What is the value of doing big business with diverse business ? Corporations, large and small alike, frequently struggle with articulating a clear value proposition for implementing a focus on the utilization of diverse businesses in their supply chain. I have discussed this in previous…
Read MoreThe Socio-Economic Impact of Supplier Diversity in the UK
This is a guest post by my good friend and colleague, Mayank Shah. Mayank is the founding director of Minority Supplier Development UK, a premier non-profit corporate membership organisation championing supplier diversity in private sector supply chain in the UK. A…
Read MoreGame On! Five Tips for a Successful Conference
This is a guest post by Gwendolyn F. Turner. Gwendolyn is a recognized leader in business development and corporate social responsibility. Gwen helps organizations grow through strategic development, and to achieve their social missions. Game On! Five Tips for a…
Read MoreSupplier Diversity 101: What’s In It for Women?
The benefits of Corporate Small Business Programs can be tremendous for Women Owned Businesses. This is a guest post by Gwendolyn F. Turner. Gwendolyn is a recognized leader in Supplier Diversity, and a strategy consultant & coach to Women-Owned-Businesses. …
Read MoreTips for Connecting after a Conference
This is a guest post by my good friend, Julia Hubbel. Julia is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, international professional speaker, seminar leader and prize-winning journalist specializing in the art of communications and supplier diversity. This post originally ran on…
Read MoreDesign a Global Supplier Diversity Program in Six Easy Steps
Once a decision has been made to implement a global supplier diversity program, a company may look to any one of several existing step by step models for designing and implementing a program. The model described below adapted from a…
Read MoreWhat got us to ‘here’ won’t get us to ‘there’
I so enjoyed keynoting the Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce (CCAACC) 30th Anniversary Gala in Austin, TX. I was pleased to join 250 of Austin’s finest entreprenuers in celebrating…
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