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Small Business Council Update. Mercedes Enrique Chair, SAME Small Business Council January 28, 2009. Agenda. Small Business Council Organization and Members Mission SAME Strategic Plan Goals and President’s Focus Areas for 2008-09 SAME SB Awards and SAME Funds available to Small Businesses
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Small Business Council Update Mercedes Enrique Chair, SAME Small Business Council January 28, 2009
Agenda • Small Business Council Organization and Members • Mission • SAME Strategic Plan Goals and President’s Focus Areas for 2008-09 • SAME SB Awards and SAME Funds available to Small Businesses • Announcements SBC Report
Small Business CouncilOrganization 2008-09 • Chair, Mercedes Enrique • Booth Outreach Events, Ryan Wasmus & Matt Wallace • National Conferences, Doug DeFazio & Leon De Souza • Regional Programs, Jackie Hacker & Arthur Saulsberry • Education & Training, Tony Price & Mary Urey • Recognition, Alvin Brown & Janis Kaiser • Communication, Therese Baer & Melea Crouse • Posts, Post Small Business Liaison Officers PSBLOS • Liaisons: Young Member Council, Chris AckertInt’l Committee, Michael Duffy SBC Report
National Committees and Councils SAME HQ Staff 23,000 Members 1,300 Companies 114 POSTS Regional Vice Presidents Small Business Council: Support Role for SAME Board of Direction SAME Leadership
Mission “The mission of the Small Business Council is to promote the role and relevance of Small Business to national security through outreach, training, opportunity and recognition.” SBC Report
SAME Goals2006-2011 Strategic Plan Goal 1: National Security and Emergency Response Goal 2: Education and Training* Goal 3: Relationships Goal 4: Relevance* Goal 5: Recognition* SBC Report
2008-09 SAME President:Focus Areas SAME President Rear Adm. Greg Shear, P.E. #1 Identify and promote technical competencies for military engineers through education and training programs #2 Obtain from uniformed services and industry the definitions, goals and programs for sustainability and communicate those to SAME Members #3 Assist Posts in implementing K-12 outreach programs approved by the Board of Direction SBC Report
Small Business Awards/Funds • SAME Small Business Industry Awards: • Small Business, Woman-owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Certified 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business • Large Business award for SB utilization excellence • Awarded during USACE Small Business Conference. • Nominations due 1-Nov each year SBC Report
SAME Awards and Funds to Members Robert B. Flowers AwardNational SAME Small Business AwardNominations due 2-Jan each yearAward presented at SAME JETC National Conf. Post Liaison of the Year AwardNational Small Business Council AwardNominations due 31-Mar each yearAward presented at SAME National Conference Education & Mentoring Funds$3,000/year in six $500/person/companyAttending National or USACE SB Conference SBC Report
SAME Members Recognized in 2008 LJB, Inc.2008 Robert B. Flowers Small Business Award Bay WestUSACE Small Business Industry Award ECCUSACE Large Business Industry Award for Small Business Excellence Jay Schuman, Environmental Quality Management, Inc.Post Small Business Liaison Officer of the Year Award SBC Report
Announcements Join Small Business Council Listservwww.same.org/small/business“click to join listserv” USACE Infrastructure Systems Conference, 20-24 July 2009, Cleveland, OH SAME 2009 JETC, 12-15 May 2009, Salt Lake City, UT Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Regional Conference, 11-12 August 2009, Detroit, MI SBC Report