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Broward County’s Upcoming Small and Minority Business Opportunity Expo

FT. LAUDERDALE – Broward County business owners wanting to learn more about doing business with state and local governments and the private sector are encouraged to attend the Small and Minority Business Opportunity Expo on Friday, May 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 N.W. Ninth Court in Pompano Beach.

This is the second Small and Minority Business Opportunity Expo hosted by Broward County Commissioner Albert C. Jones. “The first expo held last month was a big success with more than 200 people in attendance,” said Commissioner Jones. “I want to make it easier for business owners to access opportunities that exist in government and in the private sector. We live in economically challenging times and government must do what it can to help small businesses survive and become more successful.”

Governmental Agencies at the Expo include:
• Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development
• Broward County Public Schools
• Broward County Purchasing Division
• South Florida Water Management District
• Florida Department of Transportation

Resource Providers:
• Workforce One
• OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center) of Broward

Private Firms:
• Turner Construction Company
• Balfour Beatty Construction
• MCM General Contractors

For more information, contact Jeff Smith at the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development at 954-357-5786 or e-mail [email protected].

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