Newsletter
April 2016
YOUR OPINION
MATTERS
2016 Stakeholder Survey
The 2016 CBI Stakeholder Survey is
your opportunity to provide feedback
on the Charlotte Business INClusion
program. The benchmark survey asks
key questions related to:
-Certification Process
-Access to capital
-Bidding and contracting
-Education and development offerings
-Overall satisfaction with the CBI
Program
Please click here to take the survey.
www.CharlotteBusinessInclusion.com
704-336-4137
600 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Good Faith Effort
On March 24, 2016 at the North Carolina State
Construction conference held in Raleigh, the
North Carolina Department of Administration
Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses
(NCHUB) presented CBI with the Good Faith
Effort Award in the Professional Services/
Construction Industry.
This award is presented to a firm or agency (public or private) that has
demonstrated “Good Faith Effort” in their support of HUB and minority/women
business enterprise programs and firms.
CBI’s outstanding efforts in fostering utilization and growth of HUB firms stood
out and were acknowledged this year. Nancy Rosado was in attendance at the
35th Annual Conference and accepted the award on behalf of Charlotte Business
INClusion.
Women’s Business Center
On March 30, 2016, The Institute
of Economic Development was
selected by the Office of Women’s
Business Ownership and the U.S.
Small Business Administration
to operate and host a Women’s
Business Center in Charlotte.
This award represents the
second Women’s Business
Center program managed by
The Institute, which is designed
to assist women business owners with training, technical skills and leadership
development programs to support business growth.
The location of a Women’s Business Center in Charlotte provides a unique
opportunity for the City to further its commitment of facilitating the growth
and development of Small Businesses, inclusive of Women and Minority-owned
small businesses. Award of this grant will be a complementary tool to several
of the City’s existing women businesses and programs, and could greatly assist
small businesses in some of the City’s most distressed business corridors and
neighborhoods.
Over the next few weeks, staff will work with The Institute of Economic
Development’s staff to determine potential partnership opportunities within
existing financial and in-kind City resource allocations.
MWSBE SPOTLIGHT
Crowns of
Enterprise
www.CharlotteNC.gov/Crowns
Registration for the 2016 Crowns of
Enterprise award ceremony is now open.
The ceremony will be held on May 12th,
2016 at the Palmer Building from 6pm8pm. During this event we will award
one outstanding business in each of the
following categories: Minority Business
Enterprise (MBE) of the year, Woman
Business Enterprise (WBE) of the year,
Small Business Enterprise (SBE) of the
year, Prime Contractor of the year and
Diversity Advocate of the year.
“Being certified through
the SBE has allowed
my company to Shift to the
next level through various
training opportunities, ability
to access different projects,
and the exposure to several
social media platforms. In
2013, we were nominated
and awarded the Crowns
of Enterprise award by the
City of Charlotte. Thanks to
being a certified company,
Red Rooster Contractors is
able to maintain sustainable
growth”.
Please click here to register.
WELCOME TO CBI
Charlotte Business INClusion would like
to welcome the following MWSBEs to the
family of certified firms.
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One Sun Logistics, LLC, MSBE
Pristine Properties of NC, Inc.
Basinger Contracting Company
Mops and Paws
Faulcon & Associates Real Estate,
LLC
Howard & Howard Event
Management & Catering
RPG Construction, LLC
Buffkin Trucking, Inc., MSBE
Bobby’s Painting Company, Inc.,
MSBE
Tobin, PLLC
JHC Construction Company
Miles Freight Solutions, LLC, MSBE
CS Plumbing, Inc., MSBE
C A Caudle, LLC, MSBE
Towzen Inc., MSBE
Mullis & Associates Contracting
Services
Tony’s Trucking
Hei-lo Trucking, LLC, MSBE
Bio-Dry Services, Inc.
Red Rooster Contractors is a Small
Business Enterprise established locally
in Charlotte, NC. Millie Aguilar founded
the company in 2009 in the midst of
a recessionary period. The company
provides commercial and residential
roofing installations. Recently, she
expanded the business to include
interior and exterior renovations and
general home improvements.
Red Rooster Contractors, LLC has
been certified by the City of Charlotte
since 2012. They recently worked
on a joint venture project with
Neighborhood and Business Services
and Rebuilding Together. Millie prides
herself in servicing the community
and volunteering time building ramps
for disabled veterans, making homes
handicap accessible and providing
support to local elderly community
members.
- Millie Aguilar, Founder
Charlotte Water
Airport
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• Concourse A
• East Terminal Expansion Construction
• Landsacpe and Installation Services
• Waste Hauling and Disposal Services
For more information click here.
FY16 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Contract 1
• FY16 Large Diameter Water & Sewer
Services Contract 2
• Sugar Creek WWTP Tank Closure
For more information click here.
E&PM
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Louise Avenue CIP
Storm Water Channel Maintenance
FY16
• Kimberton Drive Storm Drainage
Improvement Project
• Resurfacing FY2016 - A
For more information click here.
Procurement Management
• Citywide Pre-Employment Physicals
For more information click here.
CATS
• Transit Advertising Program
For more information click here.