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qJ / acJunon � cgwu,, Actions are guided by the following core values :
• Honesty
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Dependable
• Reliable
• Respectful
• Passionate
• Client 's success
• Effectiveness
• Efficient
• Teamwork
• Relationships
• Innovative
Front Cover Feature Sylvia Blackmon Roberts Business Leadership & Development Public Planning and Management Consultant Lakeland , Florida August 2014
A Sampling of our clients include :
• Florida Department of Transportation
• Florida Department of Health
• Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority
• Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
• Florida Department of Corrections
• US Department of Transportation
• Housing and Urban Development ( HUD )
• Miami Intermodal Center
• Private Industry Council of Polk County
• Polk County Board of County Commissioners
• City of Lakeland
• City of St . Petersburg
• City of Cocoa
• Tampa Bay Water
• City of Tampa
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loia qJ / a.cknwn,-�� is the recipient of many honors and awards for her civic involvement and leadership in the business community . Her company holds honors as the Small Business of the Year by the Tampa Bay MED Week Committee , Small Business of the Month by Lakeland Chamber of Commerce , recognition as a 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year , 2012 Woman of Distinction in Business . She was selected by Florida Trend Magazine as a Floridian You Should Know and recently recognized in the 2013 amd 2014 Tampa Bay Business Journal Book of Lists .
With a purpose driven vision and mission , Sylvia has been asked to design and administer state and national technical support programs for small businesses , as well as , develop public participation programs for numerous government entities . Sylvia travels all over the country as a subject-matter expert . She was selected by Black Enterprise Magazine / Walmart-Sams to participate in their forums called " Taking Your Dreams to Scale " which assisted minority businesses in scaling upward . Sylvia was also selected to serve as an expert panelist to the National Transportation Research Board in Washington , D . C . regarding minority and small businesses issues impacting the ability of these businesses to successfully work on State DOTs projects . Although Sylvia serves as a lead consultant in the Highway Transportation Industry , her expertise is Economic / Business Development , she has used this expertise in the growth of over 10,000 small businesses and to advise government and elected officials , national organizations , large corporations , state and federal agencies in developing equity policies and procurement programs for small businesses in many industries .