MED Week 2022

Greater Wilmington Business Journal

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September 17 – 30, 2022

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J O I N U S O C T O B E R 3 - 7, 2 0 2 2 Cape Fear Region Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week presented by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce recognizes and celebrates the achievements and impacts of minority entrepreneurs across southeastern Register online at www.wilmingtonchamber.org SPONSORS’ CONTENT DISTRIBUTED BY GREATER WILMINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

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8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

3-7, 2022

Setting the Table for Success: A day of reality-based preparation for your food business

event schedule

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DANI BLACK, BIGGER TABLES CULINARY AND SERVICE CONSULTING CFCC MCKEITHAN CENTER (BUILDING NA) ROOM 112

9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.

The Business of Business Plans: How to write a successful business plan JAMIE STALFORT, SBTDC VIRTUAL

10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

Managing the Multigenerational Workplace STEFANIE ADAMS, WNY PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT ELEVATE COWORKING

11:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.

Design and construction at UNC Wilmington STAFF FROM UNC WILMINGTON FACILITIES DIVISION VIRTUAL

12:00 P.M. - 1:15 P.M. Combating Shades of Microaggression

TRAVIS CORPENING, NEW HANOVER COUNTY VIRTUAL

1:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Social Entrepreneurship: Growing your business and your society CHRIS PRENTICE, UNCW, HEATHER MCWHORTER, UNCW CIE, JESS BOERSMA, UNCW, KARL RICANEK, LAPETUS SOLUTIONS CEO AND DIRECTOR OF UNCW I3S INSTITUTE VIRTUAL

3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Introduction to Wellness and Stress Management – Tips for the Entrepreneur TIFFANY CRIPPS, HEALTH BEGINS FROM WITHIN, LLC VIRTUAL

4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Doing Business with #TeamCOW JOE CONWAY, CITY OF WILMINGTON VIRTUAL

7:30 A.M. - 9:45 A.M.

9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.

CFCC UNION STATION

CARLA COPES, OFFICE FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES VIRTUAL

The Coalition's Business Roundtables

10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

Access to Capital for your Small Business

Historically Underutilized Business Certifications

10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.

LESLIE LEWIS, CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUND VIRTUAL

The Inclusion Dividend JOE CONWAY, A.B.I.D.E VIRTUAL

12:00 P.M. 1:30 P.M.

12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.

The Ultimate Workshop to Dominating Your Market with Social Media Ads TOYA WILSON-SMITH, NEXGENERATION DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY, INC VIRTUAL

2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Access to Capital (SPANISH) JOSE ALVAREZ, PROSPERA

VIRTUAL

3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.

The Wave of Latino Entrepreneurship in North Carolina and the New Hanover Region JOSE ALVAREZ, PROSPERA CAMILA MOLINA, THREAD CAPITAL WILMINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M.

Intentional Collisions

WILMINGTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PURE VIBEZ EVENTS

JOIN US FOR SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS ON: >> Food Based Business >> Larger business DI&E Initiatives >> Social Entrepreneurship >> Access to Capital

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Content Marketing and Copywriting for 2022 & Beyond TOYA WILSON-SMITH, NEXGENERATION DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY, INC VIRTUAL

2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.

BRANDING (Construcción de una Marca profesional y exitosa) SPANISH JENNIFER GALEANO, EUREKA MARKETING AGENCY VIRTUAL

3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Financial Health, Wellness, Resiliency - Creating an Adequate Retirement Plan ROSALIE CALARCO, AARP VIRTUAL

5:30 P.M. 7:30 P.M.

From Start-Up to Come-Up: Unconventional Ways to Start a Business and Find Success CHRIS MONTERO, PERFECT TOUCH RENTALS AND CHAKEMA CLINTON-QUINTANA, CHANNEL POWERED BY LIVE OAK BANK

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Friday

9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.

Genesis Block Diversity in Clean Energy Trade Show (DICE): Converting Conversations to Contracts

TRACEY AND GIRARD NEWKIRK, GENESIS BLOCK WILSON CENTER AT CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE

9:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M.

Finding the Gold in Your Email List

MELANIE DIEHL, MELANIE AND CO MARKETING COLLECTIVE VIRTUAL

11:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

2022 WilmingtonBiz Conference & Expo WILMINGTON CONVENTION CENTER

6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Impuestos sobre las ventas y uso JAVIER CARLOS, NC DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIRTUAL

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8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.

NC Sales and Use Tax / Impuesto sobre Ventas y Uso SPANISH JAVIER CARLOS, NC DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE VIRTUAL

10:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M.

Your Business Story: A Guide to Using Analytics & Big Data in Small Business TOYA WILSON-SMITH, NEXGENERATION DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY, INC

Novant Health recognizes that every person is different and shaped by unique life experiences, enabling us to better understand our team members and the communities we serve. At Novant Health, diversity, inclusion and equity is not a program – rather it’s an ongoing commitment to our patients, team members and community. Novant Health is proud to partner with the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce and sponsor MED Week, to help celebrate accomplishments and provide additional opportunities to strengthen our community.

VIRTUAL

12:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M.

Spotlight on Supplier Diversity: Novant Health ERICA LUCAS, NOVANT HEALTH, SAM VOREH, NOVANT HEALTH VIRTUAL

1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. How to navigate Federal Government Contract Opportunities

JON BARKER, PTW SOLUTIONS, INC. VIRTUAL

2:15 P.M. - 3:15 P.M.

Mental Health & Addictions in the Workplace CANDACE ALLEY, TRAUMA RESOURCE NETWORK INC. VIRTUAL

3:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.

“All North Carolinians can benefit from the success of our minority entrepreneurs, who create jobs, attract investment and generate revenue in communities throughout our state.”

September 17 – 30, 2022

Accessibility for All: Blockchain, Crypto, and Smart Cities LOGAN LENZ, AWESOME WEBSITE GUYS

Cape Fear Region MED Week illustrates the commitment of UNCW and its community partners to equal opportunity and economic inclusion for minority- and women-owned businesses. In 2015, UNCW hosted the first Cape Fear Region MED Week to recognize the impact of minority businesses and to help level the playing field by providing guidance, networking and business development opportunities. The university remains committed to using programs and resources to enhance relationships and to broaden collaborative efforts to grow minority businesses in the southeast North Carolina region.

The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to be hosting Cape Fear Minority Enterprise Development (MED) week this year. This year, Cape Fear MED Week includes more than 30 programs over the course of five days to help you grow your business and meet other business owners in our community. I am grateful to our community partners and event sponsors who understand that all North Carolinians can benefit from the success of our minority entrepreneurs, who create jobs, attract investment, and generate revenue in communities throughout our state.

– Natalie English, President & CEO of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

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NATALIE ENGLISH, President & CEO of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

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WORDMARKS EXECUTIVE SPONSORS: PURE VIBEZ EVENTS, THOMAS CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC INVESTOR SPONSORS: ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AT UNCW, AT&T NORTH CAROLINA , CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE SMALL BUSINESS CENTER, CLANCY & THEYS CONSTRUCTION CO., R. J. LEEPER CONSTRUCTION, LLC, SMALL BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBTDC) AT UNCW, SWAIN CENTER FOR EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AT UNCW Register online at www.wilmingtonchamber.org SPONSORS’ CONTENT DISTRIBUTED BY GREATER WILMINGTON BUSINESS JOURNAL