DOUBLE HEADER: FAIRNESS IN PROCUREMENT ALLIANCE - Umbrella Initiative (+) NAMC, Houston Chapter

One Voice... www.VSBAOnline.com | Date / Time: 12/10/2009 2:00 PM CST | 3:00 PM EST Call-in Number: (347) 989-0759 Hosted & Produced By: Rudy Sutherland | Our first guest is Raul Espinoza who leads The Fairness in Procurement Alliance (FPA) and its Think Tank at the University of North Florida’s Umbrella Initiative. The Umbrella Initiative is an “out-of-the-box” entrepreneurial access to capital procurement outreach initiative that integrates – under one umbrella - all supportive programs and benefits so they can deliver quantitative results.[PLUS] Our second guest is Ben Hernandez from the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) Houston Chapter who will discuss the current state of minority firms in the Construction Industry and what NAMC is doing to increase opportunities in a less-than-robust economy.