The National Minority Business Council, Inc. (NMBC) has been helping small, minority- and women-owned businesses succeed for over a quarter century. Founded in 1972 as a full-service, non-profit (501)(c)(3) corporation, the organization is dedicated to providing business assistance, educational opportunities, seminars, purchasing listings and related services to hundreds of businesses throughout the tri-state area and across the nation. The strength of the organization resides in its members of successful entrepreneurs who are committed to their business and to the NMBC's continuing goal of expanding opportunities available to small, minority and women business owners. The Council's leaders, whose combined experiences spans score of years of fostering and nurturing businesses, provide the highest assurance that the NMBC will continue to address the needs and goals of its constituents. John F. Robinson President and CEO 2007-08 Board of Directors | 2006 Corporate Members NMBC Business Code of Ethics * NMBC's 28th Annual Awards Luncheon, L-R: Gregory L. Reid, Esq., Board Chairman, NMBC; Thomas Chen, President & CEO, Crystal Window & Door Systems, Ltd.; Laurel C. Thomas, President & CEO, MTI Computer Services, Inc.; Marion Hindenburg, President & CEO, Mrs. Paper; Darlane Hoffman, Luncheon Chair, Managing Director, The Bank of New York Mellon; John F. Robinson, President & CEO, NMBC; Steven C. Preston, Keynote Speaker, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Dahlia Sterling, Administrator, Supplier Development, PepsiCo; Allen Boston, Director, Ernst & Young; Sherri A. Shafir, Supplier Diversity Manager, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Timothy Marshall, President & CEO, Jamaica Business Resource Center; Carole Sobin, Vice President, Purchasing, Con Edison; Benjamin E. Jones, Vice Chairman & Treasurer, NMBC. Photo Credit: Gerald Peart National Minority Business Council Inc. 120 Broadway 19th Floor New York, New York 10271 Phone: (212) 693-5050 Fax: (212) 693-5048 nmbc@msn.com