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Partners

Thank you to the corporations, minority businesses, and governmental organizations & agencies who partner with us annually to help us carry out our mission.

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EN·GAGE

Participate or become involved

Sponsorship provides a great means of broadening your competitive edge and expanding your brand. In recent years, corporate sponsorship has become the fastest growing type of marketing in the United States.

Annual Partnership Opportunities

MBEs benefit from being certified with the largest national organization whose certification is recognized uniformly by Corporate America.

Click here to have EMSDC share your bids with certified MBEs. EMSDC/NMSDC Corporate Members only.

CON·NECT

Bring together or into contact so that a real relationship is established

Corporate Members can request a list of MBEs in specific categories here

EMSDC can facilitate introductions between certified MBEs and corporate buyers. Request an introduction here.

GROW

Become larger or greater over a period of time

Learn about open bids from our corporate members here

Corporate Plus® is an unprecedented membership program for NMSDC-certified minority businesses of the highest caliber.

The Centers of Excellence program facilitates the development and growth of certified diverse businesses to compete and become more prepared to meet the more rigorous vendor requirements currently in use by the council member corporations. Learn More

IM·PACT

Capacity or power to have a strong effect on someone or something

Purchases from MBEs help foster jobs and economic activity in underrepresented segments of the business and customer community. Click here for the 2019 report.

American Water Supplier Development Program Module

The American Water Supplier Diversity Team is in the process of creating a robust Supplier Development Program that will be piloted through New Jersey American Water. Our initial cohort will begin October 2024 and conclude in April of 2025.

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NMSDC Certification Reimbursement Initiative

NMSDC is excited to announce the Certification Reimbursement Initiative. This program provides a way for minority business enterprises (MBEs) to eliminate the burden of the certification fee. Each business must meet the funding criteria of the funding sponsor company.

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Entrepreneur Support Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday

Do you need entrepreneurial support? Schedule an appointment to have your questions answered. From drafting a business plan to sourcing funding and more!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

October 17, 2024

Get Ready to Soar with Allegheny County Airport Authority

This event will include networking opportunities for small businesses to communicate with our Engineering, Procurement and Workforce Management Department. Also present will be an array of local Chamber of Commerce and Government entities. Learn about the Pennsylvania Unified Certifiation Program (PAUCP) and ACAA's PIT2WORK program.

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October 17, 2024

Diverse & Minority Business Forum

In May 2024 Senator Sharif Street and the Sustainable Business Network hosted an event called, "Energize Your Business, Sustain Your Community: Realizing Energy Savings and Increasing Profit" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The event resulted in requests to continue the conversation about sustainability and the business community. Save the date.

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October 17, 2024

SDDC Annual Conference

Welcome to the Supplier Diversity Development Council’s (SDDC) 2024 Annual Conference! The NJ Board of Public Utilities passed a resolution in 1997 to create the SDDC Board to develop an ongoing program to improve best practices and relationships between NJ-regulated utilities and minority, women, veteran, and service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises.

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