20 TH MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK (MED WEEK) Sunday, October 18 Saturday, October 24, 2009 WIN-WIN SPONSORSHIP!

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2 20 TH MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK (MED WEEK) Sunday, October 18 Saturday, October 24, 2009 WIN-WIN SPONSORSHIP! In 1989, thanks to committed supporters like you, MEDI hosted Hopkinsville Christian County s first MED Week celebration. This year Wal-Mart DC #6066, Kentucky State University, and USDA Rural Development present the 20 th year MED Week celebration! For 20 years, MEDI has helped to grow the community through small and minority business startup assistance, business training & development, policy & public advocacy, and employment assistance. We will be honored to have you as one of MEDI s 20 th year anniversary and MED Week sponsors. Attached you will find MED Week 2009 Sponsorship & Opportunity Levels and Press Kit. The Press Kit highlights MED Week In addition to helping us deliver MED Week, your sponsorship enables MEDI to continue to add value to our community, and provides for great promotional and team building opportunities for you! Minority-owned business growth in US was 30 percent from versus 10 percent for non-minority firms. Yet, there is room for further growth and development. The US Department of Commerce s State of Minority Business report states that if the number of minority firms reflected the minority population share, there would have been almost four times more than the actual number and paid employment would have been more than three times the actual number. This is the opportunity gap that MEDI attacks. To bridge this opportunity gap, strengthen the community, and grow the economy, MEDI increases the number of minority businesses that start and grow to their potential through education, information, and opportunities. MEDI assists 6 potential startups per month, helping 1 or more to startup per quarter; provides technical assistance, resource support, and information to 4 or more existing businesses per month; provides business training and development throughout the year; delivers events that promote businesses; increases community awareness, works to assist government, businesses, and organizations to develop economic inclusion policies; maintains the minority business directory; helps businesses with their certification process, loan requests, business plans and more. Help us to deliver a phenomenal MED Week Consider stepping up this year s support! 2 - MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20 th Year Anniversary Celebration!

3 OPPORTUNITIES Reserved Table at MEDI s 20 th Annual Awards Banquet (8) Award Recognition at MEDI s 20 th Annual Awards Banquet Additional Signage at MED Week Annual Awards Banquet Name and/or Logo Placement on MEDI s 20 th Annual Awards Banquet Invitations Name and/or Logo Placement MEDI s 20 th Annual Awards Banquet Program/Souvenir Booklet Participation During MEDI s 20 th Annual Awards Banquet Program Team in the 3 rd Annual Hopkinsville Family Feud Tickets to Movers & Shakers Business Growth Conference Name and/or Logo Placement on Banners Special Mention in MEDI s MED Week Promotions Special Mention in the MEDI s MED Week Press Release Name and/or Logo Placement on MED Week Print Media MED Week 2009 Sponsorship & Opportunity Levels PRESENTING/ TITLE $2,500+ PLATINUM $1, MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20 th Year Anniversary Celebration! GOLD $1,000 SILVER $750 SMALL & MINORITY- OWNED BUSINESSES $

4 M E D W E E K A C T I V I T I E S 3 rd Annual Young Business Owners Business Plan Competition High school students and young adults ages compete in a business plan and elevator pitch competition for the opportunity to create a new business and win $250, laptop, website, business cards, $100 in advertisements, and free consulting. Mayor s Discussion on Diversity & Business Watch or order the Mayor of Hopkinsville, Kentucky Dan Kemp, Henry Snorton, III, Executive Director of the Minority Economic Development Initiative of Western Kentucky, Inc. (MEDI) and entrepreneur, and Tracey Williams, Director of Diversity, Hopkinsville Community College dialogue about the opportunities, resources, success in policy, new initiatives, and issues relative to local business, diversity, and minority economic development. To find out more information contact the City of Hopkinsville at Beta Rho Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Fashion Show Saturday, October 17 at 1PM at the A.W. Watts Senior Citizen Center, 1402 West 7 th St., Hopkinsville This Fashion Show features clothing from minority- and women-owned businesses, bridal shops, and clothing from new and upcoming designers native to Hopkinsville and found their success in Louisville, Nashville, and other places. For tickets or more information contact Marcia Johnson at Prayer Request for All Potential, New, & Existing Business Owners Success Sunday, October 18 throughout Western Kentucky All Pastors and spiritual leaders are asked to recognize and pray for all potential, new and existing business owners success, growth, and development and peace within the US. 4 - MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20 th Year Anniversary Celebration!

5 Survey Says Monday, October 19 at 5:30PM at the Hopkinsville Community College, Auditorium Building, 720 North Drive, Hopkinsville, KY Enter Your Team Your Team Competes Your Team Wins! Survey Says, enter a team of five (5) people to compete against other teams: families, churches, businesses, groups, organizations, etc. Enjoy doors prizes, food, fun and a great atmosphere! This is a great team building opportunity for any family or group. Team registration is only $50 for a chance to win great prizes. Register by calling MEDI at , fax a registration request to MEDI at , or download a registration form at or Registration deadline is Friday, October 9. Mayor s Annual Unity Breakfast Wednesday, October 21 at 7AM at First United Methodist Church, 1305 South Main St., Hopkinsville, KY Dan Kemp, Mayor of Hopkinsville, initiated this event to improve the unity and relations within the community. It is sponsored by the Hopkinsville s Human Relation Commission. This year s keynote is Judge Andrew Self, Christian County Circuit Court and the theme is Community Renewal Uniting Our Community through Revitalization. The Hal and Betty Thurman Award will be presented. Tickets are $10 and tables that seat 8 at $80. Please contact the Human Relation Commission at or City of Hopkinsville at for tickets or more information or visit MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!

6 Movers & Shakers Business Development Conference Wednesday, October 21 at 12PM at the Pioneers Complex, 904 North Main St., Hopkinsville, KY This luncheon provides existing and startup businesses, community leaders, corporations, and organizations with Real World solutions and information. Presentations are from business owners can corporate executives that have successfully grown their business or helped their organization achieve objectives that help to develop small, women, and minority-owned businesses. It also provides a panel discussion from procurement officers about bid opportunities :45PM 1 1:45PM 2 2:45PM 3 3:45PM 4 5PM Successful Economic Development through Supplier Diversity Initiatives How Certification Program Actually Helped Grow My Business How I Made My First Million Dollars Keys to Big Business Finance Business Opportunity & Procurement Panel The Movers & Shakers organization has provided long-standing financial support and commitment toward minority business development by serving as MEDI s private fundraising group. Registration, including lunch, is only $25 per person. Movers & Shakers are free. Register by calling MEDI at , fax a registration request to MEDI at , or download a registration form at or Registration deadline is Monday, October MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!

7 20TH Annual Awards Banquet & Anniversary Celebration Thursday, October 22 at 6PM at the James E. Bruce Convention Center, 303 Commerce Center Drive, Hopkinsville, KY Everyone is invited to take part in this Black-Tie Event that celebrates the success of minority businesses and those that support minority enterprise development. This year is significant because it celebrates MEDI s 20th year anniversary. MEDI will honor a number of individuals, businesses, and organizations whose volunteerism, leadership, and support helped MEDI to start, move forward, and succeed. In addition to a truly positive and electric atmosphere, enjoy superb live music, and be treated like royalty with complimentary wine and hors d oeuvres served. The Awards being presented are: Minority Business of the Year Award - recognizes an outstanding minority businessperson that has been in operation for more than 3 years, has growth and contributions to the community. Emerging Minority Business of the Year Award - recognizes an outstanding minority-owned business that has been operation for less than 3 years and is growing and makes contributions to the community. Minority Business Advocate of the Year Award - recognizes a person or business that has either tried or made significant changes and improvements in minority enterprise development. We Are Our Community Award - that recognizes a business or organization that works to advance minority enterprise development. Everyone is invited to attend. Table sponsorship is $300 (seats 8 comfortably). Individual tickets are $35 in advance. Tickets and tables must be purchased in advance as no tickets will be sold at the door. The deadline to purchase advance tickets is Tuesday, October 13. Register by calling MEDI at , fax a registration request to MEDI at , or download a registration form at or FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT HENRY SNORTON, III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MEDI AT (270) , HSNORTON@MEDISUCCESS.ORG, OR VISIT MEDI AT 1101A SOUTH MAIN ST., HOPKINSVILLE, KY MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!

8 HOPKINSVILLE FAMILY FEUD, MOVERS SHAKERS BUSINESS GROWTH LUNCHEON, & MEDI S 20TH ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET REGISTRATION FORM MULTI-EVENT REGISTRATION FORM Hopkinsville Family Feud Hopkinsville Community College Auditorium Bldg, Monday, October 19 at 5:30PM Team registration is only $50 for a chance to win great prizes. Movers & Shakers Business Growth Luncheon, Pioneers Complex, 904 N. Main Street Wednesday, October 21 at Noon 5PM Tickets including lunch, is only $25 per person. Movers & Shakers are free. Registration deadline is Friday, October :45PM Successful Economic Development through Supplier Diversity Initiatives 1 1:45PM How Certification Program Actually Helped Grow My Business 2 2:45PM How I Made My First Million Dollars 3 3:45PM Keys to Big Business Finance 4 5PM Business Opportunity & Procurement Panel MEDI s 20th Annual Awards Banquet & 20 Year Anniversary, A Tribute to Those Who Led the Way James E. Bruce Convention Center, Hopkinsville, KY, Thursday, October 22 at 6PM Business Card Exchange, 6:30PM Program Table sponsorship is $300 (seats 8 comfortably). Individual tickets are $35 in advance. Tickets and tables must be purchased in advance as no tickets will be sold at the door. The deadline to purchase advance tickets is Tuesday, October 13. Register by faxing or ing this completed form to MEDI at , mailing this form with payment to MEDI (payable), 1101A South Main Street, Hopkinsville, Ky, visiting the office or for more information call , visit the office, or by download it at or Please note registration deadlines. Please note that payment must accompany registration unless arrangements are made. Name Company Name Mailing Address Phone Please list accessibility features you may need Name of Family Feud Team(s) $50 each Movers & Shakers Business Growth Luncheon Tickets $25 each Tickets/Table Name at MEDI s 20th Annual Awards Banquet $35 per ticket/$300 table Total Included for above registration: Payment options: Credit Card Name on card 16-digit card number and 3digit on the back Type of card (Visa/Mastercard) Expiration date Check Cash 8 - MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration! Fax

9 20TH MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK (MED WEEK) Sunday, October 18 Saturday, October 24, 2009 MED WEEK HISTORY IN THE U.S On August 11, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed Proclamation #5083 to establish the first National Minority Enterprise Development Week. Initially, this proclaimed the week of October 2 through October 8, 1983, as Minority Enterprise Development Week. By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The entrepreneurial spirit underlies our free enterprise system and is one of the principal sources of America's strength. Ownership of one's own business is an aspiration held by many Americans. Minority Americans share fully in this aspiration. The success of minority business enterprise demonstrates that hard work and individual determination can serve as a powerful engine for social mobility and economic progress. As a Nation, we are indebted to minority entrepreneurs for their contributions to our economic well-being. They bring innovative products and services to the marketplace, create jobs, and provide training to thousands of workers. Our challenge today is to enhance the ability of minority Americans to participate more fully in the market economy and to achieve greater economic independence. In my December 17, 1982, statement, I promised to designate the first full week in October each year to honor the many valuable contributions minority businessmen and businesswomen make to our society. Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of October 2 through October 8, 1983, as Minority Enterprise Development Week, and I call upon all Americans to join together with minority business enterprises across the country in appropriate observances. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 11th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. 9 - MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!

10 THE HISTORY OF MED WEEK IN HOPKINSVILLE CHRISTIAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY In the spring of 1989, a concerned group of African Americans met with the Hopkinsville Christian County Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Council, City of Hopkinsville, Human Relation Commission, Christian County Government, and community leaders to discuss the lack of minority-owned businesses and employment. This meeting resulted in a solution, the creation of an Ad Hoc Committee that later evolved into the Small & Minority Economic Development Committee (SMED). SMED s purpose was to promote the development of small and minority-owned businesses in the community. More than forty community leaders, black and white, formed the SMED Committee. SMED s diligence and hard work resulted in the creation of organization to work to improve minority employment and business development, the Minority Economic Development Initiative (MEDI). Initially, MEDI received funding from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Hopkinsville Christian County Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Development Council (EDC), City of Hopkinsville, Christian County Government, City of Hopkinsville s Human Relations Commission and the African American community s support through a private fundraising organization, the Movers & Shakers. To date, MEDI continues to receive financial support from TVA, City of Hopkinsville, Christian County Government, and the Movers & Shakers, a group of individuals and businesses of all ethnicity that support minority economic development. In 1989, MEDI s mission statement was to facilitate the employment and advancement of qualified minorities and to improve the small and minority business development climate in an effort to strengthen the entire economy. In the fall of 1989, MEDI and the Human Relations Commission planned and delivered Hopkinsville Christian County s first Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Celebration. Throughout October 2009, MEDI will lead the effort to promote and highlight minority enterprise development. Sunday, October 18 through Saturday, October 24, Minority Economic Development Initiative of Western Kentucky, Inc., a nonprofit regional economic development agency, will lead the 20th Annual Minority Enterprise Development Week Celebration (MED WEEK) and anniversary. The 20th year celebration and anniversary s theme is Success is a Journey, Not a Destination. MEDI cordially invites and encourages everyone throughout KY to participate in the 20th Annual MED Week Celebration with appropriate observances and recognitions: minority businesses, non-minority businesses, elected officials, industry officials, and all business sectors and individuals. This includes volunteer work, grass-root advocacy (word-of-mouth), sponsorship, attendance at MED Week events and more. For more information, contact MEDI at (270) or hsnorton@medisuccess.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT HENRY SNORTON, III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MEDI AT (270) , HSNORTON@MEDISUCCESS.ORG, OR VISIT MEDI AT 1101A SOUTH MAIN ST., HOPKINSVILLE, KY MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!

11 WHY CELEBRATE MED WEEK To promote local & regional minority business enterprise development To encourage local & regional mainstream and community support of minority businesses To address issues and policies that impact the success of minority business ownership and the impact economy To advance the bridge building process that creates a level playing field To continue to provide training that furthers the growth and development of small, women, and minority-owned businesses To increase partnerships and public awareness by educating the community about the purpose and benefit of the Minority Economic Development Initiative of Western Kentucky, Inc. (MEDI) To introduce youth to entrepreneurship To recognize the contributions and accomplishments of minority-owned businesses and the exemplary leadership of citizens, businesses, and organizations that advocate minority business enterprise. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT HENRY SNORTON, III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MEDI AT (270) , HSNORTON@MEDISUCCESS.ORG, OR VISIT MEDI AT 1101A SOUTH MAIN ST., HOPKINSVILLE, KY MED Week 2009 & MEDI s 20th Year Anniversary Celebration!