Microsoft partnership: software giant signs on as title sponsor of B.E. Entrepreneurs Conference. (Business Deals).Microsoft Corp. was named title sponsor of the Seventh Annual Black Enterprise/ Microsoft Entrepreneurs Conference, to be held May 15-19, 2002, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee “Nashville” redirects here. For other uses, see Nashville (disambiguation). Nashville is the capital and the second most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee, after Memphis. . The corporation also signed on as the title sponsor for the 2003 conference. The sponsorship marks the first time a pure-play technology corporation has signed on as title sponsor of the conference. "This historic partnership between the nation's leading source of innovative technology tools and the nation's leading source of business solutions for African Americans will serve to further foster the growth and development of minority-owned businesses," says Earl G. Graves Jr., president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of BLACK ENTERPRISE. "Microsoft's investment in this partnership demonstrates its continued recognition of the African American business market as critical to reaching its bottom-line objectives." Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. , chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft, hopes to narrow the digital divide. "Technology is advancing at an incredibly rapid pace, and it is crucial that the African American community not get left behind," he says. "We must all work to ensure that everyone in America has the opportunity for equal access." Titled "New Ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. , New Solutions: Strategies for Reinventing Your Business," the conference provides an opportunity for business owners, executives, and future entrepreneurs to interface with contacts, capital financiers, and corporate franchisers. Seminars and other events will offer insights and advice into what it takes to run a successful business venture from established experts who are ahead in the game. Invited speakers for the Entrepreneurs Conference include: Gates, attorney Johnnie Cochran Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.[1] (October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an African American lawyer best known for his role in the legal defense during the O. J. Simpson murder case. , Rep. Maxine Waters Maxine Waters (born Maxine Moore Carr on August 15 1938) has served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the 35th District of California (map). (D-Calif.), and Kirbyjon Caldwell. |
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