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May 2015
Hello BDI Buzz Readers...
... and warm greetings from the Business Diversity Institute.
Our annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference planning is under way and nominations for MED Week award winners are open. Please save the date as the celebration will be held September 28th – October 3rd, with the luncheon to be held on October 2nd.
MED Week nominations are open as well, we encourage you to nominate a minority-owned business who has performed outstanding work and has shown growth in the last year, or diversity Practitioners who should be recognized for their efforts to break down barriers and create a level playing field for which minority-owned firms can successfully compete. This year we will also acknowledge our corporate and government agency partners who are challenging the status quo by creating programs that positively impact the minority owned businesses and provide opportunities for small businesses in our region.
If you are interested in participating as a sponsor for this year’s MED Week celebration, sponsorship information is available on the BDI website.
Cheers!
Kimberly Mitchell-Phillips,
Business Diversity Institute, Chair
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 Company name: TCC & Associates Inc.
Owners: Edmund Tawiah
Number of employees: 5-7
Years in business: 10 years
Industry: Civil Engineering and Land Surveying
Phone: (503) 277-8143
Website: www.TCCENGR.com
Describe what services your company offers:
My company offers the following services: Engineering Design-Roadways, Water Transmission, Hydraulics, Utilities, Bridge Hydraulics, Light Rail Improvements, Land Use Planning and Land & Site Development. Land Surveing: Topography, Construction Staking, Partition Plat, Construction Monitoring and Inspection
5 things BDI Buzz readers want to know...
What makes your company unique?
Highly adaptable and flexible on short notice; Responsive and detailed.
What would our readers be surprised, to learn about your company?
Besides public projects, we have undertaken lots of private housing projects for large subdivisions, small partitions and urban in-fill condo projects in Oregon and Washington.
Describe an adversity you have overcome, and how you overcame it?
Adapting to the strenuous plan-review-permit process. Being patient and going along with the process.
What is the best piece of advice you've received?
Your client is your best advertising agent.
What is your favorite quote?
“Do it right the first timeâ€
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Writing Off Your Summer Vacation -
How to determine whether the costs of your next trip are tax deductible.
If you're lucky enough to get away this season, consider making vacation plans that will enable you to deduct some of your travel expenses. The only way to do this is to include certain activities in your trip.
Combine business with pleasure.
Take a meeting for business in a distant location and all of your airfare is a deductible business expense even though you spend some time on your personal activities. As long as the primary purpose of the trip is business within the United States, transportation and lodging costs and 50 percent of meal expenses on business days can be written off. If you drive instead of fly, you can deduct 56.5 cents per mile, plus parking and tolls..... Read more >
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Our Mission
To support the growth and success of regional minority-owned and woman-owned businesses through sustainable business:
• Education and training
• Outreach, tools and resources
• Promoting collaboration of public/private organizations
in these efforts
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