^“Helping Nonprofits
and Minority BusinessesGrow ^”

The mission of the Business Development is to serve as a catalyst for business development by providing capacity building training, educational workshops, and opportunity matching for local, small and minority businesses.

Members	Business/Organization
Andre Smith, Chair	Emerge Business Coaching
Alverta Lopez	APL Solutions
Jerry McLaurin	Creative Builders LLC
Judith Ross	Technical Writer Consulting Services
George Tuggle	George Tuggle Graphic Design

The goals of the Business Development Committee include:

(1) Develop an assessment tool to survey the needs of the PFCC Members

(2) Host an annual small business development conference

(3) Host quarterly Industry Days

(4) Host monthly educational workshops to support business development

(5) Serve as hub for contract opportunities

(6) Develop a list of policy issues we can bring before the elected officials