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55TH ANNUAL CHICAGO BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY FAIR

Welcome to the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council’s
(ChicagoMSDC) 55th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair (CBOF55). I’m
excited to join you in my role as President/CEO. The Chicago MSDC was
integral to my career. It was an idea whose Ɵme had come, and now, more
than five decades later, our founding vision of partnership and fairness in the
marketplace is being retooled for the future. I couldn’t be more excited to be
here.

Fiƫngly, the theme for CBOF55 is CreaƟng Our Future! AŌer almost three
years of global uncertainty across numerous fronts –social, medical, racial
poliƟcal, environmental - we are emerging into a changed world. We are each
charged with creaƟng a future that matches the Ɵmes in which we live now.
Debra Jennings- No one feels that impact more than those of you leading businesses.

Johnson To support your success the Chicago MSDC has built this organizaƟon on the

President/CEO pillars of cerƟfying, developing, connecƟng, and advocaƟng for minority
ChicagoMSDC, Inc. businesses . Our goal is to create a future where business opportunity and
growth is intenƟonal and plenƟful. The future we foresee is about thriving.

This 55th Annual CBOF55 is about building and increasing sustainable,
generaƟonal wealth. Our goal is to galvanize the Chicagoland business
ecosystem in support of minority business enterprises (MBEs). We need your
involvement to do that.

The programming we have in store for you, both virtually and in-person,
includes compelling speakers, thought provoking workshops and powerful
networking opportuniƟes. We promise you at the end of it you will have
gained valuable knowledge and pracƟcal informaƟon that you can implement
in your day-to-day operaƟons.

We are also excited that the business trade fair and exhibit hall are once again
open, so take full advantage of them.

Thanks to ALL of our sponsors, and a special thanks to our PresenƟng Sponsor -
Allstate.

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We’re open for business and can’t wait to welcome you to our 55 Birthday
party.

Best Wishes,

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