October 2010
5K Biz Plan Competition
MEGABIZFEST
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Biz Plan Finals
Biz Matchmaking
Keynote Luncheon
Elevator Pitch Contest
Dynamic Drive
MEGA | BIZFEST
About Us
Embracing Diverse Talent
Creating Businesses | Building Strategic Alliances.
MEGA| BIZFEST is an annual business conference for policy-makers, corporations, governments, business leaders and small businesses to gather and explore strategies for improving prospects for women-, veteran-,
and minority-owned businesses. It is the largest business event hosted by the City of Wilmington for small, women and minority businesses. "Mega BizFest demonstrates the City of Wilmington's commitment to small businesses," said Wilmington Mayor James M. Baker. "We want all business owners to be part of a new Wilmington that is emerging from the old, where growth and
prosperity is available to all, and where everyone is given the opportunity and direction to succeed." Through a series of innovative events, Mega BizFest nurtures the development of strategic alliances while providing access to the crucial resources and capital needed for small businesses to succeed in today's multi-cultural economy. It joins together several business events:
10K Business Plan Competition
A competitive competition for businesses to compete for $10,000 in cash and/or business supportive services
- Business-to-Business Golf Classic & Golf Clinic
The golf outings serves to help small business become acclomade to the "Mental Game of Corporate Golf" as an extension of the Boardroom where linking deals and relationships are established. The Pro Golf Clinic also helps to strengthen the skillsets and understanding of the game of golf as a business strategy and networking tool.
- Mega Matchmaking
An opportunity for you to meet one-on-one with private, corporate, government buyers and prime contractors to procure goods and service contracts.
- Thomas J. Moyer DBE Achievement Awards
Annual awards to an outstanding DBE who has accomplished a major 'milestone" in its field of work and, two, an outstanding corporation that has exemplified the business development objectives of supplier diversity.
Each one of the business events are instrumental to help build and strengthen business management and operations of small women, veterans, and minority businesses.
"Mega BizFest demonstrates the City of Wilmington's commitment to small businesses," said Wilmington Mayor James M. Baker. "We want all business owners to be part of a new Wilmington that is emerging from the old, where growth and prosperity is available to all, and where everyone is given the opportunity and direction to succeed."
Our Mission:
MEGA | BIZFEST mission is to promote the cultivation of women and minority businesses for supplier diversity opportunities in the development of government, private industry and corporate America in procurement Let contracting.