UTSA and governor's office host key events for minority business owners

By Amy Dalrymple
Communications Coordinator, Institute for Economic Development

(Oct. 22, 2014) -- The UTSA Institute for Economic Development MBDA Business Center, the MED Week Consortium and the Governor's Small Business Forum will celebrate the 2014 Minority Enterprise Development Week with panel discussions and an awards luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Briscoe Western Arts Museum, 210 W. Market St.

At 7:30 a.m., the morning begins with a small business owner panel on programs and services and ends with discussions on NAFTA and more. An awards luncheon follows at 11:30 a.m., and the afternoon will close out with international business roundtables.

This year's theme, Resolve to Grow Your Business: Global Reach | Local Connections, is designed to give minority entrepreneurs and small businesses the valuable tools, skills and knowledge needed to thrive in today's fast-paced economy and to learn how to expand their businesses globally. Attendees also will have the opportunity to network and trade with one another, exchange best practices and discuss challenges and innovative ways of overcoming them.

"In conjunction with our national MBDA MED Week, this event seeks to enlighten and celebrate high-performing minority business owners,' said Orestes Hubbard, MBDA Business Center San Antonio director. "We are proud to have hosted San Antonio MED Week for over 30 years and look forward to the continued growth and prosperity of minority businesses in Texas and the region.'

2014 MED Week and State of Texas Small Business Award winners include:

Minority Construction Firm of the Year Award: Tejas Premier Building Contractor Inc.
Emerging Minority Construction Firm of the Year Award: ACE.Co
Minority General Services Firm of the Year Award: Confidential Search Solutions
Minority Exporting Firm of the Year Award: VisionIT
Emerging Minority Exporting Firm of the Year Award: Concord Supply Inc.
Minority Advocate of the Year Award: Marisol V. Robles
Lifetime Minority Banking Advocate of the Year Award: Frank Martinez
Distinguished Supplier Diversity Firm of the Year Award: Southwest Research Institute
Global Minority Advocate Firm of the Year Award: ProMexico
Lifetime Minority Advocate Achievement Award: Gwendolyn P. Robinson
MED Week Chairman's Award: Francine Wilson

The UTSA Institute for Economic Development is dedicated to creating jobs, growing businesses and fostering economic development. Its 12 centers and programs provide professional business advising, technical training, research and strategic planning for entrepreneurs, business owners and community leaders. Its programs serve San Antonio and the Texas-Mexico border area as well as regional, national and international stakeholders. Together with federal, state and local governments, and private businesses, the IED fosters economic and community development in support of UTSA's community engagement mission.

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