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-   **Here\'s an Overview of MED Week!**

    **Tuesday, October 2^nd^**

    MEDWeek will kick off at 7:15 a.m. at the **Kansas City Monthly
    Minority Business Networking Breakfast** at the Holiday Inn South at
    Hiway 71 and Longview Road. Cost: \$9.25

    Immediately following the breakfast, corporate and government sector
    buyers will board a **\"Business Bus Tour\"** and spend the rest of
    the day (9:15 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.) visiting selected minority-owned
    businesses around the metropolitan area. There will be a charge for
    the catered lunch. Contact Sheila Williams (816) 243-3022, or June
    White at (816) 414-7000 for more

    information.

    **Wednesday, October 3^rd^**

    The Federal Executive Board of Greater Kansas City, in conjunction
    with the MED Week Committee, has planned an expo which includes
    government agencies at all levels. It is free of charge, and will be
    held at the Environmental Protection Agency Building at 901 N. 5th
    (5th and Minnesota), Kansas City, KS. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 10:00
    a.m.- 2:00 p.m.

    **Thursday, October 4^th^**

    8:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott Tower Downtown Hotel, Julia
    Lee Room, 200 W. 12th St. The Minority Supplier Council, will hold a
    **Buyer/Supplier Forum: \"Framing The Issues In Certification\".**
    (free) Which certification best fits your company?

    11:45 A.M. **MED Week Awards Program** \$20.00 Marriott Downtown
    Hotel, 200 W. 12th St.

    Announcement of 2001 MED Week Award winners in retail, construction,
    service, etc., plus a local corporation will be honored for its
    commitment. The K.C. District Office of the Small Business
    Administration will present

    the Minority Small Business Award.

    **Monday, October 8^th^**

    **Youth Entrepreneurship Day**, 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Bartle Hall
    Conference Center, 14th & Wyandotte, K.C. MO. Area high school
    students get to view career opportunities, and talk to human
    resources personnel. Contact Marcellus Hughes at (816) 691-3811 at
    the Convention and Visitors\' Bureau for more information.

    **Wednesday, October 10^th^**

    Business After Hours Networking at the AmeriStar, I-435 & East 210
    Hwy. from 5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m. Organizations represented are the
    Hispanic and Asian-American Chambers, the Minority Supplier Council
    and the Convention

    and Visitors Bureau. Call June White at (816) 414-7000

    *The MED Week Brochures, and EXPO brochures, are available from the
    Economic Growth Group at (816) 513-6817. (Ask for Delores)*

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    **A KANSAS CITY 2001 NATIONAL MED WEEK WINNER!**

    **The Region VII U.S. Small Business Administration**

    **Recognizes Satellite Janitorial Company, Inc.**

    **As a National 2001 MED Week**

    **Small Business Firm of the Year**

## Congratulations to Winford Hurd, President of Satellite Janitorial Company, Inc., Kansas City, MO

And all of the Employees of the Company

Satellite Janitorial Company, Inc. provides superior janitorial services
to private and governmental organizations in the four states of
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. The firm started in 1982 with four
partners actually performing the work, which included a maid service. In
1989, Winford Hurd purchased the company and operated it as a
corporation.

Under Mr. Hurd's leadership, Satellite Janitorial obtained 8(a)
certification. Mr. Hurd credits his 8(a) certification along with other
private sector solicitations to his company's success. Satellite
Janitorial now offers a diversified mix of business services including
snow removal, fire damage cleanup, environmental cleaning services and
lawn care. After receiving 8(a) certification in 1993, Mr. Hurd formed a
business plan to expand the business into four states. Leveraging the
negotiated contracts gained from 8(a) participation, Mr. Hurd was
successful in negotiating three large contracts with the General
Services Administration (GSA) and the Corps of Engineers. Not allowing
the big jobs to alienate him from the lesser-known companies, Mr. Hurd
continued to take and perform successfully all of the smaller contracts
that were offered. The firm originally started out with four owners
performing the work themselves and has now grown to 130 full time
employees. Satellite Janitorial Services has realized phenomenal growth
and success with sales having risen from \$16,600 to \$1,726,864.

There are challenges that Satellite Janitorial effectively manages. The
lack of ready capital often impedes the ability to bid on jobs with full
confidence that the start-up costs of these contracts can be covered, in
the event of delayed payment. However, through continued expansion of
its network of contacts, Satellite Janitorial has gained more business
opportunities so that a continual cash flow is maintained.

Satellite Janitorial Company, Inc. is very active in the community. The
company provides financial support to the Raytown High School football
team and provides support in the forms of spending quality time with,
and financing for, the Children's Connection at Forty Acres. This is an
outreach program for children whose parents are incarcerated. Mr. Hurd
hopes to have a positive effect on these children, as their family
structure has been destroyed.

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