PG&E Sponsors Supplier Diversity Small Business Expo and Matchmaking Fair for Fil-Am Small Businesses
July 9, 2009
San Francisco - Jose Pecho, Chair of the National Federation of Filipino-American Associations, Region 8 (NaFFAA, Region 8) and Victor Barrios, President of the San Francisco Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce announced that they have teamed with PG&E for a free Small Business Expo and Matchmaking Fair for Fil-Am Small Businesses in the Bay Area on “Doing Business with PG&E, AT&T, Comcast and the California Public Utilities.”
Along with PG&E, AT&T and Comcast have recently confirmed its attendance and will be on hand to participate in the event as well. Invitations to Sprint and Verizon have been sent in hopes of leveraging this event to allow the participating Filipino-American Small businesses the many opportunities available to provide a service or product to a host of public utilities to help in reaching Supplier Diversity Goals established by each of the participating agencies.
California is committed to small business and as a result, all California State Agencies are under Executive Order to conduct 25 percent of their procurement and contracts with small businesses and 3 percent with Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises
These small business programs complement the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Supplier Diversity Program, which encourages participating utilities to increase procurement levels with women, minority, and disabled veteran-owned business enterprises. “This will definitely empower our community and position our Fil-Am businesses to take advantage of the many business opportunities available with the dozens of agencies that make up the public utilities in the State,” said Mr. Pecho.
Representatives from Asian, Inc. a clearinghouse for certification of small businesses will be on hand to help attendees with getting certified as a Women/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE/MBE) allowing businesses to be entered into their supplier and vendor data base.
What: PG&E Small Business Expo and Matchmaking Fair, co-sponsored by the NaFFAA, Region 8 and the San Francisco Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce.
The event includes:
• Workshop on “Doing Business with PG&E, ATT, Comcast and CPUC
• How to get certified as a Women, Minority and Disabled Business Enterprise
• Matchmaking forum to learn of contracting opportunities firsthand
• One-on-one meetings with procurement specialist with Supplier Diversity Team of PG&E, AT&T and other Public Utilities
When: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 3pm to 7pm
Schedule
3:00-3:30: Registration and Matchmaking Sign-ups
3:30-4:00: Supplier Diversity Overview
4:00-4:30: Certification Process with Q&A Opportunities
4:30-5:00: Green Presentation
5:00-7:00: Matchmaking Sessions
Where: Offices of PG&E, 245 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
Why: Learn how to obtain utility contracts and sell goods and services.
Obtain valuable information on the certification process for Women, Minority and Disabled Business Enterprise.
PG&E sponsors or participates in many small business events throughout Northern California to help connect small businesses with procurement possibilities.
Types of businesses that should attend: Attorneys, CPAs, Engineers, Landscaping Architects and Contractors, Copy Services/Printing, Catering, Solar Installation Firms, Management Consultants, Event Planners, Behavior Research Firms, General Contractors, IT Consultants, Collection Agencies, IT Applications Hardware, Software, Call Center Suppliers with offshore capabilities, Janitorial Services, Commercial Real Estate Firms.
About the National Federation of Filipino-American Associations: NaFFAA is a non-profit and non-partisan coalition of community organizations and advocacy groups representing some 4 million people of Filipino descent in America, promoting the interests and well-being of Filipinos in the United States, and concerned over the welfare of the Philippines.
About the San Francisco Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce: The San Francisco Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce (SFFACC) is a non-profit organization created to promote and enhance the Filipino American business community in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Chamber’s primary strategy to achieve its goals is through greater understanding, communication and interaction between its members and the local mainstream business community.
For additional information and to register, you may email Jose Pecho, Chair, Region 8, NaFFAA at jose@jpinvests.com, 925-286-6607, or Victor Barrios, President, San Francisco Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce, vicbarrios21@gmail.com.
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That’s great that they are supporting diversity in business through events like this which should prove to be a good promotional event that small businesses can gain advertising exposure with.