Article: Parren Mitchell, Joshua Smith Keynote Federal Procurement Fair

Alvin Peabody
Washington Informer
05-17-1995
Parren Mitchell, Joshua Smith Keynote Federal Procurement Fair.

Former U.S. Congressman Parren J. Mitchell is often described as the man who created the idea of procurement set asides for small and disadvantaged businesses.

Joshua Smith is president of the Maxima Corporation, one of the most successful entrepreneurs of government procurement in the country. Last Wednesday, both brought their dynamism to the Third Annual Federal Procurement Fair and Conference, which was held at the Washington Convention Center.

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