"Strategically Sourcing Small and Medium Size Businesses for Rapid Growth and Prosperity

Richard L. Speights, President/CEO of WaterStone Business Strategies & Development will discuss his advocacy for small businesses over the past 20 years, assisting them with receiving over $2 billion in government contracts. Rich has served the state of Mississippi by promoting legislation, policies and procedures that stimulated economic growth and prosperity and has developed small, minority and women-owned businesses. He will also discuss his present focus on strategic sourcing of suppliers for major corporations, assisting emerging and rapid growth potential businesses with access to new market opportunities (federal, state, local government, commercial and private) and developing a corps of capable small and medium size businesses through training and development. His expertise includes: (1) Government Contracting (2) Principles of Estimating (3) Project Management (4) Bonding and Insurance (5) QuickBooks Accounting. His company also offers Reverse Auctions, Facilities rentals of meeting/training rooms and teleconferencing facilities. Rich can be contacted at rspeights@waterstonebsd.com. His website is www.waterstonebsd.com. Wes Holsapple will be our host for this powerpacked interview.