Top New York City and State Agencies Host
The 12 th Annual Competitive Edge Conference
To Help Minority and Women Business Owners
Gain Access to $30 Billion in Contracting Opportunities

Wednesday, September 28 & Thursday, September 29, 2005
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan

The Dormitory Authority joins with more than 25 public and private agencies to announce their sponsorship of the two-day 12 th Annual Competitive Edge Conference at Manhattan’s Museum of Jewish Heritage located at 36 Battery Place at Battery Park City. Themed “The Future Is Now:” the conference, which takes place Wednesday, September 28 and Thursday, September 29 focuses on helping small, minority and women-owned businesses enhance their bottom line and gain access to contracting opportunities throughout the New York Tri-state area’s estimated $30 billion in procurement opportunities. Advance conference registration is $60, and on-site registration is $75. For further information, visit www.the-competitive-edge.org.

The Conference kicks off with the Annual Market Place and Sponsor’s Reception on September 28 from 2:00pm to 8:00pm. Business owners will have an opportunity to network and market their products and services directly to major corporations, government agencies, and non-profits organizations. The Conference resumes on September 29 at 8:00am with workshops that address issues affecting the small business community. Workshops include: Access to Capital, Bonding and Insurance; Understanding Contract Terms and Conditions – “A Layman’s Approach to Contract Law; and How to Effectively Market Your Business.

“The Competitive Edge Conference is the premier procurement conference in the New York metropolitan area. Discover this unique opportunity to access state agencies, authorities, New York City mayoral agencies and private partners with more than $30 billion to spend over the next five years in construction, professional services and commodities – The Future Is Now!” says Michael M. Clay, Chairman of the Competitive Edge Conference and Upstate Regional Manager in the Office of Opportunity Programs for the Dormitory Authority.

The Competitive Edge Conference is sponsored by a consortium of more than 25 city and state agencies and private organizations in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area that promotes business opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses. Sponsors include: Bovis Lend Lease, Crescent Consulting, Dormitory Authority - State of New York, Empire State Development Corporation, Hudson River Park Trust, Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NYC Department of Education, NYC Department of Small Business Services, NYC Economic Development Corporation, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, NYC Housing Authority, NYC School Construction Authority, NY Power Authority, NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation, Regional Alliance for Small Contractors, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Staten Island Economic Development Corporation, Columbia University, Gotham Construction, Millennium Partners, Turner Construction and Associate sponsor: Black Enterprise Magazine.

For more details on registering for the conference, contact Anthony Peterson at the Battery Park City Authority at 212-417-2337 or log on to: www.The-Competitive-Edge.org

SAVE THE DATE!

As a reminder, the Dormitory Authority is hosting its 20 th Annual Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises Conference in Albany on October 28-30. The weekend conference is titled “Networking: 20 Years of Dedication to the MWSBE Community” and will be held at the Albany Marriott Hotel located at 189 Wolf Road.

Each year the Dormitory Authority holds a conference specifically dedicated to increasing job opportunities for small-, women- and minority-owned businesses. Our annual Minority, Women and Small Business Enterprises (M/W/SBE) Conference is an integral part of the Authority’s Opportunity Programs, designed to assist these businesses in competing for and receiving contracts on Authority projects. Over the past few years, we have consistently had more than 500 attendees, including 400 attendees from the private sector and more than 100 attendees from the public sector.

The first wave of registration materials hits mail boxes the first week of September or go online to: www.dasny.org for more details on how to register for this informative event. Look under the Construction tab, and click on MWSBE Opportunity Programs and Registry button. There’s a link for our Annual Conference. If you’d like to be added to our conference mailing list, please contact Christina Goldston at conference@dasny.org or 518-257-3381.

You won’t want to miss this informative event!

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