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PRESIDENT'S

MESSAGE

Thank you for being a part of our 2015 celebration
which honors our local business owners and the awe-
some contributions that they make on the First Coast
and beyond. The First Coast Business Alliance (FCBA)
Inc. has had the honor of hosting the Minority Enter-
prise Development (MED) Week on the First Coast for
over twenty years. Our mission is to uplift and promote
small women and minority businesses. This year’s
theme “Emerging Markets and Industries- Blue Print
for Success” exemplifies our commitment to assisting
small businesses to be innovative and successful.

I would like to thank all of the agencies, businesses,
and volunteers for their commitment and hard work
to ensuring the success of the First Coast’s MED
Week celebration. I would like to especially thank all
of our sponsors for their support, contribution of re-
sources, transportation and other in-kind donations.
Your support has allowed us to not only empower lo-
cal business owners, but also to invoke the spirit of
entrepreneurship in over 100 of our local high schools
students during our 12th annual Youth Entrepreneur
Summit.

Once again I would like to thank everyone for sup-
porting the 2015 MED Week celebration.

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