DATES
Tuesday May 7th
Cobo Center – Room 142 ABC
1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226
2pm - 5pm EST
OVERVIEW
The MMSDC Matchmaker Powered by DTE Energy is the two day Michigan Minority Procurement Conference’s premier matchmaking event. The networking function is designed to connect corporations and approved minority business enterprises (MBEs) for 15-minute conversations focusing on introductions, business opportunities, supplier capabilities, and more.
To register for a potential meeting, sign up for a ticket today. If you are an MBE, please note that completing your registration does not guarantee a one on one meeting.
Once registered, make sure to log into your account and block off times that you will not be available to meet. This way when we select which parties are meeting with one another, we award you the best times for your schedule.
The MMSDC Matchmaker Powered by DTE Energy is a part of the larger Michigan Minority Procurement Conference (MMPC). The MMPC is a 3-day conference featuring programming, workshops, an exhibit hall, and matchmaker.
TIMELINE (Subject to Change)
Matchmaker submissions for both corporates and MBEs has been extended to Friday April 12th at 5pm EST
Matches will be made for corporations and MBEs Monday April 15th
Corporates will review initial auto-matches and approve or reject meeting times - Wednesday April 17 - Monday April 22nd
Once matchmaking has been completed, MBEs will be allowed to manually request meetings with corporations that have not completed their meeting schedule. This will take place Thuesday April 25 - Wednesday May 1st
Corporate Approval and Meeting Finalization will take place Monday April 29th - Monday May 6th
10 TIPS FOR MATCHMAKER ATTENDEES
For tips on how you can prepare for a small business matchmaking event, check out the article “How to Prepare for a Small Business Matchmaking Event”
MMPC FULL CONFERENCE
If you have not done so, please make sure to register for the full conference by clicking on the link below:
http://mmpc.minoritysupplier.org/