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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Senior Account Manager, Veronica Harris
discusses business resources at the workshop.
Offi ce of Council Member Mathieu Eugene
Eugene hosts free MWBE
certification workshop
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Council Member Mathieu
Eugene, in partnership with the
Brooklyn Chamber of
Commerce, last Thursday
hosted a free small business
workshop at his 40th
District Office.
Eugene said the workshop
provided information
and resources for
local business owners
who are interested in
applying for Minority and
Women-owned Business
Enterprise (MWBE) certification.
He said the workshop
was part of his ongoing
commitment to providing
free strategic growth
resources for small business
Council Member Mathieu
Eugene welcomes
attendees to the Small
Business Workshop at
his 40th District Offi ce.
Offi ce of Council Member Mathieu
owners.
“To all of our business owners, thank
you for what you are doing for our city,
because small businesses do so much
to support our economy,” Eugene told
participants. “I believe that, as a government,
we should do much more for
our small business owners, because
you have all worked very hard and you
have a vision on how to make a difference
and to have an impact on the local
economy.
“Maintaining a small business is not
easy,” he added. “We have seen many
people over the years who have worked
hard and have still been forced to close
their doors.
“I believe that the government needs
to help these business owners and provide
guidance on how they can resolve
the issues they are facing,”
continued Eugene,
stating that one of the
issues he is working on
with city agencies is to
help business owners deal
with the summonses they
receive from the city.
“I want to help business
owners understand
them so that they can
be resolved,” he said. “My
question for city agencies
has always been, ‘How
many members of the
minority community get
access to resources available
through the NYC
Department of Small
Business Services and
through EDC?’”
Eugene said resources are available,
adding: “That’s the reason why I am
partnering with the Brooklyn Chamber
of Commerce.”
He said the MWBE Certification
Workshop provided guidance on how to
expand opportunities for minority and
women entrepreneurs to access government
contracts to grow their business.
“When eligible businesses are certified
with the city, they become more
visible to prospective buyers, including
city agencies, and private contractors
seeking to purchase goods and services,”
Eugene said.
Eugene