Denny's, Greenville Health System & Spartanburg Water To Host Annual Business Summit For Minority Businesses In Spartanburg, SC, Dec. 4

SPARTANBURG, S.C., Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Corporate sponsors Denny's, Greenville Health System and Spartanburg Water will host the 7^th Annual MBE Summit at the Spartanburg Marriott on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in conjunction with the Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council. The event will connect some of the nation's largest and most successful Minority Business Enterprises with major corporations to pursue new business opportunities and establish new business relationships.

This year's MBE Summit theme is: "Bridging the Gap." Highlights of the event will include a Small Business Bootcamp, MBE-to-MBE Business Development, Corporate Insights, Speed Networking with Corporations and Tier 1 Suppliers, and a Business Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Dr. Sunil Erevelles, chairman of the department of marketing at Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Participating MBEs also will receive complimentary headshots by a professional photographer.

CVMSDC president and CEO Eric Watson said, "CVMSDC's role as a catalyst for enhancing corporate supplier diversity initiatives and expanding economic development for Minority Business Enterprises is significant. I'm excited about the opportunity to connect corporate members with minority-owned enterprises and create an environment of true economic inclusion."

Online registration for the MBE Summit is accessible via the CVMSDC website at www.carolinasmsdc.org. The cost to attend is $50 for CVMSDC-certified MBEs and $75 for Corporate or General Admission. The Spartanburg Marriott is located at 299 North Church Street in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Watson said, "I want to express my sincere gratitude to Denny's, Greenville Health System and Spartanburg Water, our co-sponsors for the MBE Summit. It is the unwavering support of CVMSDC corporate members and community partners that strengthens our commitment to supplier diversity and makes events like this possible."

The Carolinas-Virginia MSDC is a non-profit corporation chartered to enhance business opportunities for minority-owned companies by providing support through developing mutually beneficial networking opportunities with corporate members and promoting minority business development. To learn more about CVMSDC, visit online at www.carolinasmsdc.org.

SOURCE Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council