Posts Tagged ‘NYC’
SBS Mentor Colleen Molter Details Doing Business with NYC
Whether you’ve recently started your small business or have an established practice, learning to do business with the City of New York is crucial. Despite the challenges presented to all by the pandemic, the City has pushed forward, continuing to offer government jobs, beneficial resources and mentorship to these firms through the New York City’s…
Read More“Do” versus “Try” – Impacting Mentality and Success
Recently, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera shared one of his major tenets for becoming successful at this craft. “The word “try” cannot be in our vocabulary. When we try at something we are giving ourselves an excuse to fail or fall short.” At QED National, we have a similar philosophy championed by…
Read MoreQED National Helps NYC CTE Students in IT Jobs Search
The NYC Department of Education’s Career and Technology Education (CTE) IT Commission recently hosted a panel discussion to inform educators and CTE administrators about information technology hiring trends and recruiting practices. The purpose of the panel was to provide educators with this relevant knowledge, enabling them to best assist students in their pursuit to standout…
Read MoreNYC MWBE Noncompetitive Small Purchase Now Set to $500K
After a rigorous approval process, the City of New York’s renewed and significantly expanded diversity participation law is now active. City agencies have started using a portion of this law which increased the City’s Noncompetitive Small-Purchase amount from a limit of $150,000 per contract to $500,000 per contract. This significant increase enables City certified Minority…
Read MoreNYC Chamber of Commerce Honors QED National’s Colleen Molter
Colleen Molter, Founder and President of QED National, has received the 2017 Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Award from the 5 Boroughs Chamber Alliance of New York City. The annual award recognizes excellence in small business leadership by minority- and women-owned businesses in the City of New York. Each of the five Chambers of Commerce…
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