April 9, 2010

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Supplier Diversity will present a mini-trade show, "Making Business Opportunities Happen," Tuesday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the UAB Hospital North Pavilion Atrium, 1802 Sixth Ave. South. The event is free. UAB department managers, supervisors, buyers and the general public are invited to attend.

Small business owners who are minorities, women, veterans or disadvantaged and entrepreneurs with certified historically underutilized businesses will have their products for sale at the trade show. Items will include promotional products, art, jewelry, cosmetics, magazines, community newspapers and more. Graphic designers and trophy and awards manufacturers also will have items for sale. Organizers say the mini-trade show will become an annual event.

The UAB Department of Supplier Diversity was established in 1987 to ensure that all vendors have better access to and knowledge of UAB's procurement system. For more information about the event or to purchase ads for the mini-trade show souvenir book, call the UAB Department of Supplier Diversity at 205-934-8762 or contact Demetria Scott at dpscott@uab.edu.

For more information, visit the UAB Department of Supplier Diversity Web site at www.uab.edu/minority-development.

About UAB

Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center and the state of Alabama's largest employer with some 18,000 employees and an economic impact of more than $3.5 billion on the Birmingham area. UAB has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service to America's communities, and in 2008 ranked nationally as one of the top 5 "Best Places to Work in Academia" in a survey published by The Scientist magazine. For more information, please visit www.uab.edu.