From the Director | Things to Come |
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November we celebrated our Baltimore MEDWeek and Supplier Diversity Inclusion Week. I want to thank everyone who participated as speakers, moderators, event partners, staff and attendees. Transitioning our annual event from a face to face experience to virtual was challenging. Based on the feedback received our Virtual MEDWeek activities were a success. Like many of you our team has embraced the new and innovated approaches to engaging and informing. Please let us know how we are doing.
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November has also begun the transition in leadership at both the national and local levels of government. With the election of Mayor Elect Brandon Scott we expect our local community to see a renewed focus on support for minority and locally owned businesses. In his transition the Mayor-Elect has identified Business, Workforce and Neighborhood Development as one of his priorities. We encourage our stakeholders to engage the co-chairs of the committee Shelonda Stokes, President of Downtown Partnership of Baltimore and Gerald Jackson, Assistant Business Manager for the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 486.
In Washington we will be watching the Biden administration as it executes its transition. My colleague Anthony Robinson has been tracking closely the priorities articulated by President Elect Biden:
- Establishing a small-business trust fund: $60 billion in funds for smaller lenders and community based financial institutions.
- Reserving half of new PPP funds for businesses small businesses with 50 employees or less
- Restricting PPP amounts to no more than lost revenue
- Guaranteeing that every small business will get relief, rather than capping the fund
- Increase funding for MBDA and provide lending authority.
We will keep you informed and encourage your participation in the transition.
N. Scott Phillips
Director
Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA
Advanced Manufacturing Center -Baltimore
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Recap | 2020 Baltimore MEDWeeek (Virtual) |
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Baltimore MEDWeek featured remarks from 37 national, state, and local public officials and subject matter experts from government, corporate, and trade organizations. Themed, "Succeeding Together:Through Collaborative and Cooperative Thought and Action. This years event, held virtually November 9-12, included more than 150 attendees.
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REPLAY INFORMATION
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Our Virtual Baltimore MEDWeek Virtual Campus enables attendees to log in to the Baltimore MEDWeek Platform for replays using your General Session user name and password.
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Missed us this year? Sign up here for Baltimore MEDWeek recaps access.
- Either way, once on the Virtual Campus, go to the Agenda in the left column to select the session you would like to watch.
- Also, if you are registered or have signed up, click on the Agenda & Speakers or the Exhibitors buttons in this newsletter for direct links to agenda and speaker video footage or information.
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Opening Remarks & Press Announcements |
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Baltimore City Mayor
Bernard C. "Jack" Young
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U.S. Department of Commerce MBDA National Director
David J. Byrd
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Baltimore City Council President & Baltimore City Mayor-Elect Brandon M. Scott |
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Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Director Paul E. Taylor |
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Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore & Manufacturing Innovation Hub Cooperative (MiHUB) Project Director
N. Scott Phillips
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Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA Strategic Partner the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland President
Michael Galiazzo
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National, Maryland and MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore leaders opened 2020 Baltimore MEDWeek with remarks and press announcements on the week's agenda, which called for continued collaborative work to grow the number and revenue of minority participating in the advanced manufacturing supply chain as businesses and employers. |
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Maryland Leaders Open Procurement Fair
A Baltimore MEDWeek Signature Event
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U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (left to right) joined N. Scott Phillips (not pictured here) on Thursday, November 12 to open Baltimore MEDWeek's first time ever virtual Meet the Primes Procurement Fair. The public officials spoke on the importance to minority contracting to all Marylanders, inclouding national opportunities for Maryland manufacturers. |
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More than 20 exhibitors participated in Baltimore MEDWeek's first time ever virtual Meet the Primes Style Procurement Fair.The event also included a workshop, Doing Business With the City of Baltimore, and virtual vendor appointments and information sessions.
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Minority Manufacturing Symposium |
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Thirty-seven corporate and public sector moderators, panelists, and presenters (including those below) from national, state, and local organizations spoke at the day-long Minority Manufacturing Symposium on Tuesday, November 10. In its second year, the symposium has also become a Baltimore MEDWeek signature event.
Morning and mid-day plenary session speakers addressed managing pandemic stress and peak business performance, building a capital network, and higher education services for advanced manufacturing. Two afternoon professional development breakouts for MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore clients featured mock procurement pitch sessions with feedback from government and corporate procurement experts.
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Maryland Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs Special Secretary Jimmy Rhee |
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Maryland Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Industry Sector Development Signe Pringle |
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Robin Hood CEO, Social Entrepreneur, Combat Veteran & Best Selling Author Wes Moore |
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The Harbor Bank of Maryland President & COO John D. Lewis |
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MBE Capital Partners CEO Raphael Martinez |
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RareBreed Ventures Managing Director Mac McKeever |
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Startup Maryland Co-Founder & CEO Michael Binko |
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Ground Transportation CEO & BTST Executive Director Jan Desper Peters |
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Motivational Speaker, Edu-Tainer, Energizer & Employee Coach Milton Hunt |
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MiHUB CoOp Virtual Launch |
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Pictured: Inncuvate Consulting Managing Partner and panel moderator Mark A. Lawrence, who is helping to launch MiHUB along with N. Scott Phillips (pictured in the Opening Session above) and a development team. Others pictured (left to right): Manufacturers and MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore clients Sonavi Labs Founder & CEO Ellington West, Sonavi Labs Chief Business Deveopment Officer Brandon Dottin-Haley, ATP-MD Maryland President & Founder Joseph J. James, and FiberElectronics CEO & Founder Mubariz Razvi. |
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Minority Manufacturing Symposium attendees heard from a panel of minority manufacturers on the value add of the Manufacturing Innovation Hub Cooperative (MiHUB) and its “We’re Stronger Together” platform to minority manufacturers and their supply chain during the CoOp's virtual launch and ribbon cutting.
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MiHUB is an outgrowth of the MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center – Baltimore’s current support to minority manufacturers. MiHUB offers opportunities across all manufacturing industry sectors for companies to scale up and grow through collaborative access to technology, business development opportunities, technical assistance, and financial assistance.
The launch session featured a "The cooperative will help members grow together to deliver economic and social benefit in communities and increase minority manufacturers’ connection to national manufacturing research and development infrastructure,” said N. Scott Phillips, Project Director for MiHUB and the MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore.
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FedBiz IT Solutions President Don Tiaga |
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Semforex President Michael Lamb |
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Virtual Site Visits Showcased
Three Minority-Owned Companies
During Baltimore MEDWeek
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Baltimore MEDWeek attendees participated in virtual site visits to Berries by Quicha and Sonavi Labs, minority manufacturing clients of the MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore, and minority-owned restaurant Ekiben, for insite on their products, operations, market, and business needs. The three companies are located in Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Granite Works is a premier countertop and cabinetry manufacturer. The company remodels more than 1000 kitchens annually, serving homeowners, interior designers, contractors, developers, builders, construction companies, millwork shops and others. |
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Gabriel Martino, President |
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Maryland certified MBE/SBE/DBE and county certified in Montgomery, Prince George’s and Baltimore City, Granite Works operates across the Maryland, DC and Virginia metropolitan area from two Maryland locations, one in Rockville and another in Baltimore City. Some marquee projects in the contractor’s portfolio include the Marriott, Hilton, Wyndham Hotel and Sheraton hotels, as well as the Federal Reserve Building. The company is also a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and a certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE). Major construction projects in the area include work for firms such as Bozzuto Construction and Ryan Homes. Commercial project sizes average $1.5M. |
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Events & Training for Manufacturers |
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Capitalizing onYour HR Infrastructure, December 8, 2020; Accountability & Conflict Management, December 9 | Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA) Virtual Learning Series | Register.
Champions of Maryland Manufacturing - Webinar#2 Energy Efficiency Success Stories, December 10, 2020 | Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland | Register
Fall Training & Events | U.S. Department of Commerce Manufacturing Extension Partnership Network | Learn more.
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