JUNE 14 - 20.1987 THE ICHIGA
WO SPEED UP
Women who own and operate
small businesses contracted
for more than $1.6 billion in
federal prime contract �­
qards in 1986, up from $1.3 bil­
lion in the previous year, c­
cording to SBA cws. SBA
stati . cs show omen are
tarting ne businesses
rate doub the rate for men,
ips 'to that com y's v.p.,
Marshall Bass, RJR pur­
chased $7S million in goods
and services from minority
upp in ddition to $61
million from women-owned
businesses ...
. FLECTED:· Floyd ELe .
director of economic develop­
ment programs fo Anheuser-
Busch Compani Inc., has
been elected president of the
ational Minority Business
Directories (NMBD),
publishers of Try Us, a nation­
al listing of minority-owned
busin . Lewi has coor­
dinated
the
brewer's
"Partners
m
Economic
Progress"
seminars
for the
past five
years,
desi ed
, 19I1
to bring
minority
firms into Busch purchasing
operations. Try Us directory,
founded by Peter Meyerhoff,
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early 200 minority and
omen uppliers recently met
. th officials of RJR abisco,
Inc. at seminar in Parsipany,
J. The seminar was the
tenth one ponsored by RJR
abi co . ce 1982 to help
minority and omen suppliers
around the tion overcom
common 0 des and en-
ce their potenti for doing
business with RJR and other
corporations. Accord-
••• A full
of off ce support rvice,.
WORK GUARANTEED.
8:00 A. .-5:00 P. .,
thru Fri. on 926-
LEWIS
is arranged . to 83 major
product and service classifica­
tions and CO • an al-
phabetical listing of company
names as well as extensive
eyword index to help pur-
chasers find particular
product. NMBD conducts
training seminars for co­
porate purchasing personneL.
E HELP If.. AIL­
ABLE: Starting your own busi­
ness or expanding an existing
busin has its 0 uniqu
rewards and ris . Because
small businesses make p
abo 97 percent of all busi­
ness establishments in the
state and employ nearly half
the orking population, the
Michigan Department of Com­
merce has established the net­
wor of Small Business
Centers (SBCs) to provide as­
sistance to small business in
all areas of tart-up and
growth. They offer free coun­
seling and training in manage­
ment, personnel, mar eting,
business planning, financial
management and referral to
appropriate technical assis­
tance and scientific assistance.
Call1-800-132-ZlZl.
Business owner or consumer
Don't miss the PUSH Intemational
Trade Bureau IBusiness Day at the 16th Annual'
Operation PUSH convention.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE BUREAU,INC.
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PHlLADELPHIA- The To qualify, students must
. ooal B MBA Associatio submit romp ted applica-
(NBMBAA), a non-profit - non, 0 aa1 school
Iian� of OYer � minority transcrip and two-
holders of advanced business essay which responds to jhis
degr announces it tenth years scholarship question,
Annual Scholarship Program. "What Personal Gro Steps
"Six awards of $3,000 each Are Required to Become An
will be given to first 0 second Effective Business Leader?"
year graduate students in cer- Deadline is June 30,1987 .
tified Business Administr tion Contact NBMBAA ational
Management programs", e - Headquarters, 111 East Wa -
plains Scholarship Program er Drive, Suite 600, Chicago,
Chair, Stephen C. Lewis. lllinois 60601
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CHICAGO - You may soon
be able to contact your bro er
and buy stock in the nation's
fastes growing African
American-owned I business, the
Lawson ational Distributing
Company.
The firm is headed by Hous­
ton entrepreneur Danny Law­
so His company recently
rated by Black Enterpnse
magazine as the fastest gro -
ing business on the magazine's
list of 100 top Black busi-
nesses.
La on announced recently
from his ne Chicago head­
quarters that he h filed with
the Securiti and Exchange
Commission to offer over a
million shares of common
stock.
The offering is being handled
by Daniels and Bell, Inc. --­
the leading African American
member of the ew Yor
Stock Exchange.
nee ful eo
enance to become
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're ooking for experienced sal peop who want to
become Merrill Lynch financial Consultants.
To be selected you shoukl have a ful record 0
adl�em.�t in previous ,a een in t in the
financial d, the ability to communi II, and th d ire
to very hard our customers, Sales or other related
business experience is a plus.
H you lee! you are one of the individuals who can con­
tribu to our growth, then we would r to hear from you.
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dec· ions, handle details, and mak . personal P
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the res
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