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Small Business Week Set for May 12 | Charlotte is celebrating Small Business Week May 12-18 and Neighborhood & Business Services has been working to provide an incredible lineup of speakers and events to celebrate.
The kickoff will occur at the May 13 City Council meeting with local business recognitions and a reading of the mayor’s proclamation. On Tuesday, the Charlotte Business Resources Small Business Week Conference will occur. The Charlotte Business Resources Consortium has an exciting day planned, including a nationally-renowned keynote speaker and local entrepreneurs sharing success stories. Chef Jeff Henderson, a New York Times bestselling author, will inspire attendees with his dynamic story about overcoming obstacles on his path to success.
Additionally, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Crowns of Enterprise Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23. Awards will be presented in the following categories: Small Business Enterprise of the Year, Minority Business Enterprise of the Year and Woman Business Enterprise of the Year.
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Historic West End Cleanup for Change to Take Place April 20 |
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For the 2013 Great Charlotte Clean-up, Keep Charlotte Beautiful has partnered with the Chris Canty Foundation for the second annual Historic West End Cleanup for Change. The event, which will be held 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 20, will consist of 20 beautification sites along the Beatties Ford Corridor. Of the 20 sites that have been identified, Keep Charlotte Beautiful will focus on Fred Alexander Park, the Highway 16 ramp near the Excelsior Club, L. C. Coleman Park, West Charlotte Park and West Charlotte High School.
Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 a.m. on the Johnson C. Smith University campus. Those who are interested in volunteering are asked to click here to register with the Chris Canty Foundation. For more information about the cleanup, email service.programs@chriscantyfoundation.org. |
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Keep Charlotte Beautiful Smart Art Grant |
The Smart Art Graffiti Abatement grant program was created to decrease graffiti and increase awareness of public art within urban communities. This year, the KCB Committee has awarded Smart Art grants to two communities - Windsor Park and First Ward.
Both communities will collaborate with local artists, Marcus Kiser and Antoine Williams, to create a mural within their community that captures the vision and develops a signature symbol. The Smart Art program has been made possible through a generous $10,000 grant provided by the Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation. For more information, visit the Keep Charlotte Beautiful website. | | Link:
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Small Business Opportunity Program Update | The City of Charlotte’s Small Business Opportunity (SBO) Program seeks to increase opportunities for small businesses to grow through participation in City contracts. In October 2010, the City retained MGT of America, Inc. (MGT) to conduct a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Disparity Study. The study looked at who the City spent its money with, specifically analyzing the utilization of minority and women owned firms relative to their availability in our market area. The findings concluded that the City underutilized minority and women owned firms for some industry segments. As a result of these findings, the City is considering several changes to the SBO Program, which will include race and gender-conscious measures to target the identified disparity.
Recently the SBO Program held two community forums to communicate the recommended changes as well as receive input. In the coming months, the City Council Economic Development Committee will review the proposed SBO Program changes, with a new program launch targeted for July 1, 2013. For more information about the changes to the SBO program, please contact Nancy Rosado at nrosado@charlottenc.gov. | | Link:
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