Nayan Parikh was honored on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at an awards and dinner ceremony. The event has held at Terrace on the Park. Public Advocate Letisha James presented Mr. Parikh with the Kings of Queens award.

On Tuesday, July 21, 2015, Mr Nayan Parikh was honored at the Competitive Edge Conference. The event was held at BNY Mellon 101 Barclay Street New York, NY 10286.

The Competitive Edge Conference focuses on introducing the region’s small businesses, inclusive of Minority, Women, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Locally Based Enterprises, to new contract opportunities, procurement practices and strategies.

But owners say access to financing remains the biggest roadblock.

Anne Field

Article can be found at http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article20150.106/SMALLBIZ301049987/city-sees-risein-minoritycontracting

Angela Abrahams-Gibson worked hard to learn the ropes of winning city contracts at Abrahams Consulting, an IT services firm in Jamaica, Queens, that is also a hardware and software reseller. But now she is breathing a little easier, as a result of the de Blasio administrations steppedup focus on helping minority owned firms like hers bid on projects successfully.

Nayan Parikh with Mayor de Blasio at a cocktail reception in support of “Campaign for One New York”. The event was held at The Friar’s Club in New York City.

Nayan Parikh, President & CEO, Ashnu International, Inc. accepts NMBC award.

New York, NY (February 21, 2014) Eugene Cornelius Jr., Associate Deputy Administrator for the US Small Business Administration will address the National Minority Business Council’s (NMBC) 34th Annual Awards Luncheon on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in midtown New York. Mr. Cornelius will share with attendees the mission of the SBA`s Many Faces, One Dream (MFOD) Economic Empowerment Tour for LGBT Communities of Color as Well as the SBA’s goals to assist the NMBC to perpetuate its new direction with the formulation of the NMBC Global Entrepreneurship Center.