West Tennessee Businesses Encouraged To Register For Tennessee Business Matchmaking
MEMPHIS – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD) is hosting a Tennessee Business Matchmaking Conference June 29, 8 a.m.— 4:30 p.m. at Southwest Tennessee Community College, Macon Cove Campus in Memphis.The registration deadline for the event has been extended to June 21. The registration fee for small businesses is $35. There is no registration fee for buyers.
Tennessee Business Matchmaking pairs small, minority and women-owned businesses, or “sellers” with private and public sector “buyers” that have real contracting opportunities, and schedules businesses to meet in 15-minute appointments. For more information and to register, visit http://www.tnecd.gov/matchmaking.
Who: Large corporations, or “buyers,” looking to do business with small, minority and women-owned businesses, or “sellers.”
What: Tennessee Business Matchmaking Program
When: June 29, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Southwest Tennessee Community College,Macon Cove Campus, 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134
Registration Fee: $35 for small businesses, no fee for buyers
Registration Deadline: June 21
Confirmed Buyers: ADVATECH, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; Capstone Government Solutions; City of Jackson; City of Memphis; FedEx; Memphis Light, Gas and Water; Memphis/Shelby County Airport Authority; Millington Naval Air Station; Southwest Tennessee Community College; State of Tennessee – Departments of Correction, Economic and Community Development, Environment and Conservation, Finance & Administration; Shelby County Government; Tennessee Lottery; Tennessee Valley Authority; U.S. Department of General Services Administration; Volunteer State Community College; and West Tennessee State Penitentiary.
Event Sponsors: Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Small Business Development Centers, UT Center for Industrial Services and Southwest Tennessee Community College.
