday, 14th October 2021 Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Location: Virtual Description: The Emerging 10 Award is presented to ten of Houston’s prominent emerging minority business enterprises (MBEs). MBEs are selected based on their company’s growth, ability to overcome business challenges and their community involvement. Be inspired by their stories of how they emerged to be successful while facing various trials in an everchanging business landscape. |
| Event: Lunch with The President: The Growing Importance of Supply Chain Cyber Security Date: Friday, 15th October 2021 Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: As supply chains become more complex and more connected, supply chain security is becoming a bigger and bigger issue for enterprises. As many as four in ten cyberattacks are now thought to originate in the extended supply chain, not the enterprise itself. Discuss why supply chain cyber security risks are growing in importance and have become a key factor in the supplier selection process. Click Here To Register |
| Event: How to Do Business: Healthcare Date: Monday, November 22nd, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: How to Do Business sessions are targeted informational meetings designed to bring corporate members, their prime suppliers and/or a group of companies within a specific industry together to provide insight into procurement opportunities and increase the understanding of how to conduct business with the presenting corporation, government agency or educational institution. These industry sessions educate MBEs on how to do business in a featured industry, introduce them to key contract decision makers. Click Here To Register |
| Event: Lunch with The President: Open Mic – Open Discussion Date: Friday, December 17th, 2021 Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Location: Virtual Description: As 2021 comes at a close and the first year of the new reimagined HMSDC strategy has been implemented. I’d like to hear from you in an open discussion – What do you need and what can we do better to meet your business needs? Click Here To Register |
