City Of Greenboro: City Schedules Virtual MED Week Activities November 9-10

Press release from the City of Greensboro:

11/02/2021 3:16 PM

The City is hosting two virtual events for the seventh annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week November 9-10.

Activities, which are open to the public via online registration, include a networking opportunity and a full slate of informational presentations. For full details, visit this website. Nominations are also now being accepted for MED Week Awards by filling out this online form.

The theme of MED Week this year is “Bouncing Back Better.”

“We are thrilled to announce the renaming of the annual event to Piedmont Triad MED Week,” says Maria Hicks-Few, the City’s chief equity and inclusion officer. “Area municipalities, universities, school systems, chambers of commerce and other community partners are committed to diversity and inclusion in the Piedmont Triad.”

The purpose of national MED Week, which is celebrated across the country, is to provide business development opportunities to firms and celebrate the accomplishments of minority and women business enterprises (M/WBE) during the past year.

Questions? Call the City’s Office of Equity and Inclusion at 336-373-7980.

This press release was produced by the City of Greensboro. The views expressed here are the author’s own.