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business jrompag, CI objective was-to inform those indi viduals with historically underuti lized businesses (HUBs) about the bidding process and opportunities for state contracts. "How can we position ourselves on one side being a state agency to be more inclusive?" asked John Leaston, the State Purchasing Officer. "However, on the other hand, opening the doors and pro viding the small businesses that are represented here today with better opportunities to participate in the process. And I'm sure that this forum has been designed to do just that?to eliminate any barriers that may exist And certainly HUBs have to deal with barriers in trying to get a share of the $800 million in con struction services and the $3 bil lion in goods and services annual pies of state contracts. "In 1995, there was a Disparity Study conducted. That Disparity Study suggests and stated that there was a gross disparity in the amount of business that was being conducted with historically under utilized businesses. We do know that [barriers] exist. We accept that as a fact," stated Leaston. Another fact, according to the Department of Administration, was that HUBs, during the fiscal year 1996-97, received only 4.50"/. of state contracts "despite the number of available businesses that can provide services." One HUB that was able to bust through the barriers and grab a state award was Antronix Distribution & Supply, Inc. Jeff Anderson, a sales and marketing representative for the company, was part of a panel discussion on business opportunities with the state government. Antronix has a contract with the Guilford County Schools. Anderson said, "Some road blocks that i ran into, number one was the fact that nobody knew us. Guilford County Schools had no Purchatort and vondort oxchongo information at Ifto ttato forum to atritt hittoritally undorvtilizod bu?ino$?o?? win ?toto tontroftt. idea who Antronix was...! did not know who I needed to speak to and who I needed to be in front of to show my product. I started out with [the] purchasing [ofTice]...who was very helpful in getting me in front of the proper people." "I needed to go around to each individual school and speak to each principal and do my presen tation over 150 times. So you have to have the patience and the will power and the belief in your prod uct to go out and do it," said Anderson. Persistence and access to the Internet are needed to bid for and win a state contract. "We've been mailing out bids for 65 years probably," said Ray Broughton of the NC Division of Purchase and Contract. "As of Jan. 2, 1998 we no longer mail bids out. That's a big change for us." Now, bid documents can only be obtained through the Internet. The documents are needed in order to bid for contracts in goods and services which range from "office supplies to janitorial serv ices to consulting work." The Small Business & Technology Development Center which has several offices through out the state is a good source of information for accessing the Internet and procuring a state con tract. ' "In dealing with the state you need to start with the Small Business & Technology Development Center. Those peo ple there are very, very helpful. They have a booklet called 'How To Do Business With North Carolina.' In that book it has all the numbers of all the agencies and contact names that you would need. Start with that," Anderson encouraged. While the state does not have any policy of quotas or prefer ences in awarding contracts, it does say that the biddihg for con tracts is "fair and open competi tion." The state claims to award contracts to the lowest bid which also meets the specific require ments of the goods or services needed. Other forums such as this one will be conducted at various other locations in the state through Mar. 18. ARTS COUNCIL Xmuirtxrm I * > I < 88.5fm WFDD Public Radio Eric Kerchner Mabel Robinson Cut Flonnie Anderson Rudy Anderson ; Tim Austin Olen Black M^lanie Blake Brooks Clodfelter Megan Cramer Johnnie "Blue" Gardner Duana Brown-Jessup Mercedes McCloskey Shirley Moseley Vincent Wilkens Murder In The Cathedral f ; by T.S. Eliot * : f In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was a prophet who sacrificed his , life for a strong moral cause. In 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King would do the same. A contemporary tettin& gospel musk, multiracial cast, and a site specific performance location bring Eliot's poetic masterpiece to life for a 4 - a modem audience. ? ? JttBLZ it* ? ? "They know and,4)Fh0t know, that action is suffering and suffering action." Archbishop Thomas Becket "We shall match your capacity to inflict suffering by our capacity to endure suffering." Dn Martin Luther King, Jr. . 1 . "r * ? ' ' ' ? ? ' - * \ Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church in Winston^Salem i February 12, 13, 14 @ 8PM ' Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10. Call (336) 748-9966 for more information This performance U funded in part by a grant from the Winston'ialem Foundation, a project assistance f.rant for the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. Media sponsor is 88.5 WFDD Radio. This play is produced through special arrangement with Samuel French Inc. . ? Church to honor Hairston Tate The New Faith Chapel will honor Brenda Hairston Tate, the first lady of the church and orga nization. The celebration will be held Feb. 8 at 4 p.m. Tate is the wife of Dr. Lawrence Samuel Tate. She has two sisters, Ernestine Richardson and Carolyn Hairston. She is a resident of Winston-Salem, having graduated from Atkins High School. She attended Winston-Salem State University, where she studied Early Childhood Education. Tate is actively involved in her church. She works with the Missionary Department, the L.S. Tate Gospel Choir, the Sunday School Department and the Banquet Committee.. Guest speaker for the annual service will be Pastor D.T. McCray, Jr. from The Remnant of Faith Christian Church, Kings Mountain, NC. The public is invited to attend. rifofl ToTQ. fhoivn /i*r? wUfc h?r hutband Or. Lawrmncm Samvl Tat*, will b* IijumumW #?# A!|a CjbIAJ? nonorfo or rn? niow roirn vnopvii Men of Goler Metropolitan "Empowered to Build" ?on SMvmma (C) woi iwimd "Mr. Gofer 199$". No ii standing bofwoon fev. tamos M. Sloan and Or. Dwight H. MtKinnay. On Sunday January 25, 1998, Goler Metropolitan celebrated their annual Men's Day. It was truly a successful one. The speaker was , Dr. Dwight H. McKinney of Greensboro, N.C. This years' theme was "Empowered to Build Leadership, Character and Integrity Through Faith". The three elements were thoroughly addressed by McKinney. The following men served as captains: D.W. Andrews Jr., Perrin Black, James Cameron, Fred Henry Sr., Alvin Jackson, Richard Jarrett, Ron Kilgore, William Knox, Michael Myers and Ben Stevenson. Youth cap tains were Charles Denning Jr. and Ryan Wall. Haywood McCarthy and Thomas Morgan served as co-chairmen. The Rev. I \ James M. Sloan is their pastor. This year Ben Stevenson was pro claimed "Mr. Goler-1998". He is the son of Lillie Stevenson, who currently reigns as "Mrs. Goler." The men of Goler and the con gregation would like to thank all that supported Men"s Day -1998. r ? ' Eagle scout award recipient Boy Scout Troop #916 will present the Eagle scout award to Marcallus Tyrone Sunday II on Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. at the United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. Sunday, who is a ninth grader at Carver High School, is also an honor roll student and staff sergeant with the ROTC I Carolina Home EquityJnc7| JAMES PENN1EGRAFT Loan Officer " Debt Consolidation ? Pay off Credit Cards ? Delinquent Taxes ? Payoff Mortgages ? Payoff Judgements Home Improvement ? Add Siding to Home ? Remodel Home Lease purchase Lock in a lower rate 100% Tax Deductible Bad Credit Understood 4 Carolina Home Equity,Inc. 1 Centerview Dr. Suite 101 Greensboro, NC 27407 336-8564)234 1-800-383-0538 ? ? KRAFT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWAROS CONTEST MomloMi ao laPWPual who you lw< hea mode an mpeat en In nimiiin to 1 or more 1 Mo following inn 1| leeiatlau ?| hugei end/or ]) crtsN 1. TOENTER 0nB-V2"s1Vpepet one side only prut! your name address Opcode bwth dale and phone number and name address np cod* Dwlti date and phone num bar of parson you are nominating (your nominee) You and individual you an nominating must be residents ot me continental U S. 10 years ot age or older at tune of nomi nation (You may nominate yourwrit )Tben. m 150 words or tamer, describe how your nominee has made a positive unpad on ttie community in any 1 or more olttie following areas I) education. 2) hunger and/or 3) crisis Also indicate on your entry which t ot the tollowing communities vtas impacted Al Atlanta GA B) Baltimore WD C) Washington 0C. D) Chicago HE) Memphis TN.otF) Other Community I. Send entry to Kralt Community Service Awards PO Boi4S37 Blair NE 68009-4337 lobe received by 3/2/98 Lund 1 entry per envelope J. Adenines ?nP be prekminatily nidged to determine lop 20 entries m each ol 6 community nidging groups based on the tol lowing cntene overaP impact on community-TJX and ongmahty and creativity ot achon taken- 25X as evidenced on entry lAge wUI be taken uitp consideration ) Final tudgmgwia be accomplished by a panel otaaperts to datermme a total ot 8 wuuung nonunees as tobows 3 winning nominees from Other Community- and 1 winning nom inee from each ol ttie other community nidging groups A) Atlanta GA. B) BaPunore. MO C) Washington DC 0) Chicago II and E) Memphis TN 4. PRIZES III Prues A 3 day/2 night tnp tor wmtung nominee and 1 guest to New York CUy tram 4/10/98104/1298 to attend 1998 Essence Awards Ceremony on 4/10/98 including round-trip coach awtarehommaior airport nearest nortunoeS home hotel accommodations (double occupancyl ground transportation m New York and Bt 000 soerukng moony ($4 000 each) (Wuuung nominee wUI have a $5 000 donation made to a Kraft-selected local chanty m wuuung nominees name Prue wit be awarded to the nomeieo Total wtuon male retail value ol prue is 332 000 8. Employees ol Kralt Foods. Inc . its parent company the subsidiaries annates advertising and promotion agencies and the tarrnty members and/or those kvuigui the same household ol each are not ehgMN to parhcipale as nominators or nominees Void where protututed All federal state and local laws * and regulations apply lurid one prue per person Trip must be taken on dales specified by sponsor No transfer or substitution ot prue permuted AK federal stale and local taws ate SON responstbddyol nominee It a minor is selected at a wuuung nominee he/she must be accomperued by a parent or legal guardian A rrunor cannot be selected by a wuuung nonunao to be a travekng companion unless nunor is winners chddheard I For compNN rules (by which at entrants are bound) send a sett-addressed stamped #10 envelope to Kralt Foods Community Service Awards Contest Requests PO Boa 4SSS Btau NE68009-4S56 , fKmrif 61998 Kraft Foodt Inc
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