CONNECTIONS | AUGUST 2023 | |
From the Director | Refresh | | |
August has been an unusually busy month. First, a refresh with the restructuring and renaming of the office that operates the MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center, and the naming of Christopher R. Lundy, Esq. as the Director of the newly formed Mayor's Office of Small & Minority Business Advocacy and Development. On August 24, the office hosted its first Meet and Greet. | |
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Christopher R. Lundy, Esq., Director, Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Small & Minority Business Advocacy & Development
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N. Scott N. Scott Philips, Esq., Director, Mid-Atlantic Region Minority Business Development Agency Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore | |
Two of our clients received awards during the MBE Manufacturing Summit in Atlanta, and I joined our partners, the Regional Manufacturing Institute and the Maryland MEP and Governor Wes Moore during the annual Maryland Association of Counties Conference in Ocean City, Maryland. | |
Maryland MEP Director Mike Kelleher (left) and RMI President Mike Galiazzo (right) flank Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who called for doing more to grow the state's economy and making Maryland manufacturing a priority at MACO. | |
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Center clients Fabpro Technologies and Granite Works received national recognition as award winner in this Year's National MBE Manufacturers Summit, hosted by the Atlanta Minority Business Development Agency Business Center, operated by Georgia Tech. See Client Highlights below to learn more about these winning companies that are "Making a Difference" and "Breaking the Mold" in the manufacturing industry.
This year's summit, kicked off by Donald R. Cravins, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, Minority Business Development Agency, featured noted speakers on recruiting, training, and retaining tomorrow's top workforce talent.
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Starting in this issue of Connections, we will refresh our Meet Our Team series, beginning with the introduction of our Center's core team below. Over the summer we have been working diligently to refresh and restart our CEO Advisory Roundtable program. The new format is set to begin September 19 and all clients are invited to attend. I will be facilitating the sessions with help from our business consultants. The new format will include a featured guest followed by our mastermind sessions.
I am extremely excited about the new directions and opportunities.
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N. Scott Phillips
Director
Mid-Atlantic Region MBDA
Advanced Manufacturing Center - Baltimore
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Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Small & Minority Business Advocacy & Development | |
The Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Small & Minority Business Advocacy is the National Minority Business Development Agency grant recipient and operator for the Baltimore MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center. The day-to-day contacts in this office for Center operations are: | |
Paul Taylor, Director of Development & Small Business Resource Center | |
Reginald Mack, Program Coordinator | |
Baltimore Minority Business Development Agency Advanced Manufacturing Center | |
The Baltimore MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center continues to provide advice, counsel, technical assistance, and to help clients and customers secure access to funding, contracts, domestic and global markets, strategic consulting, and specialized training. | About Us | |
Anthony Robinson, Esq., Senior Business Consultant | |
LaToya Staten, Strategic Consultant | |
Allan Hirsh, Business Consultant | |
Uchenna Udeh, Center Administrator | |
Chris Plater, Special Projects Manager | |
Next Issue | Meet Our Partners | |
MED Week 2023 & NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange Collaborate to Close the Equity Gap | |
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As part of the efforts to accelerate minority business growth and advance economic equity the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) are collaborating to bring this year’s NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange and MBDA National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week to Baltimore October 22- 25, 2023.
The conferences will be held in the same space to maximize attendance opportunities and will include MBDA-contributed federal government programming focused on creating greater opportunity for the minority business community.
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Partnering Organizations Present . . . | |
Three Events Featured by the
Virginia Manufacturers Association
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21st Annual Virginia Environmental Health & Safety Conference & Virginia Chemistry Sustainability Workshop | September 20 | Details | |
Women in Manufacturing Virginia Leadership Conference | October 27 | Details | |
VMA Gala & Virginia Manufacturing Cup Celebration | October 27 | Details | |
Two Events for Maryland Manufacturers & Industry Service Providers
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Betting on Maryland Manufacturing, hosted September 14, offers an opportunity to join RMI of Maryland, Maryland MEP and our partners for a discussion on the future of Maryland manufacturing and why it’s more important than ever that we reinvest in technology, workforce and operations to promote and sustain the long-term growth of our industry. | Center clients, contact us to register. Others, see Details below to register.
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Maryland Manufacturing Innovation 2023 (MMI 2023), hosted October 3, by Maryland MEP and RMI of Maryland, returns as the only conference in Maryland designed to provide manufacturers with the opportunity to learn about the latest trends in industry, share lessons learned and best practices and connect with their peers and colleagues from around the State.
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MiHUB CoOp is accepting applications for membership. Contact Mark Lawrence for information. | |
The Manufacturing Innovation Hub Cooperative (MiHUB) is a member owned and operated entity committed to supporting the shared growth and development of minority manufactures and their communities. Our facility is located in Baltimore at 1100 Wicomico Street. We are co-located with our strategic partner Harbor Design. We provide shared services to include product design, marketing, financing, and administrative support. The self-sustaining co-op leverages member and stakeholder investments to develop systems and infrastructure to support core operations. | |
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MiHUB is located in Baltimore but serves minority manufacturers worldwide. We exist to connect the ecosystem between minority manufacturers and innovation to ensure that the manufacturing industry is diverse to continue to accelerate, grow, and thrive.
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Fabpro Technologies & Granite Works Win BIG at the Sixth National MBE Manufacturers Summit | |
Since 2016, the Georgia MBDA Business Center has hosted the National MBE Manufacturers Summit to focus on the MBE manufacturing community. During the Summit, the National MBE Manufacturing Awards honor and recognize minority manufacturers that have made a difference in advocating for MBE manufacturers and the MBE manufacturing community, working tirelessly to level the playing field for MBEs in this industry.
Two clients nominated by the Baltimore MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center - Fabpro Technologies and Granite Works - received awards at this year's National MBE Manufacturers Summit.
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Breaking the Mold winner Granite Works for pioneering leadership in the manufacturing industry. | Gabriel Martino, Regional President, Granite Works pictured | |  |
Making A Difference winner Fabpro Technologies for advocating for underserved/ underrepresented communities as well as the MBE manufacturing community. | Antoine Hutchinson, Owner, Fabpro Technologies pictured | | |
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Lean Six Black Belt Virtual Training, August 31, 2023; Exceptional Leadership Training-2023, Virtual, September 12, 2023; More. | MD MEP. Register
Betting on Maryland Manufacturing | RMI of Maryland, Maryland Jockey Club, September 14, 2023 | Register
21st Annual Virginia Environmental Health & Safety Conference & Virginia Chemistry Sustainability Workshop | VMA | September 20, 2023 | Details
The Heavy Lift of CMMC - Documentation, August 17, 2023; How to Finance Your Next Project for Manufacturers, September 20, 2023; How to Keep CMMC Affordable, September 21, 2023. | DE MEP Register
Manufacturers Resource Center September Training Events | A Local Partner of the PA MEP. Lean Culture Immersion, How to Use DiSC to Improve Communication and Collaboration, Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification, ISO 9001: 2015 Internal Auditor Training, More. September 2023 | For Information
NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange & MBDA MED Week | National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC & the Minority Business Development Agency | Baltimore | October 22-24, 2023.| Details
VMA Gala & Virginia Manufacturing Cup Celebration | VMA | October 27 | Details
Women in Manufacturing Virginia Leadership Conference | WIM Virginia Chapter | October 27 | Details
Maryland Manufacturing Innovation 2023 | MD MEP & RMI | October 3, 2023 | Register
"Made in New Jersey" Manufacturing Day | N.J. MEP, October 6, 2023 | Register
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PLUS | Visit Baltimore City SourceLink
Events, services, resources, more for small businesses operating in Baltimore City.
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SourceLink is hosted by our Center's operator, the Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Development.
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