Current Events > First Black mayor of Boston to unveil 750k fund to help minority businesses

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BeantownHero 04/08/21 9:30:38 PM #1:	win city contracts, among other initiatives to address problems with contractor diversity https://twitter.com/BosBizJournal/status/1379870692976496641?s=19 This is so awesome --- Black In America https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1527-black-in-america <cite>BeantownHero posted [p:952623445] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>win city contracts, among other initiatives to address problems with contractor diversity https://twitter.com/BosBizJournal/status/1379870692976496641?s=19 This is so awesome </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadowplay 04/08/21 9:35:15 PM #2:	Half-assed solution to a deeper problem, stoking racial tensions, etc. --- I make a topic in Final Fantasy 12 to ask if Tifa! They said no Tifa. Hardness gone!-gandob <cite>Shadowplay posted [p:952623586] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>Half-assed solution to a deeper problem, stoking racial tensions, etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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K181 04/08/21 9:58:02 PM #4:	A $750k fund in a city the size of Boston is basically nothing. That's barely even an illusion of giving an effort. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:952624427] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>A $750k fund in a city the size of Boston is basically nothing. That's barely even an illusion of giving an effort. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 04/08/21 9:59:14 PM #5:	Acting mayor? Not just mayor? --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:952624465] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>Acting mayor? Not just mayor? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Middle hope 04/08/21 9:59:31 PM #6:	Shadowplay posted... Half-assed solution to a deeper problem, stoking racial tensions, etc. --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://imgur.com/PmX8smn https://imgur.com/mwTy0iF https://imgur.com/FCER80e <cite>Middle hope posted [p:952624478] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>Shadowplay posted... </cite> <quote>Half-assed solution to a deeper problem, stoking racial tensions, etc.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jiek_Fafn 04/08/21 10:03:41 PM #8:	I dont understand how it helps them win city contracts. Like they need something built, the city hires a minority owned business to do it and it comes out of this fund instead of the normal budget? Like partially? Also, that factors into the person winning the bid then or is it still the best/cheapest/bribeiest winning it? --- PSN: Jiek <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:952624625] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>I dont understand how it helps them win city contracts. Like they need something built, the city hires a minority owned business to do it and it comes out of this fund instead of the normal budget? Like partially? Also, that factors into the person winning the bid then or is it still the best/cheapest/bribeiest winning it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 04/08/21 10:04:07 PM #9:	The Trent posted... Acting mayor? Not just mayor? Boston's mayor resigned to become the Secretary of Labor. Under Boston statute, the president of the city council becomes acting mayor until the next election, which is in November of this year. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:952624637] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>The Trent posted... </cite> <quote>Acting mayor? Not just mayor?</quote> Boston's mayor resigned to become the Secretary of Labor. Under Boston statute, the president of the city council becomes acting mayor until the next election, which is in November of this year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pistachio12 04/08/21 10:13:44 PM #10:	People could read the article... The $750,000 Boston Contracting Opportunity Fund will award grants of up to $15,000 to businesses looking to build up capacity in order to secure city contracts. Those eligible include women-, minority- and veteran-owned businesses. The fund will open on April 15. The city has created a five-person team within the city Office of Economic Development to provide technical assistance to businesses seeking to win city contracts, among other responsibilities. Those positions are funded by a $2 million investment previously announced by Walsh. In addition, the city has hired its first-ever director of strategic procurement to support diversity in contracting across city departments. So funding to help firms with the contract process and teams to help coordinate the management of applying for contractor jobs. If people think these things are stupid or worthless, they should check out a planet money episode that talks about something similar that happened in Nigeria: Nigeria, You Win. <cite>pistachio12 posted [p:952624977] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>People could read the article... <quote>The $750,000 Boston Contracting Opportunity Fund will award grants of up to $15,000 to businesses looking to build up capacity in order to secure city contracts. Those eligible include women-, minority- and veteran-owned businesses. The fund will open on April 15. The city has created a five-person team within the city Office of Economic Development to provide technical assistance to businesses seeking to win city contracts, among other responsibilities. Those positions are funded by a $2 million investment previously announced by Walsh. In addition, the city has hired its first-ever director of strategic procurement to support diversity in contracting across city departments.</quote> So funding to help firms with the contract process and teams to help coordinate the management of applying for contractor jobs. If people think these things are stupid or worthless, they should check out a planet money episode that talks about something similar that happened in Nigeria: Nigeria, You Win. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 04/08/21 10:14:05 PM #11:	That's gonna go well in def not racist boston <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:952624991] in First Blac... [t:79395378]...</cite> <quote>That's gonna go well in def not racist boston </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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