Business Tools

Seminars and Training

BUSINESS SEMINARS & TRAINING
Offers information in the following areas: Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, Banking Relations & Interface, Understanding & Reading Bids/Spec's, Joint Ventures, and e-Commerce.

SENIOR MANAGERS' PURCHASING SEMINAR
Offers information on how to increase purchasing from minority-owned firms. Includes sessions such as Marketing Diversity Procurement; Business Development-Increasing MBE Capacity; Reengineering the Procurement Process; Funding and Capital; and Developing and Increasing MBE's Capabilities.

INDUSTRY SEMINARS & TRAINING
Specific industry information is provided to support MBE company growth, and the identification of emerging industry trends and opportunities.

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
An orientation program provided to acquaint new MBE & Corporate Members of the Council with information on member companies, corporate contacts, and potential opportunities for minority-owned business firms.

ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
e-Commerce Program - A partnership established by Pharmacia, St. Louis University and the St. Louis Minority Business Council. This semester long program was developed to assist MBE's in determining the viability of e-commerce for their businesses.

AMOS TUCK SCHOOL
Minority Business Executive Program-A program offered through the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. The program has been designed to assist Minority Business Owners/Principals in the growth of their businesses.

KELLOGG SCHOOL
Executive Education Program-Designed to assist high-potential MBE CEOs address the issues and goals of growth-oriented minority businesses. This executive education program utilizes the resources of the top-ranked J.L.Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.