National Minority Supplier Development Council Holds Meeting

Small businesses are often owned by immigrants, all struggling in our present economy. The quarterly meeting of minority-owned businesses will be held this week. - - Donna Poisl

by Patricia Marroquin--HispanicBusiness.com

The National Minority Supplier Development Council is holding its quarterly meeting this week in Washington, D.C., with its focus the importance of minority-owned businesses.

The organization, presidents of its 38 regional affiliates, board chairmen and representatives of their certified minority businesses are gathering for three days of meetings, which began Tuesday.

"Asian, black, Hispanic and Native-American business owners, like their counterparts in corporate America, face many challenges in this economy," council President Harriet R. Michel said in a news release. "Small business is the engine that drives the American economy. We will spend some time visiting with our representatives in Congress to educate them on the value that the nation's minority-owned businesses bring to corporations, and the key role they can play in helping to turn the U.S. economy around."
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