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DESCRIPTION:<p>We are excited about the great opportunity to once again con
 vene the  Minority Business Enterprises and MBDA clients and partners\, as 
 well as  the general business community\, &nbsp\;to celebrate the 30<sup>th
 </sup>  anniversary of the National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) W
 eek.&nbsp\;  This milestone celebration is being organized and coordinated 
 in a  manner befitting its place in history. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The conference
  is the Nation&rsquo\;s premier event for minority  entrepreneurs and the p
 ublic and private sectors. The MED Week  Conference offers a venue for mino
 rity-owned firms to access  information\, tools and resources to grow their
  businesses both  domestically and internationally.</p>\n<p>Each year\, tho
 usands of minority-owned firms across a variety of  industries converge upo
 n Washington\, DC to connect with public and  private sector buyers\, explo
 re avenues for business expansion\, and  develop thriving partnerships with
  firms across multiple industry  sectors.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This is do
 ne through networking events\, workshops and issue forums\, including:</p>\
 n<ul>\n    <li>\n    <p><strong>Business-to-business matchmaking</strong> s
 essions with corporate procurement officials and capital providers\;</p>\n 
    </li>\n    <li>\n    <p><strong>Global networking</strong> events with e
 mbassy officials from Latin America\, Asia\, Africa and the Middle East\;</
 p>\n    </li>\n    <li>\n    <p>The <strong>MED Week Awards Program</strong
 > honoring some of the fastest growing minority-owned firms\, entrepreneurs
  and advocates in the country.&nbsp\;</p>\n    </li>\n</ul>\n<p><a target="
 _blank" href="https://www.eiseverywhehttps://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/51
 223re.com/ehome/51223">Register now</a>  to attend the 30th Anniversary Nat
 ional Minority Enterprise Development  Week to become eligible to meet corp
 orate and government procurement  representatives with more than $30 billio
 n in procurement opportunities.</p>
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SUMMARY:MBDA MEDWEEK Conference
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