The mission of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council is to significantly increase business relationships between our corporate members and our certified MBEs. We believe that minority business development is a key component of reducing poverty, unemployment, increasing wealth, and integrating American society. You are receiving this email in order to keep you abreast of developments with the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council, Supplier Diversity Issues and Minority Business Development. If you like what you read please share internally and externally. |
How to Do Business with PepsiCo |
We are excited to have the opportunity to partner with PepsiCo for the upcoming "How to Do Business with PepsiCo" session on Monday, March 26th at their facility located at 700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577 from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm.
This event is an excellent opportunity to learn about PepsiCo's sourcing process and meet internal and external stakeholders as well as;
1. Encourage Prime Suppliers to work with certified MWBE's to fulfill Supplier Diversity Targets/Goals
2. Educate the MWBE's about the stake holders at PepsiCo and their prime suppliers. In addition, a panel of current MWBE suppliers will deliver some insights into their respective journeys.
3. Include time for a Networking Session to help MWBE Develop Relationships - The event will have a 2 hour networking session in which the defined PepsiCo stakeholders and prime suppliers will be situated at designated areas to engage the MWBE's. More information & Registration form. |
Corporate Member Showcase - University of Connecticut |
 This week we feature University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut stands among the top 20 public institutions in the nation. UConn's main campus in Storrs is admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history. Student diversity continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. View Presentation |
MBE Showcase - Winston Strategic Partners, LLC |
 This week we feature Winston Strategic Partners, LLC
As a communications consulting firm, we work directly with management, project teams and individuals to identify the best strategies and messages that convey your ideas without question. Large or small, organization or individual, we have the expertise to translate your objectives into concepts and messages everyone will understand:
- Whether a change management initiative or change in career focus;
- A corporate reorganization or career reassessment;
- A new product launch or move to a new industry.
Whatever your objective, we will craft the right message for your target audience.
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MBE News |
 Woodview Construction Services, LLC (WCS) has just signed a collaborative agreement with Waste to Energy Partners. With this agreement in place, WCS has enhanced its abilities to provide industry leading wood waste management and disposal services to all of Greater New England and its immediate surroundings. Our scalable wood waste acceptance, reduction and diversion capacities have grown to approximately 200 ton per day in this region and can be ramped up to over 400 ton per day in short order. Our newly formed collaboration broadens our market reach to better service wood waste producers of all forms by diverting commonly land filled wood waste into multiple rebirthing streams. The process of which I speak, takes otherwise discarded wood waste materials and converts them into reusable resources. Of most importance is that our service offering will remain competitive, comprehensive and dependable and will vastly increase this regions ability efficiently yet conscientiously discard of storm related, commercially generated and industrial produced forms of both treated and untreated wood waste. Specifically, the rebirthing processes employed by this collaboration would be of great interest to firms who generate large volumes of these materials and wish to achieve LEED credits by implementing environmentally conscious discard processes. Further, our offering provides a unique avenue by which to foster favorable GREEN initiatives and increase MBE/DBE spend in historically underutilized capacities. For more information about our enhanced service offering, feel free to give us a call. In closing, please be sure to share this information with those in your professional circles you feel would have interest in securing our services. |
Events That MBEs Should Not Miss |
There are several events coming up on our calendar that are designed specifically for MBEs to learn about corporate opportunities. We know how busy everyone's schedule is, but these are events often hosted by our corporate members with the expressed purpose of finding out more about you and your business with the ultimate aim, to make you a valuable supplier to their companies. Here are some events you should consider:
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NMSDC/GNEMSDC Information |
Please take a close look at the information listed below. The links will take you to detailed information. |
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MBE Day at the Capitol - February 29 |
The GNEMSDC along with some other interested groups are organizing an MBE Day at the Capitol in Hartford of February 29, 2012. The purpose of the day is to share a legislative agenda with elected members of the Connecticut General Assembly. There are five items that the GNEMSDC has put forward and continues to view as positive changes in CT law that would promote not only MBE interests, but the economic interests of the State.
- Conduct a New Disparity Study to base a revision of the State of CT's MBE Goals;
- A separation of goals for WBEs as distinct from MBEs in the State's Set-Aside Goals;
- The elimination of the Municipal Exemption which exempts some State funded projects from the State's set-aside programs;
- The State's acceptance of the GNEMSDC certification as proof of MBE status; and
- The establishment of a Diverse Business Task Force that reports on progress with the achievement of minority and women business development goals.
We will be sending out more information in coming days about how you can assist in this effort. |
NMSDC NEWS - Key Strategies and Leading Practices for Developing Salable Minority Suppliers |
 Please note these seminars are open to both national and local corporate members of the NMSDC.
The 2012 NMSDC professional development seminars are designed to provide sourcing and supplier diversity professionals access to the most current and effective concepts in supplier diversity process management.
This interactive one-and-a-half-day seminar is designed to maximize participant interaction and provide insights on taking your initiative to the next level. Regardless of your level of experience, if supplier diversity is important to your company or to your major customers, you cannot afford to miss this opportunity. Come and see why Ralph G. Moore is recognized as the leading practitioner in supplier diversity and why RGMA has been the primary training resource for NMSDC for the past twenty years. Click Here to view the brochure.
TWO LOCATIONS April 12-13, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia
Hosted by United Parcel Service
June 14-15, 2012
San Francisco, California
Hosted by Chevron Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Corporate Minority Supplier Development staff from headquarters or other
facilities of national corporate members.
- Corporate Minority Supplier Development managers and their staff from local
NMSDC- affiliated Council members. Registration form
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NMSDC News - Advanced Management Education Program |
The National Minority Supplier Development Council is pleased to announce that itsAdvanced Management Education Program (AMEP) will be held June 3 -7, 2012, at the J. L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Please use the attached application form to nominate your candidates for this year's class.
Please make additional copies of the form if you have more than one candidate. Remember,
in order to attend the program, candidates must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Company must be currently certified by one of NMSDC's affiliated councils.
- Only the CEO/owner of the minority business is eligible to participate
- Business should be at least three years old with sales of over $5 million for manufacturing and distribution firms and $3 million for service firms.
- Candidate must be committed to accelerating the growth of their business.
- Candidate must attend and participate fully in the entire program.
The four-day program cost is $5,800.00 and covers room, board and course materials needed.
In many cases the corporation or council nominating the business will cover the cost of participation
but that is not a requirement. To access the AMEP brochure and application.
If there are any questions, please email Maggie Chaparro at amep@nmsdc.org or call 212/944-2430. |
 Boston MBDA Business Center Client Profiles - MindLeaf Technologies, Inc. |
 MindLeaf Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Bedford, MA with field operations nationwide including over 50 Conus and OCONUS military facilities. Mindleaf helps public and private sector health organizations increase productivity, decrease risk, and maintain compliance with federal and state regulatory changes by providing high quality, cost effective services in HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA 5010 Migration, ICD10 Migration and Medical Administration services. The company's reputation for excellence is rooted in their commitment to exceeding client expectations. Mindleaf is known to consistently deliver on-time, on-budget solutions with minimal disruptions to existing systems and the company's superior performance is based on years of experience, proven methodologies, technical precision and an indepth understanding of today's changing healthcare standards.
Working with skilled professionals trained in the strict ISO 9001:2008 processes, MindLeaf provides high quality answers to healthcare business needs with services that include: - HIPAA V5010/ICD10 Migration
- HIPAA Compliance - Privacy and Security
- Medical Administration Services
Recognition: - Inc Magazine - 500/5000 Fastest growing companies in America 2007-2010
- Boston Business Journal - Fast 50 2009-2011
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Opportunities with Corporate Members |
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Nominations for GNEMSDC Board of Directors |
 We are now entertaining nominations for directors of the GNEMSDC. You can self nominate. We are asking that all potential directors submit with their nomination, information about their role and position within their company. Every potential director must have C-Level support for their nomination in the form of a letter of support from a C-Level leader within their company. C-Level executives are encouraged to be nominated and serve as directors of the GNEMSDC. Corporate directors are also expected to annual sponsors of the GNEMSDC. Corporate directors are also expected to attend at least 75 percent of the 6 board meetings each year and serve on at least one subcommittee of the board. The GNEMSDC is a volunteer-working board. Terms of service are for at least 2 years. If you are interested, please send all nominations to Tom Davis at tom.davis@cartus.com and copy fmckinney@gnemsdc.org. Thank you. |
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