City of Boston DISPARITY STUDY Community Meetings The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting to conduct a disparity study to assess whether any barriers exist for minority- and women-owned businesses that make it more difficult for them to participate in City contracting How can I participate? What is a disparity study? Examines participation of minority- We invite business owners, trade association and women-owned businesses in representatives, and community stakeholders to attend one of four community meetings to: City contracting Measures availability of minority- and women-owned businesses for City contracts and procurements Learn more about the study Ask questions of the project team .Provide testimony about your experiences Assesses marketplace conditions for minority- and women-owned businesses All meetings will be child-friendly and interpretation services are available upon request. If you are unable to attend one of the community meetings, you may submit testimony about your experiences or questions to the project team at Bostondisparity@bbcresearch.com Wednesday, September 25, 2019 5:00 pm 8:00 pm Boston Public Library Mattapan Branch 1350 Blue Hill Avenue Thursday, September 26, 2019 5:00 pm-8:00 pm Codman Square Library 690 Washington Street Dorchester, MA 02124 - Mattapan, MA 02126 Tuesday, October 1, 2019 12:00 pm 2:00 pm Boston Public Library East Boston Branch 365 South Bremen Street Wednesday, October 2, 2019 8:00 am 12:00 pm Boston Public Library Central Library 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Boston, MA 02128 Who can I contact for more information? Sheryce Hearns, Deputy Director City of Boston, Office of Economic Development () 617-635-3449 (e) sheryce.hearns@boston.gov Iris McClish, Director BBC Research & Consulting (t) 303-321-2547 (e) imcclish@bbcresearch.com City of Boston DISPARITY STUDY Community Meetings The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting to conduct a disparity study to assess whether any barriers exist for minority- and women-owned businesses that make it more difficult for them to participate in City contracting How can I participate? What is a disparity study? Examines participation of minority- We invite business owners, trade association and women-owned businesses in representatives, and community stakeholders to attend one of four community meetings to: City contracting Measures availability of minority- and women-owned businesses for City contracts and procurements Learn more about the study Ask questions of the project team .Provide testimony about your experiences Assesses marketplace conditions for minority- and women-owned businesses All meetings will be child-friendly and interpretation services are available upon request. If you are unable to attend one of the community meetings, you may submit testimony about your experiences or questions to the project team at Bostondisparity@bbcresearch.com Wednesday, September 25, 2019 5:00 pm 8:00 pm Boston Public Library Mattapan Branch 1350 Blue Hill Avenue Thursday, September 26, 2019 5:00 pm-8:00 pm Codman Square Library 690 Washington Street Dorchester, MA 02124 - Mattapan, MA 02126 Tuesday, October 1, 2019 12:00 pm 2:00 pm Boston Public Library East Boston Branch 365 South Bremen Street Wednesday, October 2, 2019 8:00 am 12:00 pm Boston Public Library Central Library 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Boston, MA 02128 Who can I contact for more information? Sheryce Hearns, Deputy Director City of Boston, Office of Economic Development () 617-635-3449 (e) sheryce.hearns@boston.gov Iris McClish, Director BBC Research & Consulting (t) 303-321-2547 (e) imcclish@bbcresearch.com