Opportunities in Supplier Diversity
BlackwellDespite the tentative economy, Karen Blackwell, manager of supplier diversity and development for Nestlé Business Services, North America, says businesses are searching for viable suppliers....
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Black Enterprise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle led an insightful panel for Minority Enterprise Development Week (better known as MEDWeek and presented by the Minority Business Development...
View ArticleTen Steps to Grow Your Business
ADP's Brown believes all business starts with a conversation. De Asa Brown often reminds minority entrepreneurs of the old sports adage: Every time you’re up to bat you might not get a hit but you have...
View ArticleFive Steps to Becoming a Supplier for America’s Largest Retailer
Richelieu Dennis, CEO/Founder of Sundial Group (center) Richelieu Dennis learned at an early age how to spot opportunity – even when literally under fire. More than 20 years ago, college graduates...
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Lefty’s Barbecue started out as rib joint founded by Walter Nash Sr. (a.k.a. Lefty) and his wife, Margaret, in 1989 and was later opened as a full-service restaurant. Nine years later, Walter Nash Jr....
View ArticleWant Your Product on a Wal-Mart Shelf? Check Out Our ‘Get on the Shelf’ Series
Black Enterprise and Wal-Mart have joined forces with a campaign focused on education minority business owners how they can get their products on Wal-Mart shelves. The campaign will highlight articles...
View ArticleAccess to Capital is Still a Challenge for Minority Business Enterprises
In the current financial environment, access to capital is as much an issue today as it was in 1969 when the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) was established. For new businesses, especially...
View ArticleStart Small, Grow Towards Financing Your Business
If banks turn down your request for financing, consider a factor “I need financing for my business; where do I start?” The answer can depend on where your business is in its life cycle, according to...
View ArticleBack to School Lessons for Growing Your Business
(Image: Thinkstock) As children go back to school, what they do is a reminder for business. Consider all of the things that we remind our children to do, that you might overlook in your business. The...
View ArticleStartup Competition Winners Say Mentorship is The Key to Efficiency
In an interview with Business Insider, Sulaiman Sanni, co-founder of nonprofit crowdfunding platform WeDidIt, says finding a mentor early is the best way startups can focus on the things that really...
View ArticleConfused About the Mentoring Process? 6 Tips to Help
Everyone thinks they need one, everyone really wants one and we all struggle when it comes to getting one. I’m talking about mentors. Subconsciously, when we think of mentors, we immediately think of...
View ArticleSiena College Student Hoping to Get His Invention on Wal-Mart Shelves
A Siena College student is getting national attention for inventing a device to help train dogs and it could end up on Wal-Mart shelves, according to YNN. Chad Bingo, 20, a Western New York native,...
View ArticleWal-Mart Contest Inspires Long Island Entrepreneurs
Vinny Mazzurco, a self-proclaimed connoisseur of a winning baseball swing, is looking to Wal-Mart’s Get on the Shelf contest to bring his DVD of batting lessons to the world, according to NewsDay....
View ArticleDiversity and Mentorship Opportunities Important to Save-A-Lot Employees
“Employees tend to stick with companies that help them grow,” said Jason Harris, a category director at Save-A-Lot, according to the St. Louis American. When Harris started with Save-A-Lot six years...
View ArticlePepco Reaches Out to Diverse Suppliers
Pepco held its second Supplier Diversity Forum on Thursday, July 25, at Pepco Holdings, Inc.’s Edison Place headquarters. The forum was attended by more than 80 diverse suppliers from throughout the...
View ArticleNew York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council Salutes Veteran...
The New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (The Council) continued to celebrate its 40th anniversary with saluting veteran minority business owners, who have been certified by...
View Article5 Strategies for Diverse Supplier Program Success
According to a 2012 survey from CAPS Research, nearly 72 percent of organizations expect their total supplier diversity program spend to increase by 2014. To better position minority and women business...
View ArticleOpportunities in Supplier Diversity
BlackwellDespite the tentative economy, Karen Blackwell, manager of supplier diversity and development for Nestlé Business Services, North America, says businesses are searching for viable suppliers....
View ArticleTapping Supplier Diversity To Energize Your Business
Black Enterprise Magazine Editor-in-Chief Derek T. Dingle led an insightful panel for Minority Enterprise Development Week (better known as MEDWeek and presented by the Minority Business Development...
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