File #: 14-2470    Version: 1 Name: CHICAGO MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 4/8/2014 In control: Steele
On agenda: 4/9/2014 Final action: 4/9/2014
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CHICAGO MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.'S 47TH ANNUAL CHICAGO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FAIR WHEREAS, The Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (ChicagoMSDC) is a premier organization for increasing business opportunities between major buying organizations and minority-owned businesses; and WHEREAS, ChicagoMSDC was founded on two fundamental principles: Partnership among minority business, corporate America and government, and Fairness in the marketplace for all; and WHEREAS, ChicagoMSDC's programs and resources are avenues for minority entrepreneurs to increase sales to private and public sector buying organizations. To the buyer, ChicagoMSDC serves as a credible resource for locating qualified minority suppliers. To both the entrepreneur and the buyer, ChicagoMSDC is the central network where trading partners meet and business alliances flourish; and WHEREAS, On April 10-11, 2014 the ChicagoMSDC will hold the ...
Sponsors: ROBERT STEELE, JOHN P. DALEY, STANLEY MOORE, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
 
RECOGNIZING THE CHICAGO MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, INC.'S 47TH ANNUAL CHICAGO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FAIR  
 
WHEREAS, The Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (ChicagoMSDC) is a premier organization for increasing business opportunities between major buying organizations and minority-owned businesses; and
 
WHEREAS, ChicagoMSDC was founded on two fundamental principles: Partnership among minority business, corporate America and government, and Fairness in the marketplace for all; and
 
WHEREAS, ChicagoMSDC's programs and resources are avenues for minority entrepreneurs to increase sales to private and public sector buying organizations. To the buyer, ChicagoMSDC serves as a credible resource for locating qualified minority suppliers. To both the entrepreneur and the buyer, ChicagoMSDC is the central network where trading partners meet and business alliances flourish; and
 
WHEREAS, On April 10-11, 2014 the ChicagoMSDC will hold the 47th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair at Navy Pier, a catalyst for developing partnerships between minority and majority-owned corporations and government agencies; and
 
WHEREAS, Established in 1968 as the "Chicago Business Opportunity Day" and later renamed the "Chicago Business Opportunity Fair," (CBOF) it remains as the signature event of ChicagoMSDC; and
 
WHEREAS, CBOF is the oldest and largest procurement show in the nation exclusively devoted to multi-cultural and multi-ethnic businesses; and
 
WHEREAS, CBOF 47 will offer workshops, networking opportunities and the 47th CBOF Trade Fair providing countless opportunities for fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and minority-owned businesses to network and develop new partnerships; and
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby applaud the tireless efforts of the ChicagoMSDC to provide opportunities for growth to minority owned businesses and welcome the 47th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair to Cook County; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be spread upon the official proceeding of this Honorable Body and a ceremonial copy be given to Hans W. Bonner, Executive Director of the Chicago MSDC.end