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MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS.
IMPACTFUL GROWTH.

The mission of Dallas Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council
(D/FW MSDC) is to encourage and facilitate procurement and business opportunities

between Buying Entities and Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs).

DFW MSDC
Board of Directors

Meeting

March 26, 2021
Time: 7:30 a.m.

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2021 Board of Directors Meeting Attendance Roster

Board Members % ATTENDED
Bonnie Clinton % In Person
Margo J. Posey % by Phone
Jeni Rajbhandari
Rob Simpson January
Monica Menzel February
Eric Imrie March
Betty Manetta April
Terri Quinton May
Don McKneely June
Neena Biswas July
T'wana Brown August
Thomas Crowther September
Yareli Esteban October
Heather Herndon- November
Wright December
Rachel Kutz
Suzanne Maddux 79% 83%
Kent McNorton
Clifton E. Miller
Brandon
Rakestraw
Scott Richardson
Silvana Rosero
David Sanchez
Greg Spoon

Table Key

Present
Telephone

Absent

No Longer on Board

2/26/2020 7:30 AM | VIRTUAL| February BOARD MEETING

Board Members

Bonnie Clinton *| Margo Posey*| Jeni Rajbhandari* |Rob Simpson*| Monica Menzel *|Eric Imrie* | Betty
Manetta*| TerriQuinton*| Don McNeely* |Neena Biswas | T’wana Brown | Thomas Crowther | Yareli Esteban |
Heather Herndon-Wright | Rachel Kutz |Suzanne Maddux |Kallie Malmgren| Kent McNorton| Clifton Miller |
Brandon Rakestraw | Scott Richardson | Silvana Rosero| David Sanchez | Greg Spoon

CALL TO ORDER Bonnie
Bonnie
CHAIR’S REMARKS
Monica
ITEMS FOR APPROVAL Eric and James
x January Minutes Rob
x January Financials
x 2021 Budget Cliff and Jeni
x Certification Betty

REPORTS
x ISCWG
x MBEIC

PRESIDENT’S REPORT
x Council Update
x 2021 Board Meeting Calendar
x Council at Work
x Dashboard
x MBDA
x NMSDC

DISCUSSION
x Strategic Imperative 1
Increase MBE Business Opportunities

8828 N. Stemmons Freeway *Suite 550 * Dallas, TX 75247* Phone: (214) 630-0747*Fax: 214-637-2241*www.dfwmsdc.com
The Mission of the Dallas / Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council (D/FW MSDC) is to encourage and
facilitateprocurement and business opportunities between Buying Entities and Certified Minority Business Enterprises
(MBEs).

*Board Book can be printed One Sided or Two Sided.

February 26, 2021

In Attendance PRESENT/ PHONE/ ABSENT

 Margo J. Posey  Bonnie Clinton  Jeni Rajbhandari
 Rob Simpson  T’wana Brown  Greg Spoon
 Monica Menzel  Heather Herndon-Wright  Thomas Crowther
 Eric Imrie  Scott Richardson  Yareli Esteban
 Betty Manetta  Kent McNorton  Brandon Rakestraw
 Terri Quinton  Clifton Miller  Kallie Malmgren
 Don McKneely  Silvana Rosero  Suzanne Maddox
 Rachel Kutz  David Sanchez  Neena Biswas

LOCATION/TIME

• Meeting was held as a Zoom call. Meeting started at 7:33 a.m.

OPENING AND VOTING AGENDA

• Bonnie kicked off the meeting by thanking everyone for all their efforts over the year.
• Monica Menzel reviewed minutes from prior month and asked for motion to accepts. Betty Manetta made a motion

to accept the meeting minutes. Silvana seconded. Motion carried. Correction to prior month attendance- Rob

Simpson should reflect as attended.

FINANCIALS

• Mr. James Estes reviewed the financials. Mr. Estes informed the Board that the revenue for the YTD period ending
January was $124.4K against a budget of $50K. National Dues and Renewals are performing favorably. The
Expenses actuals were $68.5K against a budget of $83.2K

• Clifton Miller made a motion to accept, Greg Spoon seconded.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Mr. Rob Simpson presented current certification statistics. 17 New Certifications, 44 Recertifications. Don McKneely
made a motion to accept certification as presented. Heather Herndon-Wright seconded. The motion carried.

CONSENT AGENDA

• ISCWG: Jeni Rajbhandari and Clif Miller provided an update on last meeting of working group and plans for
recharging efforts for 2021. Next session will take place on March 9th, 87th Texas Legislature and bills of interest.
Clif asked board to share this with Internal Gov’t relation areas.

• Betty Manetta shared MBEIC update. Meet the chairs took place early in month with 65 attendees. Feb 17th
meeting was moved to March 3rd due to winter storms. It will be on how to Prepare a Winning Proposal
(predominately for the public sector). Rachel volunteered to host a separate session for the private sector.

PRESIDENT’S REPORTS.

• Margo reminded the board to affirm/sign annual documents – due on Jan 29th
• MBDA has been extended 90-day extension
• Meeting calendar including dates for ACCESS, Hard Hat and E-Awards

Strategic Imperative #1

• Rachel led discussion to re-invigorate efforts around create Business Opportunity
o Clif shared that Opportunity is nice but we should strive for utilization
o Terri reminded us that now is the right time to get this in front of buyers given the heightened awareness from
social injustice conversations that began last summer.
o Silvana added that given covid, local sourcing has become more prevalent
o Rachel commented that not only local sourcing has become more prevalent, but resiliency and redundancy has
become top priority

BRAGS

• Clif – recognized DFW airport for the scoring criteria of recent RFP which demonstrated a commitment to diverse
suppliers. Also recognized was the conversation with leadership series.

• Neena also recognized the quality of the conversation with the leadership and the elevated engagement she saw with
the Asian business community.

NEW BUSINESS/OLD BUSINESS

• None

CLOSING REMARKS

• The meeting was adjourned at 9:22 a.m.

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Dallas Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc
Statement of Revenue and Expenses

For the Two Month Period Ended February 28, 2021

VARIANCE 2021 2020
TO
ACTUAL BUDGET NUMBER NUMBER
BUDGET
FAV/(UNFAV)

REVENUE: 3,750 - 3,750 (1)
Corporate Memberships - New 32,250 30,000 2,250 (2)
Corporate Memberships- Renewal
Interest Income 26 29,500 26 10 11
NMSDC National Dues 43,408 - 13,908 4 10
NMSDC National Performance BONUS 50,310 50,310
MBE Certification Fees-Renewals-Local 36,720 28,000
MBE Certification Fees-New-Local 11,550 10,000 8,720
MBE Out of Region Subscriber Fees-Renewal 1,550
MBE Out of Region Subscriber Fees-New 5,650 3,600 2,050
Expedite Fees 2,100 1,200
Education Scholarship 1,050 900
Donation 700 350
Uncategorized
1,875 - -
TOTAL REVENUE 188,689 103,000 -
1,875
85,689

EXPENSES: - 7,500 -
NMSDC Functions 13,750 14,000 7,500
Software Maintenance
Office Expense 1,320 2,500 250
Telecommunication - 500 1,180
Board Installation
Credit Card Processing 2,298 2,250 500
Cartage/Delivery - (48)
Outsourcing 10,000
Lease-Office Space 12,321 10,000 -
Lease-Equipment/Other 13,332 -
Insurance/Taxes 1,345 1,011
Professional Fees 4,332 2,987
Temporary Services 9,800 - -
Salary 4,462 200
82,401 10,000 (1,762) (3)
TOTAL EXPENSES 137,697 2,700 5,099
16,917
87,500
154,614

NET YEAR END REVENUE/(LOSS) 50,992 (51,614) (622)

TOTAL SPECIAL EVENTS REVENUE/(LOSS) 0.00 0.00 -

TOTAL YEAR END NET REVENUE/(LOSS) 50,992 (51,614) (622)

MOTES:
(1) January 2021 resulted in an adjustment
based on NMSDC National Memberships paid.
Allocation for January was $14,049, this may
change throughout the year, based of NMSDC
paid Memberships.

(2) The 2020 Bonus was received in late
Decemeber 2020, normally received in May of
following year. NMSDC allocation method and
cashflow allow for early distribution of funds.
(3) As a result of Admistrative Staff turnover we
were .required to bring in Temporary staff to
handle transition.

JEstes
3/17/2021
11:29 AM





























INCLUSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN WORKING GROUP

March 2021 Board Report

The Inclusive Supply Chain Working Group (ISCWG)’s (chartered in 2006 by the board) Monthly
Review and Planning Session was held on Monday, March 8, 2021 via Teams. The meeting lasted
for 1.0 hours, beginning at 9:00AM CST and ending at 10:00AM CST.

March Review and Planning Session’s Attendance
Attendance for this review and Planning Session (R&P Session) included representatives from 4
Buying Entities, 5 MBEs and 4 Council staff members.

REVIEW AND PLANNING SESSION PROGRAMMING UPDATES
March 9, 2021 Public Policy Webinar Deliverable: “87th Texas Legislature Bills of Importance: How to Find and
Track Them” webinar Speaker-Clifton Miller, Managing Principal Cemetrics and Christine Caldwell-Blow
Executive Manager Cemetrics.

Registrations Webinar Metrics Completion
84 Logins Survey’s %
Completed
57 19 33.3%

WEBINAR SURVEY RESULTS – 5.0 Scale
(See Exhibit 1 for Individual Responses)

Responses 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Webinar: Webinar: Webinar: Webinar Webinar: Webinar: Would you Will you Do you
Quality Format: Quality Speaker recommend/ download have any
Value Link Subject share these and share additional
of of Length Format: of Matter web links these web comments
Information? Other Delivery Knowledge with others? links with
Information? others? or
feedback
AVERAGE 4.74 4.63 4.63 4.53 4.79 5 17/Yes 16/Yes for us?*
SCORE 2/No 3/Maybe
SEE
Exhibit 2

a. March 2021 Deliverable #2
March 24, 2021 “Artificial Intelligence” Webinar:
Buying Entity Speakers: Dheeraj Kumar, PhD & Tele Fernandes Director Emerging
Technologies

April Deliverable #1
April 28, 2021 2:00 P.M. –3:30 PM Supply Chain Sustainability
Buying Entity Speakers: Darrel Walker, Sr. Manager, Supplier Diversity AT&T,
Venus Randle, Senior Supply Chain Manager DTE Energy (Courtesy of Vistra)

-continued-

ISCWG Review and Planning Session Page 1 of 4
Monday, February 8, 2021

INCLUSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN WORKING GROUP

2021 Revised Deliverables Schedule

Ranked 2021 Program Topics Teams Date /Time Format Status/Speaker(s)
Options
2021 Regional Economic Outlook C. Miller Lead Webinar Delivered
F. Lartey January 28, 2021 Keynote Dr. Jason Saving
C. Caldwell-Blow Sr. Economist Federal Reserve
Bank Dallas
Public Policy-87th Legislature Bills M. Posey Lead March 9, 2021 Webinar Delivered
of Importance C. Miller 1:00-2:30 P.M. Tutorial Clifton E. Miller
R. Fleming Christine Caldwell Blow
Artificial Intelligence C. Caldwell-Blow March 24, 2021 Presentation
M. Posey Lead (1Q2021) Tele Fernandes Director,
J. Rajbhandari Emerging Technology
F. Lartey
Dheeraj Kumar, PhD
Supply Chain Sustainability Mary Gano April 28, 2021 Webinar Sr. Mgr. for Digitalization &
Jeni Rajbhandari 2:00 P. M. –3:30 Presentation Advanced Analytics
Heather Ramsey P.M. Darrel Walker, Sr. Manager,
Supplier Diversity AT&T
Trade Impact/Global Outlook M. Posey Lead September 22, TBD Venus Randle, Senior Supply
L. Barbero 2021 Chain Manager DTE Energy
Talent Acquisition, Development, D. Webb (3Q2021) Pending
and Retention C. Caldwell-Blow
October 21 Conversation Pending
D. Webb Lead Primary
P. Tafalla October 20 Back- Identified/Tentative
H. Ramsey Up
C. Miller: Moderator
Industry 4.0 C. Miller Lead TBD Conversation
B. Manetta Speakers:
M. Gano TBD
Space and Airborne Systems,
Raytheon Company

Shouvik Bhattacharyya
B12 Consulting
972.361.8434
917-686-2075

The next Monthly Review & Planning Session scheduled for April 12, 2021 at 9:00 A. M.

Respectfully submitted:

Jeni Rajbhandari Clifton E. Miller
Buying Entity Co-Chair MBE Co-Chair

ISCWG Review and Planning Session Page 2 of 4
Monday, February 8, 2021

INCLUSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN WORKING GROUP

Exhibit 1: Individual Survey Responses

Responses Start Time Completion 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Time Webinar: Webinar: Webinar: Webinar Webinar: Webinar: Would you Will you Do you
AVERAGE 12:10:33 Quality Format: Quality Speaker recommend/ download have any
SCORE 1:52 Value Link Subject share these and share additional
1. 12:11:47 of of Length Format: of Matter web links these web comments
Information? Other Delivery Knowledge with others? links with
Information? 4.63 others? or
4.74 4.53 4.79 5 17/Yes feedback
4.63 5 2/No 16/Yes for us?
5 4 5 5 3/Maybe
5 5 SEE
Yes EXHIBIT

2

2. 12:10:01 12:12:10 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

3. 12:10:41 12:13:02 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

4. 12:11:57 12:13:03 5 5 445 5 5 Yes

5. 12:13:58 12:14:48 4 4 344 5 5 Yes

6. 12:11:35 12:15:00 4 4 544 5 5 Yes

7. 12:14:27 12:15:56 5 4 555 5 5 Yes

8. 12:10:34 12:16:35 5 4 555 5 5 Maybe

9. 12:17:44 12:19:56 4 4 435 5 5 Yes

10. 12:20:05 12:21:29 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

11. 12:19:51 12:22:09 5 5 445 5 5 Yes

12. 12:27:53 12:29:18 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

13. 12:30:28 12:33:21 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

14. 12:32:42 12:33:44 4 4 445 5 5 Yes

15. 13:17:18 13:20:00 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

16. 13:22:26 13:23:02 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

17. 14:13:53 14:14:33 4 4 444 4 5 Maybe

18. 16:23:35 16:24:34 5 5 554 4 5 Yes

19. 17:11:36 17:12:21 5 5 555 5 5 Yes

ISCWG Review and Planning Session Page 3 of 4
Monday, February 8, 2021

INCLUSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN WORKING GROUP

Exhibit 2: QUESTION 9 RESPONSES:
“Do you have any additional comments or feedback for us?”

ID Name Responses

1 anonymous Great content and very insightful, learning what is out there and how to access is critical.
2 anonymous Clif, always presents great and important public policy information. I enjoyed the update on

how to retrieve information.
3 anonymous I truly appreciate our members and the Council for keeping us informed.

4 anonymous I hated I had to get off the discussion early. It was very informative!

5 anonymous none

6 anonymous We discussed the problem but didn't discuss recommended solutions to the problem. I
would have liked to have allowed time to brainstorm ideas of how the council could work
with its MBEs and partners to address the problem.

7 anonymous It would really be great if attendees begin collaborating and winning opportunities together.

8 anonymous The information and the links were very informative. All in all, this was a very educational
session, and Clifton truly has a passion for the topic.

9 anonymous Share what policies are impacting the future of Small and MWBE programs.

10 anonymous None
11 anonymous Great presentation! It was very informative and educational.

12 anonymous Always enjoy Mr. Miller's presentations. Happy that some of the bills targeting MWBEs
were handled. Thank you

13 anonymous None
14 anonymous Excellent

15 anonymous The webinar was very informative. The presenters were positively passionate and
enthusiastic.

16 anonymous Love the information that was given.

17 anonymous None

18 anonymous None
19 anonymous N/A

ISCWG Review and Planning Session Page 4 of 4
Monday, February 8, 2021





MARCH 2021 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Date of Meeting: Friday, VIRTUAL Margo J. Posey
(03/26/2021) March 26, 2021
7:30 AM

1. D/FW MSDC

BUY THOSE THAT BUY USTM
Original Part 1 Survey Due Date was March 15th. The date was extended to March 31st. We have received

information from: AA; AT&T;Comerica; DFW Airport; Ericsson; JCP; Nokia; and Vistra. Part 2 Survey is due
April 15th.

D/FW MSDC LEADERSHIP CONVERATIONS –
Scheduled monthly on the 4th Tuesday at 8:30 am
Special thanks to T’wana Brown, Betty Manetta and Kent McNorton. 42 attendees. 68 minutes.
Leadership Conversations are. -
April 27, 2021 Panelist Brandon Rakestraw, Silvana Rosero and Greg Spoon.
No Conversation in May due to ACCESS. Recordings are available for both February and March.
If you have not signes up for the series; I will contact you within the week.
3DIGITAL DIRECTORY We have received and confirmed most Buying Entity information for the directory.
Emails were sent and any Buying Entity that did not espond was contacted by phone. We are now in the
formatting stage. We are hopeful for a early April launch.

ACCESS 2021
ACCESSPUBLIC POLICY Kick-off May 24-26, 2021. In the process of selecting a platform provider.

MBDA
Submitted 5 year. $2,050 grant proposal. Award decisions to be communicated by June 15th with a star date
of July 1st. We are on tract to meet goals for grant year ending March 31st. A 3 month metric was added to
the extension which the capital expectation may be at risk.
The CARES Act current grant expires May 31st. We received an invitation to apply for CARES Act 2; awaiting
criteria. MBCA CARES Act impact report attached.

PUBLIC POLICY Tracking Bills that impact HUB and minority business inclusion. As a 501 c (3) entity we are
non-partisan. Our purpose is to educate and build awareness.

MBE to MBE Expenditures Reinstituted.
Effective April 1, 2021 MBE to MBE spend will be added to certication and recertification pllications. DFW
MSDC was an earlier adopter of reporting MBE spend and tracked for several years.
NMSDC

2021 NMSDC Leadership Week May 10, 2021—May 13, 2021 8:00 AM-8:30 PM ET





DFW MSDC At Work’ Activity Requiring Participation - February 2021

Council Host Certification
1. February 5th, 2021 Recertification Orientation Zoom Meeting.
1. February 1st, 2021 MBDA Cares ACT Center - Dallas Wells Fargo Open 2. February 11th, 2021 Certification Committee Meeting.
for Business Grant Zoom Meeting. 3. February 11th, 2021 Pre-Certification Workshop Meeting.
4. February 5th, 2021 Recertification Orientation Zoom Meeting.
2. February 3rd, 2021 MBDA Cares Act Center – Dallas’ CARES Act 5. February 25th, 2021 Certification Webinar
"check-in" Call-in” Cares ACT Grant Activities.

3. February 4th, 2021 Proposal Discussion - DFWMSDC & DHD Zoom.
4. February 9th, 2021 MBDA 8(a) Certification Virtual Workshops.

5. February 10th, 2021 MBDA Early Morning Breakfast Virtual Meeting.

6. February 11th, 2021 MBDA Cares Act Center-Dallas Enterprising Plan Room Acquisition
Women of Color Virtual Event.

1. Plans / Specifications Acquired -187-
2. GC Invitations to Bid Sourced -103-
3. Procurement Opportunities Non-Construction Related Sourced -

52-
4. Architectural/Engineering Opportunities Sourced -10-

5. - Construction News Development Proposed -37-
Council Outreach | Inclusion | Attendance
1. February 3rd, 2021 NMSDC Business Consortium Fund MBE’s 24. February 11th, & 17th 2021 Cambium Learning Group – Zoom

Apply Now! First Bank of the Lake is Accepting PPP Loan Meeting.
Applications. 25. February 11th, 2021 Texas SBA Certification Virtual Forum.

2. February 3rd, & 19th, 2021 Global Perspectives with R.C. Buford 26. February 11th, 2021 INJD's 6th Giving Back From The Heart
WebEx. Virtual Event.

3. February 3rd, 2021 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Business Strategy & 27. February 12th, 2021 CRM Pre-Bid Call.
Financials in Uncertain Times Virtual Event. 28. February 17th, 2021 Blue Book DFW MSDC Virtual

4. February 3rd, 2021 Monthly President Meeting. Certification Educational Virtual Workshop.
5. February 3rd, 2021 National Presidents Call. 29. February 17th, 2021Dallas ISD Creating A Successful RFP

6. February 4th, 2021 City of Dallas Economic Development Virtual Session.
Business Breifing-Virtual. 30. February 17th, 2021 Jayne Agency & DFWMSDC Next

7. February 4th, 2021 FOC Monthly Microsoft Teams Meeting Steps Discussion.
8. February 4th, 2021 Fort Worth ISD Thursday's - How to Business 31. February 17th, 2021 Request & DFW Diverse Suppliers

with FWISD - Part 3. Zoom Meeting.
9. February 4th, 2021 MSDC C-suite Champions Program Zoom. 32. February 17th, 2021 AMN’s 100 Diverse Supplier Zoom

10. February 4th, 2021 NMSDC Business Consortium Fund MBE’s Pledge.
Apply Now! First Bank of the Lake is Accepting PPP Loan 33. February 17th, 2021 International Trade Conference Call.

Applications. 34. February 18th, 2021 Southeast Connector Project Virtual
11. February 5th, 2021 Arlington ISD & City of Arlington Monthly Business Opportunity Event.

Meeting 35. February23rd, 2021 Conversation with Leadership virtual
12. February 8th, 2021 Charles Maddox - Webinars & Symposium Event..

Zoom. 36. February23rd, 2021 City of Fort Worth Business Equity
13. February 8th, 2021 SBAC Agenda & Materials Zoom. Partners WebEx Meeting.

14. February 9th, 2021 SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant 37. February23rd, 2021 BCCED The Power of Capital-
Webinar. Advancing Black Business Owners.

15. February 9th, 2021 South-Point Constructors Subcontractor and 38. February23rd, & 24th, 2021 City of Dallas Equity in
Supplier Outreach Event Development + Design Virtual Event.

16. February 9th, & 17th,2021 Watercooler Chat Call with Kohls 39. February23rd, 2021 Southern Gateway Park Development
Department Store (Shannon Patel) and NMSDC. Virtual Event.

17. February 9th, 2021 Services Available from the MSDC Zoom 40. February 25th, 2021 2021 GDHCC Board of Directors
Meeting. Installation Ceremony,

18. February 9th, 2021 Genzeon Corporation - Frank Clement Sr. 41. February 25th, 2021 Minority Business Outreach Partners
Business Development Executive. 2nd Quarter Meeting.

19. February 9th, 2021 FOC Case Groups To Certify - Boomerang 42. February 25th, 2021 Panther Island / Central City (formerly
Transportation Microsoft Teams Meeting. TRVA) Fair Contracting Quarterly Project Report Zoom

20. February 10th, 2021 City of Fort Diversity & Inclusion DFW MSDC Meeting.
Virtual Meeting. 43. February 26th, 2021 DFW Airport Terminal C - Metal Panel

21. February 10th, & 19th, 2021 MBEIC Conference Call. Pre-Bid Meeting
22. February 10th, 2021 Randstad North America - Norma Marques- 44. February 26th, 2021 M/WBE Advisory Committee Zoom

Barahona, MBA Meeting.
23. February 10th, 2021 Small Business Advocacy Council Monthly 45. February 26th, 2021 Lunch With The Presidents – NMSDC

Meeting. Disaster Recovery Opportunities with FEMA Zoom Event.



Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Board Reports for February 2021

Brief Synapsis

In February, the Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center has:

 Hosted 5 webinars.
 Sent 11 third-party funding opportunity, PPP, COVID-19, and accelerator announcements to 1276 minority-owned and small business professionals.
 Facilitated 7 requested one-on-one meetings with minority-owned businesses, sharing our current business resources according to each client’s

specific needs.

Dates Webinars Registration Attendance
9-Feb MBDA Business Center - Dallas & Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Host: 8(a) Certification Workshops 135 91
16-Feb MBDA Business Center - Dallas & Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Host: 8(a) Certification Workshops 135 39
18-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center & MBDA Business Center - Dallas Host: SBA 8(a) Check-In Webinar 17 7
23-Feb MBDA Business Center - Dallas & Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Host: 8(a) Certification Workshops 135 41
25-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center & MBDA Business Center - Dallas Host: SBA 8(a) Check-In Webinar 36 16
458 194
Webinar Totals

Date Email Distribution
8-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Reminder: City of Dallas - Small Business Continuity Fund
8-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Reminder: $10,000 Grant Opportunity From Verizon Wireless & LISC
11-Feb
19-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Reminder: The Barstool Fund
22-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center: SBA 8(a) Check-In Follow-Up Email
22-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Reminder: U.S. Small Business Adminsitration Fact Sheet - Disaster Loans
22-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Reminder: SBA Assistance for Businesses and Residents Affected by Severe Winter Storm
22-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Reminder White House Conversation Recap: Vice President Harris and Secretary Janet Yellen
22-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Reminder: Path Forward On-Demand: COVID-19 Variants – What You Need to Know
24-Feb Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center Norice: Biden-Harris Administration listens to small business organizations and makes critical fix to PPP
25-Feb
Dallas MBDA Reminder for Apple Accelerator
Dallas MBDA CARES Act Center & MBDA Business Center Dallas: SBA 8(a) Check-In Webinar