WID pushes growth of women and minority-owned small business.More than 60 people attended an informational breakfast hosted by Women In Defense as part of a recent NDIA NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDIA New Doha International Airport (Qatar) Small Business Conference in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . The purpose was to assist women engaged in small businesses and to plan a Women In Defense chapter in San Diego. Carolyn
Carolyn is a female name in English speaking countries, originally an alteration of the more ancient name Caroline. Becraft, WID WID Width WID Widow(er) WID Women In Development WID World Institute on Disability WID What It Do? WID Writing in the Disciplines (academia) WID When It's Done national president, led a discussion on how to proceed with the new affiliate. WID has planted six chapters since 2001 and intends to start several more in the years ahead. WID National Board Secretary Susan W. Ebner, special counsel for Buchanan Ingersoll, organized the breakfast meeting. Tyrone C. Taylor, president of Capital Advisors on Technology, is the co-chair of NDIA's Small Business Division, which organized the San Diego conference. He is also an advocate for promoting diversity within small businesses. "Generally speaking, you need to have a robust and diverse industrial base," said Taylor. "Diversity from the standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the of race or gender provides a richness for the industry." Acknowledging that it is difficult for minorities to penetrate the defense market, Taylor emphasizes the importance of generating substantially greater opportunity for them to do so. It is particularly important, he said, to increase opportunities in the fields of construction, manufacturing, technology, and systems and research. Taylor cited a survey of minority-owned businesses, conducted by the Commerce Department's Minority Business Development Agency, which said that most of the entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. growth in the nation during the next 25 to 50 years would be fostered by businesses created by minorities, including women. "I think that is what the NDIA Small Business Division meeting and WID are doing in general--trying to create those opportunities," explained Taylor. "That's good for the nation overall, and it's certainly good for the Department of Defense." Networking and professional development are a large portion of WID's mission, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jane Patrick Casey Patrick Casey (born 19 December, 1978) is an American writer and actor. He often collaborates with writer/director/actor Worm Miller. Filmography Writing
At least one-fifth of WID's membership works in small businesses, Casey said. In fact, she said, 10 percent of the total membership holds the top title--president, owner or chief executive officer--in their organizations. Additional information regarding Women In Defense can be obtained at http://wid.ndia.org/. Additional information regarding the minority-owned business survey can be found at http://www.mbda.gov/. |
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