
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821, scarr@unm.edu
March 14, 2007
UNM Vendor Fair to Provide Opportunities for Small Businesses
The Spring Vendor Fair, hosted by the UNM purchasing department, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 4 in the Student Union Building ballroom. The fair, which will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., allows participants networking opportunities to create new business relationships and strengthen existing business relationships within the UNM community. It also helps to provide small and disadvantaged businesses a greater opportunity to compete fairly and equally in the market place while increasing procurement activity.
University Contracts Specialists, staff and faculty will be attending the fair to learn about the products and services area businesses can provide. Other institutions including Central New Mexico Community College, the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, New Mexico State Office of African American Affairs and PNM will be in attendance helping businesses learn about procurement opportunities with their institutions.
The business participation fee is $50, which includes a booth consisting of a 6' skirted table, 8' background curtain, two chairs, one line identification sign (35 letters) and one parking pass.
If you own a business and are interested in participating, please complete the registration form available from the UNM Purchasing Department Web site at: http://www.unm.edu/~purch/dobus.html. Registered participants will receive a letter confirmation, a map to the Student Union Building, a map to the parking structure and a parking pass two weeks prior to the fair.
Interested participants are encouraged to register early. "Early bird" booths will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Vendors assigned an "Early bird" booth will enjoy a prime location at the entrance of the vendor fair. "Early bird" booths will be pre-assigned in the order in which the registration form and payment are received – the earlier the registration form and payment are submitted, the greater the chance a vendor has to receive this prime location to advertise their business.
For more information contact Nancy Jenkins at 277-3314 or via e-mail at nancyb@unm.edu.
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