BDPA Sponsor ConnXus Partners with National Urban League

ConnXus, a Web-based platform that connects minority- and women-owned businesses with buyers and suppliers looking to meet diversity objectives, announced its partnership with the National Urban League.

In the next year, ConnXus and the National Urban League will host joint events for small minority- and women-owned businesses in the 10 U.S. cities that are home to National Urban League Entrepreneurship Centers.

ConnXus received a $200,000 investment from CincyTech in March as part of a larger seed-stage investment round to expand the management team, build national partnerships and help the company scale. ConnXus was launched by Rob Robinson, above, in 2010 and has since posted $100 million in contract opportunities.

BDPA is proud to note that both ConnXus and CincyTech are corporate sponsors!

Read more about the partnership.

Grant Proposal: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (BDPA Cincinnati)

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) and BDPA Cincinnati chapter combined on a $10,000 grant proposal to the folks at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA). BDPA and TEMA have worked together often in the past. In fact, TEMA was a major force in the creation of our BDPA Lexington chapter and TEMA employees have served on the board of directors for BDPA Cincinnati chapter in the past.

TEMA provides funding within the Tri-State area of Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky serves all other counties in Kentucky; Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana serves other counties in Indiana.

TEMA primarily supports education, environment and safety, but also funds civic groups, health and human services, arts and culture. TEMA prefers to support programs, rather than events. Communities served must be in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky or Southeast Indiana. Submission deadlines for applications are: January 1, April 1, July 1, October 1. TEMA does not donate vehicles or make grants to individuals.

We should have an answer within 45 days. Wish us luck!

Message from Cincinnati Chapter HSCC Coordinator

Dear BDPA Cincinnati Chapter Sponsors,

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support of our chapter's student training program. In a world where we hear so much about the ills and failures of society, I have had the privilege of training students for tomorrows technology for the last 12 years. This has been extremely gratifying.

I have witnessed our students grow their technology and personal skills and subsequently go on to college and corporate America. I additionally request that you or your staff join us on Saturdays from January through August at Cincinnati State Technical College. Without your support, this program simply would not be possible.

Again, thanks for making it happen!!!

Frank Hill, HSCC Lead Instructor
BDPA Cincinnati