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Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) announces its 1st Business Opportunity Fair- a ground breaking event providing the opportunity for ethnic minority businesses to showcase their range of products and services to a who’s who of corporate buyers and internal clients.  Organized at the world class conferencing facilities at Emirates Stadium, London this event will attract over 50 top minority suppliers exhibiting so don’t miss out on this great opportunity to show buyers & key decision makers from Marketing, IT & Recruitment departments from our Corporate Members just what you can do. Buyers present will include: BT, Hewlett Packard, JP Morgan, Marriott, MasterCard, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Lehman Brothers, Tyco Fire & Security, Merrill Lynch, Johnson Controls

Attendees have the choice either to attend workshops and network for £75 or pay for exhibition space. Exhibition space paid for before 31st January 2008 starts from only £250 (+VAT) while full day registrations received before 31st January 2008 are up to 25% off! Please quote SL001 to get this special rate.

No matter what anyone says, it’s not going to be easy to access a piece of that projected £1 billion contracts pie that is on offer as a direct result of Britain’s successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2012.

Any business looking to become a third, second or first-tier supplier needs to understand it is a process that is more complicated than just signing up and being picked by a company.  While it’s true that getting a foot in the door takes savvy networking, that’s only the first step if you want to take advantage of the opportunities arising from not only the Olympics, but from the numerous public and private contracts that are on offer. 

The National Black Women’s Network has teamed up with Supply London under the “Supply or Bust” banner to provide a groundbreaking programme to help Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) businesses build the skills and capacity needed to ensure that they are in the best position to bid for contracts.  ‘Supply or Bust!’ aims to identify successful proposal strategies to ensure that business owners are engaged and benefiting from the huge potential offered by the procurement bonanza. 

Supply or Bust! launches on Thursday 24th January 2008 at the Bloomsbury Thistle Hotel, London WC1, between 6:00pm and 8:30pm and is open to businesses that wish to get their services and products in front of the ‘who’s who’ of corporate buyers, purchasing managers and clients.  Admission is £free but booking is essential.

This event is supported by an impressive line up of procurement specialists who will address and identify the current and future procurement issues and joint venture opportunities available to businesses looking to tender for contracts.  Spearheaded by Ruth Brothwell (Supply London), the Supply or Bust! programme of activities offers an impressive line up of workshops, mentoring sessions, diagnostic reviews, peer networking and more importantly will get you in front of the right people, for your sector, through our bespoke round table ‘meet the buyer’ sessions with major buyers who have signed up to the “Supply or Bust!” programme. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to network with key officials and industry experts and benefit from the practical insight and hard advice provided by our panel of speakers.

For further information or booking contact : NBWN, Suite 501, International House, 223 Regent Street, London W1R 8QD