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48 C H A P T E R 7 7.1 Planning for Diverse Business Participation The first step in planning for diverse business participation is to look at the big picture and determine (1) what the airport is really trying to achieve and (2)
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Strategies and Partnerships to Enhance Diverse Business Participation 49 Among the many questions to which BGPAA sought answers were some that are evident in most disparity studies: • How can [the airport] use study results when setting an overall goal for DBE participation?
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50 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities prices and that my business performs high quality work.
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Strategies and Partnerships to Enhance Diverse Business Participation 51 efficiency and "e-Contracting"which, among other areas, will allow DBEs to make electronic bid and payroll submissions. 7.5 Measuring Internal Performance Numerical business diversity goals provide only one measure of internal performance.
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52 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities 7.6 Sharing Accomplishments Share business diversity accomplishments internally and externally. An airport's annual report or economic impact reports are excellent mechanisms to share diversity accomplishments.
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Strategies and Partnerships to Enhance Diverse Business Participation 53 ACI–NA advocates policies and provides services that strengthen commercial airports' ability to serve their passengers, customers, and communities. As part of its mission, ACI-NA: • "Promotes cooperation with all elements of the commercial civil aviation industry; • Exchanges ideas, information and experiences on common airport issues; • Identifies, interprets and disseminates information to its members on current industry trends and practices; and • Creates forums of common interest, builds professional relationships and interprets key airport policy and business issues to the ACI-NA membership" (420)
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54 A Guidebook for Increasing Diverse and Small Business Participation in Airport Business Opportunities Because business markets have become more national and international in scale, airports are increasingly viewed as catalysts for local economic development. Every state and many local governments have community and economic development agencies dedicated to helping new businesses start and helping established businesses to grow and succeed.
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Strategies and Partnerships to Enhance Diverse Business Participation 55 opportunity to learn about the procurement processes and services available to them. LAWA presenters are drawn from • Purchasing.
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