Florida Business Development Council (FBDC)

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PURPOSE OF THE TOWN HALLCreate an open statewide conversation bringing together:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">SIC Leadership</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">FBDC Regional Business Engagement Consultants / Managers</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Certified businesses across Florida</li></ul>The primary goal is to strengthen engagement, communication, visibility, and connectivity across Florida&rsquo;s business community. Notice:To ensure admittance to the Zoom call, please ensure that your user name matches the name on registration.Examples:❌ &quot;iPhone User&quot;❌ &quot;johndoe77&quot;✅ &quot;John Doe&quot; About the Supplier Input CommitteeThe Supplier Input Committee represents the interests of Florida Business Development Council&rsquo;s (FBDC) suppliers and works with the Council&rsquo;s Board of Directors, President &amp; CEO and staff. The committee supports and develops strategies and initiatives that serves FBDC&rsquo;s mission of &ldquo;advancing business opportunities for certified businesses and connecting them with corporate members,&rdquo; and doing so in ways that create value and deliver economic and social impact for all stakeholders. Meeting Topics<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Increasing visibility into procurement and business opportunities</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Strengthening supplier-to-supplier connectivity and regional collaboration</li></ul> SIC Chair<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Carlos Qui&ntilde;ones, Founder and President, Display America</li></ul> SIC Regional Vice Chairs<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Northeast District&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Steve Mohan, Founder and President, Extra Companies</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Central East District&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Rico Rivera, CEO, Alpha Power Group</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Central West<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Rick Cabigas, Founder and CEO, Hawk Arrow</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sumy Ganesh, VP Client Relations, V2Soft</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Southwest District<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Andreas Gruson, Founder, Chairman and CEO, FleetGenius</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Tony Rodriguez, President, Daniel Penn Associates</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Southeast District<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Nick Williams, CEO, NOW Interactives</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Zedrick Gilo, CEO, Andvaris</li></ul></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Northwest District<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Vacant</li></ul></li></ul> Airline Raffle&nbsp;The FBDC is a proud 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Since 2016, we&rsquo;ve helped qualified businesses access more than $50 billion in transactions, leading to the creation of thousands of new jobs across Florida.&nbsp;Invest in FBDC&#39;s mission for a chance to win a free roundtrip Southwest Airlines ticket &mdash; Courtesy of the NEC/SWA Partnership! Register and attend a paid event, or make a donation and register (and attend) a free event, and you&#39;re entered. Active MBEs/SBEs get one bonus entry. Runs through October 31, winners announced the first week of November. The FBDC is a proud 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We rely on the generous support of partners like you to continue making a lasting economic impact.

Dear&nbsp;<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for the Florida Business Development Council&#39;s (FBDC) Supplier Input Committee (SIC) Virtual Town Hall! We&#39;re excited to have you join us.&nbsp; To ensure admittance to the Zoom call, please ensure that your user name matches the name on registration.Examples:❌ &quot;iPhone User&quot;❌ &quot;johndoe77&quot;✅ &quot;John Doe&quot; 📅 &nbsp;Thursday, June 4, 2026 🕙 &nbsp;10:00 AM &ndash; 11:00 AM ET 💻 Virtual via Zoom (<a fr-original-style="" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81771786932?pwd=9ATCqApjke5qNhLm2bDTiohCsudjSI.1" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Link Here</a>) We look forward to seeing you! Kind regards, The FBDC Teamfsmsdc.org

PURPOSE OF THE TOWN HALLCreate an open statewide conversation bringing together:<ul><li>SIC Leadership</li><li>FBDC Regional Business Engagement Consultants / Managers</li><li>Certified businesses across Florida</li></ul>The primary goal is to strengthen engagement, communication, visibility, and connectivity across Florida’s business community. Notice:To ensure admittance to the Zoom call, please ensure that your user name matches the name on registration.Examples:❌ "iPhone User"❌ "johndoe77"✅ "John Doe" About the Supplier Input CommitteeThe Supplier Input Committee represents the interests of Florida Business Development Council’s (FBDC) suppliers and works with the Council’s Board of Directors, President &amp; CEO and staff. The committee supports and develops strategies and initiatives that serves FBDC’s mission of “advancing business opportunities for certified businesses and connecting them with corporate members,” and doing so in ways that create value and deliver economic and social impact for all stakeholders. Meeting Topics<ul><li>Increasing visibility into procurement and business opportunities</li><li>Strengthening supplier-to-supplier connectivity and regional collaboration</li></ul> SIC Chair<ul><li>Carlos Quiñones, Founder and President, Display America</li></ul> SIC Regional Vice Chairs<ul><li>Northeast District <ul><li>Steve Mohan, Founder and President, Extra Companies</li></ul></li><li>Central East District <ul><li>Rico Rivera, CEO, Alpha Power Group</li></ul></li><li>Central West<ul><li>Rick Cabigas, Founder and CEO, Hawk Arrow</li><li>Sumy Ganesh, VP Client Relations, V2Soft</li></ul></li><li>Southwest District<ul><li>Andreas Gruson, Founder, Chairman and CEO, FleetGenius</li><li>Tony Rodriguez, President, Daniel Penn Associates</li></ul></li><li>Southeast District<ul><li>Nick Williams, CEO, NOW Interactives</li><li>Zedrick Gilo, CEO, Andvaris</li></ul></li><li>Northwest District<ul><li>Vacant</li></ul></li></ul> Airline Raffle The FBDC is a proud 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Since 2016, we’ve helped qualified businesses access more than $50 billion in transactions, leading to the creation of thousands of new jobs across Florida. Invest in FBDC's mission for a chance to win a free roundtrip Southwest Airlines ticket — Courtesy of the NEC/SWA Partnership! Register and attend a paid event, or make a donation and register (and attend) a free event, and you're entered. Active MBEs/SBEs get one bonus entry. Runs through October 31, winners announced the first week of November. The FBDC is a proud 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We rely on the generous support of partners like you to continue making a lasting economic impact.

Florida Business Development Council (FBDC)

Statewide Supplier Input Committee (SIC) Virtual Town Hall

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