National Society of Black Engineers

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National Society of Black Engineers

• Diogenes Alex Diaz
• Region 1 Business Diversity Chair
• Regional Leadership Conference
• August 5 2007

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Outline

• B.O.L.T.E
• NSBE MARKET PLACE
• MINORITY BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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B.O.L.T.EBringing Our Leaders Together Through
Entrepreneurship

• Wealth Building
• Investing
• Networking
• Proposal Writing
• Grant Writing
• Impacting the Community

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Possible Programs

• Learning to crawl before you run The foundation
  of a great small business
• Steps to beginning your own business
• I hate my boss! How to gain financial freedom by
  becoming your own boss
• Tips on writing effective business proposals
• Longevity and Livelihood Keeping your business
  in the green
• Good Money, Bad Money The difference between
  grants and loans, to a business owner
• Keeping your customer satisfied Ways to stay
  fresh, without reinventing the wheel
• How to expand into larger marketplaces

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NSBE Market Place

• Chapter Fund Raising
• NSBE Paraphernalia
• Other Creative Products
• Vendors

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Minority Business Directory

• Will be available on the Region 1 website
• To advertise a Minority Business, send
  information to
• r1businessdiversity_at_Board.nsbe.org

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Questions

• Diogenes Alex Diaz
• r1businessdiversity_at_Board.nsbe.org
• 978- 804- 2635