BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//NCMBC - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.ncmbc.us X-WR-CALDESC:Events for NCMBC REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230305T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T170000 DTSTAMP:20260428T031710 CREATED:20230125T214048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T214048Z UID:1689-1677999600-1678467600@www.ncmbc.us SUMMARY:Minority Executive Education Institute (MEEI) DESCRIPTION:Minority Executive Education Institute (MEEI) programming utilizes the talents of graduate-level professors and leading business experts to create a powerful learning experience. This model gives minority and women business owners tangible knowledge that can be used to grow revenue\, expand into new markets\, launch new product ideas\, and foster sustainability. \nPROGRAM CURRICULUM \nThe week-long program curriculum topics will include: \n\nHigh Finance\nBusiness Growth Strategies\nSuccession Planning\nEconomic Trends for Business Growth\nMarketing Strategies\nGroup Case Study Activity;\nAnd much more\n\nPROGRAM ELIGIBILITY \n\nMinority and women-owned firms are eligible to participate. Firms certified as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) will receive priority in admission.\nAnnual revenues in excess of $250\,000\nMinimum of two (2) years in operation\nDemonstrate business stability and the desire to build capacity for long term sustainability\n\nPARTICIPANT BENEFITS \n\nCompetitive leadership development training specifically for minority and women-owned businesses\nAn extensive training curriculum developed through partnerships with universities\, corporations\, government and community organizations\nPowerful learning experience that gives diverse businesses concrete knowledge to grow revenue\, enter new markets or launch new product ideas\nComprehensive and robust business education content based on proven best practices and research\nDevelopment of strategic business leadership capabilities\nBusiness growth knowledge and expansion strategies\nAnalysis and assessment of current operations (with a roadmap for the future)\nSuccession plan development\n\nFor more information\, contact: John Ham at JHam@TheInstituteNC.org \nTheInstituteNC.org/MEEI2023 \nPROGRAM SCHEDULE \nThis is a tentative schedule. Details are subject to change. All meals are included with full registration except where noted “on your own”. \nSUNDAY\, MARCH 5 \n1:30 pm Registration \n3:00 pm Overview of Financial Statements \n5:30 pm Dinner at The MarketPlace \n6:30 pm Program Orientation and Participant Introductions \nMONDAY\, MARCH 6 \n7:00 am Breakfast at The MarketPlace \n8:00 am Financial Analysis: How to analyze financial statements and forecast for business planning and valuation \n12:00 pm Lunch at The MarketPlace \n1:30 pm Business Growth Strategies \n(Joint Ventures\, Mergers\, Acquisitions) \n5:00 pm Dinner on your own \nTUESDAY\, MARCH 7 \n7:00 am Breakfast at The MarketPlace \n8:00 am Statement of Cash Flows \n10:00 am Preparing Projected Financial Statements \n12:00 pm Lunch at The MarketPlace \n1:00 pm Marketing Strategies for Small Business Growth \n5:00 pm Dinner on your own \nWEDNESDAY\, MARCH 8 \n7:00 am Breakfast at The MarketPlace \n8:00 am Aligning the Organization for Supplier Inclusion Success \n12:00 pm Lunch at The MarketPlace \n1:30 pm Economic Emerging Trends \n5:00 pm Dinner on your own \nTHURSDAY\, MARCH 9 \n7:00 am Breakfast at The MarketPlace \n8:00 am NCDOT Information Session (Purchasing & Construction Projects): How to Do Business With NCDOT \n12:00 pm Lunch at The MarketPlace \n1:30 pm MEEI Alumni Panel Discussion: What Success Looks Like \n5:00 pm Dinner at The MarketPlace \n7:30 pm Case Study Team Preparation \nFRIDAY\, MARCH 10 \n7:00 am Breakfast at The MarketPlace \n8:00 am Operations Strategy: Aligning the Business for Superior Execution \n10:30 am Case Study Competition Presentations \n12:00 pm Lunch at The MarketPlace \n2:00 pm Final Overview \n3:00 pm Case Competition Winner & Award Presentations \n4:00 pm Closing Program & Reception \n  \nSPONSORSHIP PACKAGES \nDIVERSITY & INCLUSION SPONSOR $25\,000 \n\nSponsor three (3) diverse suppliers from your supply chain to attend MEEI (room and board\, meals\, and program materials included)\nOpportunity to have a senior company executive speak at one of the sessions or host the networking event\nFull page ad in program\nCompany branding on event materials\, website\, and social media\nPublic acknowledgment/announcement of sponsorship\nOptional placement of promotional item(s) in souvenir bag\n\nEQUITY SPONSOR $15\,000 \n\nSponsor two (2) diverse suppliers from your supply chain to attend MEEI (room and board\, meals\, and program materials included)\nOpportunity to have a senior company executive speak at one of the sessions\nFull page ad in program\nCompany branding on event materials\, website\, and social media\nPublic acknowledgment/announcement of sponsorship\nOptional placement of promotional item(s) in souvenir bag\n\nEMERGING BUSINESS SPONSOR $10\,000 \n\nSponsor one (1) diverse supplier from your supply chain to attend MEEI (room and board\, meals\, and program materials included)\nOpportunity to bring greetings during the opening session\nCompany branding on event materials\, website\, and social media\nPublic acknowledgment/announcement of sponsorship\nOptional placement of promotional item(s) in souvenir bag\n\nMINORITY BUSINESS SPONSOR $5\,000 \n\nSponsor one (1) diverse supplier from your supply chain to attend MEEI (room and board\, meals\, and program materials included)\nPublic acknowledgment/announcement of sponsorship\nOptional placement of promotional item(s) in souvenir bag URL:https://www.ncmbc.us/event/minority-executive-education-institute-meei/ LOCATION:JB Duke Hotel & Conference Center\, 230 Science Drive\, Durham\, NC\, 27708 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ncmbc.us/wp-content/uploads/68A2BA3F-51FA-46E7-B850-E77A402B5B63_4_5005_c.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T100000 DTSTAMP:20260428T031710 CREATED:20230306T212236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T212236Z UID:1970-1678438800-1678442400@www.ncmbc.us SUMMARY:DEFTECH Coffee Call: Innovations in Textiles DESCRIPTION:Join us this Friday\, March 10\, 2023\, @ 0900-1000 ET DEFTECH Coffee Call – where discussion trumps powerpoint  (TEAMS Link Below) \nTopic:  Innovations in Textiles (Results of a study commissioned by the North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (NC DMCSP) \nBackground: North Carolina Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (NC DMCSP) On August 13\, 2021\, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC)\, following a competitive selection process\, announced that the state of North Carolina was selected to receive the designation as one of five “Defense Manufacturing Communities” in the nation during FY2020. \nOn September 22\, 2021\, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation awarded North Carolina State University Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) one of the five grants under the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP). The purpose of the DMCSP is to make long-term investments in critical skills\, facilities\, workforce development\, research and development\, and small business support to strengthen the national security innovation base. The grant application process was based upon the competitive ranking of proposals by a Defense Manufacturing Community Review Panel. \nThe DMCSP grant is being used to undertake a $7\,466\,588 project to strengthen defense advanced textiles manufacturing capabilities through an industrial production ecosystem that melds cybersecurity\, artificial intelligence\, microelectronics\, biotechnology\, and additive manufacturing. The North Carolina DMCSP Consortium will involve 20 entities across the state and build on existing textile manufacturing collaborations in order to establish a best-in-class innovation ecosystem for the research\, development\, and production of smart textiles and wearable devices in support of warfighter health and performance. \nGuest Speakers:   \n\nSteve McManus\, Technology Commercialization\, RTI International  Mr. McManus is an experienced technology commercialization professional. Before joining RTI\, Mr. McManus held the General Manager position with CS Medical LLC\, a medical device manufacturer\, where he managed sales\, marketing\, product development\, and operations. Prior to his tenure at CS Medical\, he worked in business development roles with BP Amoco Fabrics and Fibers (later Propex) and LORD Corporation\, establishing markets and applications for new material innovations. His current focus at RTI is serving National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the US by providing technology and market intelligence consulting services to manufacturing startups and established small- and medium-size firms\, and by participating in programs funded by NIST MEP\, the US Department of Defense\, US Department of Energy\, Small Business Administration\, and Federal and State agencies. Mr. McManus also manages business development for corporate clients in the manufacturing space with an increasing focus on climate tech\, including working with climate tech accelerators by conducting market and technology intelligence for deep tech startup companies. Mr. McManus has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science in Management degree with a concentration in technology commercialization\, both from North Carolina State University.\nEmil Runge\, Director of Programs\, First Flight Venture Center  Emil leads the First Flight BARDA DRIVe Accelerator focused on national health security\, facilitates Propeller Ideation Trainings\, manages the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) with Hangar6. He also led the effort to launch Test Flight Pitch Practices to help our companies better prepare themselves to pitch to investors. In 2022\, Emil helped launch the Wheels UP Accelerator\, comprehensive 12-week\, cohort-based\, sector-focused accelerator for science/technology startups. Working in collaboration with BARDA\, the first Wheels UP cohort in summer-fall 2022 accelerated the ability of entrepreneurs to scale disruptive biotechnology and health security/pandemic preparedness solutions. BARDA provided $100\,000 in prize money as well as technical expertise for this first cohort\, which had its Demo Day (accelerator graduate presentations to potential investors and industry/government experts) on November 3\, 2022. For over two decades\, Emil has consulted\, advised and assisted elected and appointed officials in capacities at the federal\, state and local level.\n\n2023 DEFTECH Coffee Call: \nMicrosoft Teams meeting \nJoin on your computer\, mobile app\, or room device \n2023 DEFTECH Coffee Call Connection Instructions: \nClick here to join the meeting \nMeeting ID: 286 586 268 492 \nPasscode: SG3mYd \nDownload Teams  | Join on the web \nOr call in (audio only) \n+1 980-296-2533\,\,849190916#    United States\, Charlotte \nPhone Conference ID: 849 190 916# \nWebsite: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzE1OTRlYzgtMWFmNC00YzNkLThkY2UtODFlYjZhMTM4NWEz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c0495bcc-6df9-4950-8d49-b5f874ab28f0%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%229d3523b2-835a-4474-83f0-b634bb0850a7%22%7d URL:https://www.ncmbc.us/event/deftech-coffee-call-innovations-in-textiles/ LOCATION:Microsoft Teams ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ncmbc.us/wp-content/uploads/97EA8876-55BE-4BA1-823D-EB9EE0C4DE5B_4_5005_c.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR