{"id":63347,"date":"2018-08-23T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-u-s-minority-chamber-of-commerce-and-florida-and-department-of-management-services-office-of-supplier-diversity-sign-agreement-to-boost-small-businesses-ambassador-agreement-assists\/"},"modified":"2018-08-23T21:02:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T01:02:17","slug":"la-camara-de-comercio-de-las-minorias-en-los-estados-unidos-ccmusa-es-reconocida-por-el-departamento-de-la-diversidad-empresarial-del-estado-de-la-florida-como-la-organizacion-embajadora-en-el-desa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-camara-de-comercio-de-las-minorias-en-los-estados-unidos-ccmusa-es-reconocida-por-el-departamento-de-la-diversidad-empresarial-del-estado-de-la-florida-como-la-organizacion-embajadora-en-el-desa\/","title":{"rendered":"The U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce And Florida And Department Of Management Services&#8217; Office Of Supplier Diversity Sign Agreement To Boost Small Businesses &#8220;Ambassador Agreement Assists South Florida Businesses In Governmental Contracting&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 23, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Today, the U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Department of Management Services&#8217; Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) announces a special event where an Ambassador Agreement will be executed\u00a0to increase contracting opportunities for <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> woman-, veteran-, and minority-owned small businesses. The agreement will enhance the working relationship between the Chamber and OSD to increase the number of certified business enterprises in the state and to help businesses become more competitive with their bid proposals. The event is not open to the public. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg32b0left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg32b0left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/722000\/1_LOGO_CHAMBER_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><i>&#8220;Our mission is to engage small businesses in government contracting opportunities<\/i>,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Hue T. Reynolds<\/span>, Executive Director of OSD. &#8220;<i>This collaboration will serve as a springboard for the state&#8217;s certification program in <span class=\"xn-location\">South Florida<\/span> as state agencies continue to seek ways to include supplier diversity in their contracts.&#8221;<\/i> <\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;We have worked closely with OSD over the past year, and it is our distinct honor to further strengthen this relationship to help <span class=\"xn-location\">South Florida&#8217;s<\/span> small business community,&#8221;<\/i> said <span class=\"xn-person\">Doug Mayorga<\/span>, the U.S Minority Chamber CEO &amp; President, &#8221; <i>The Chamber regularly organized conferences about specialized economic, \u00a0procurement development and reports seeking to be a platform for exchange of knowledge, certification, contracting and expertise in shaping the future of disadvantage minority companies in the <span class=\"xn-location\">State of Florida<\/span>.&#8221;<\/i> <\/p>\n<p><b>About the Office of Supplier Diversity:<\/b> The Office of Supplier Diversity certifies and assists <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>-based woman, veteran, and minority small business owners in better understanding and securing state government procurement opportunities. For more information, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dms.myflorida.com\/osd\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.dms.myflorida.com\/osd<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About the U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce:<\/b> The U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (MCC) is a National Business Association non-profit organization. The Chamber was incorporated on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 1, 2001<\/span>, and works to promote, maintain, and sustain economic progress for minority-owned business enterprises in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami-Dade County<\/span> area. The MCC also serves as a medium for ensuring the participation of these enterprises in the overall business and economic development plans of the area. For more information, please visit: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/minoritychamber.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/minoritychamber.net<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>For RSVP to attend, please contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Elizabeth Garcia<\/span> at (786)406-2190 or by email to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:director@minoritychamber.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">director@minoritychamber.net<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><u>Media Contact:<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Hue Reynolds<\/span>, (850) 545-0637<br \/><\/b><b>Executive Director<br \/><\/b><b>Office of Supplier Diversity<br \/><\/b><b>850-487-0915 (office) \/<\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Hue.Reynolds@dms.myflorida.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Hue.Reynolds@dms.myflorida.com<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Doug Mayorga<\/span> <br \/><\/b><b>CEO<br \/><\/b><b>The U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce <br \/><\/b><b>202.250-0260 \/<\/b><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:president@minoritychamber.net\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>president@minoritychamber.net<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/722000\/1_LOGO_CHAMBER_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/722000\/1_LOGO_CHAMBER_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Minority Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 23, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Today, the U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Department of Management Services&#8217; Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) announces a special event where an Ambassador Agreement will be executed\u00a0to increase contracting opportunities for <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida&#8217;s<\/span> woman-, veteran-, and minority-owned small businesses. 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