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Bush seeks ans wers to 10 w minority
WASHI GTO , D.C.­
Joshua I. smith, Chairman of
the Commission on Minority
Bu ine Development, and
Chairman of the MAXIMA
Corpor . on, the ninth largest
Black-owned firm in the U.S.,
has begun operations to meet
President Bush and Congress'
mandate to bolster minority
busin enterprise in the U.S.
. The Commission on Minorty
Business Development es­
tablished by public Law 100-
656, the Business Opportunity
Development reform Act of
1988. It has its mandated pur­
pose the review and assessment
of federal programs intended to
promote the development of
minority business, and the
determination as to whether
tho e federal programs are
meeting their objectives.
The comission will issue
reports to the President and
Congress, submitting an interim
report by December 31, 1990
which will describe the review
and evalu tion methodology
employed by the Commission in
carrying out its or and in­
dicating tho e changes in the
or regulation ich should
be considered immediately.
The Commission's final report
will be issued by December 31,
1991.
The Commision's specific
purposes are to:
- Study the efficacy of all
federal programs intended to
promote minority business
development.
- Review the overall effec­
tiveness of the Small Buiness
Administration's (SBA)
Minority Small Business and
Capital Ownership Develop­
ment programs.
. - Examine whether SBA
and other agencies can take
steps to broaden the base of 8
(a) contractors.
- Examine whether the
range of firms entering the
program is compatible with
business opportunities for com­
mercial success after gradua-
tion. .
Assess the methods used to
improve the competitive skills
of program firms and determine
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Presidential a pointments
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- The Under S cretary of
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efficient and
effective use
of your tlme
By Philand r Garvey
N"lW YORK· - One of the
most common complaint f
most american. goes mething
like thi : "1 never seem to have
enough time" or here are ju t
not enough hour in a day."
Well, in this week's uccess
cws column, I would like to ex­
plore the question of time and
how you can make more effec­
tive usc of your time and live a
happier life.
First of all, one key point
must be made: "Time is the most
equal commodity on Earth. We
all begin each day with the same
mount of it." There are only 24 .
hour. in a day and that's it. It is
u ele wi hing for more. What
you must learn to do is make the
best use of y ur 24 hours.
Step one in this process is to
view your time as money and get
a clear picture of how you spend
each hour of the day. Yes, for a
week or two you actually need
to keep record of how you are
currently spending your time.
Once a week's worth or records
have been kept, you must review
your time chart and ask the fol­
lowing three questi of every
ctivit y on it.
- Do I reaUy need to do this
ctivity? You may be amazed at
the number of daily or weekly
activiti which have made their
way into your life by habit or c­
cide 1. Very . ply put, yo
make sure that every time­
expeDc:lbl· me really needs to be
doae. The y to ppro cit
. . to q tion: If I
stop doi this particular. ac-
.. , ppe ?
- If you determine tt"'_I�� __
activity needs to be done, the
next question is • AJn I the one,
who hould be doing it?· In
other words, have I Howed
myself to be tricked or trapped
sociations
-Four members who are
CEOs of major domestic cor­
po at ions, two of which shall be
minority businesses
-Four members from leading
educational institution, two of
w . ch are historically Blac col­
leges or universities .
We are an outreach or­
ganization. Our reports will be
reports on pr gress, not studies, .
an will reflect input from all
segments of the minority busi­
ne community - nationwide"
says I. Smith, Commission
Ch irman.
The' Commission is sup­
po ed by a fuU staff located at:
730 Jackson Place, .VV.
W hington, D.C. 20006
into d ing something that
omeone else sh uld b doing?
People wh have an attitude
f If y u want s mething d ne
right, y u'v g to d it yourself"
. are very pr ne t be tra ped
into ding me ne el e' rk.
- If you determine that an
activity h uld be don nd y u
are the one who hould doing
it, the que lion become this:
" an thi be d ne faster or lc
frequently?"
But remember this questi n
. h • uld n 1 . a ked until y u
have a ked and an wercd the
fir t tw que tion above. For it
would be a eriou mi take for
you to do omcthing m re effi­
ciently which either needs not
be done at all or should be done
by someone el c.
Next week w will delve into
making more efJicienlllse of your
lime.
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