Keeping a competitive edge.The Port Authority will join other public agencies and private organizations to sponsor the 11th Annual Competitive Edge Conference. This two-day event features workshops and seminars addressing issues of importance to disadvantaged, minority-owned, women-owned and small businesses. The conference takes place Monday, August 9, between 5:30 and 8 p.m. and Tuesday, August 10, between 8 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located at 36 Battery Park Place, Manhattan (New York City, USA), was created as a living memorial to the Holocaust. The hexagonal shape and tiered roof of the building are symbolic of the six points of the Star of David and the six million Jews who , 36 Battery Place, Battery Park City in Manhattan. "Each year, the participating organizations come together to help small firms enhance their business skills and access $30 billion in contracts available throughout the region," said Wilfred Chabrier, Chairman of The 11th Annual Competitive Edge Planning Committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación and General Manager of Business and Job Opportunity for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-sustaining public corporation established in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey to administer the activities of the New York–New Jersey port area, which has a waterfront of c. . "This year's conference is entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: , 'Imagine ... the Economic Reality,' and offers opportunities that no regional entrepreneur should miss." Workshops offered will include Developers Forum, New Visions for Women Entrepreneurs, Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. Opportunities, Access to Capital, Insurance and Bonding and Becoming a Union Contractor. Registrants will have an opportunity to meet with general contractors A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. and key procurement specialists and certification managers from major corporations and governmental agencies, market their services and hear directly from conference sponsors and exhibitors about contracting opportunities. For more information about the conference, log on to www.The-Competitive-Edge.org. |
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