Register Now and Submit Nominations for the 2024 Choice Awards
It’s been an eventful year for EMSDC-certified MBEs and Corporate Members, filled with incredible opportunities for engagement and growth! Signature in-person events like the “Return On All Relationships” Conference (ROAR) and Youth & Entrepreneur Scholarship Golf Invitationals in both the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas provided a fun and relaxed atmosphere for forging connections, finding leads, and breaking down barriers. But the most exciting event of the year is still to come — the 2024 Choice Awards!
Each winter, The EMSDC Choice Awards honors enterprising minority entrepreneurs who fuel the region’s economy, community leaders who are staunch advocates for diversity and inclusion, and corporations who value the innovative solutions diverse businesses bring to their supply chains. Ballots are cast by members and partners across the region for nominees in an array of categories, including:
- Corporation of the Year
- Supplier of the Year
- Paving the Way Award
- Phoenix Award
- James Brown Award
- Corporate Advocate
- MBE Advocate
Submit Your 2024 Choice Awards Nominations by the Upcoming Deadline
All EMSDC/NMSDC Corporate members are eligible to submit nominations for Supplier of the Year (Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class IV) and MBE Advocate of the Year. All NMSDC/EMSDC-certified MBEs and subscribers are eligible to submit nominations for Corporation of the Year (Regional and National) and Corporate Advocate of the Year (Regional and National).
This year’s deadline for nominations is October 21st, so don’t delay! If you are an EMSDC/NMSDC Corporate member, click here, and show your appreciation for your award-worthy EMSDC MBE suppliers. If you are an NMSDC/EMSDC-certified MBE or subscriber, click here, and show your appreciation for your leading Regional and National Corporations throughout Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware.
Get Your Tickets Before They’re All Gone
We invite you to lace up your favorite kicks (paired with cocktail attire) for an unforgettable celebration of impact at the 2024 Choice Awards Sneaker Ball, honoring our best-in-class suppliers and wave-making EMSDC advocates! This highly-anticipated, one-of-a-kind event will take place on the evening of December 5, 2024, at the Rivers Casino in Philadelphia. Click here to register today and to view highlights from the 2023 Choice Awards!
Special thanks to our sponsors, including Comcast, e&e IT Consulting Services, Exelon, and Pfizer! To view the 2024 Choice Awards sponsorship packages, click here. For questions and assistance, contact Brittany Rivera at brivera@emsdc.org, and stay in the loop by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook. We look forward to seeing you (and your snazzy sneakers) at the 2024 Choice Awards!
The mission of the Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council (EMSDC) is to stimulate and support economic development with minority-owned businesses throughout Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware, in an effort to initiate growth and opportunity through Supplier Diversity channels. As an affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), we certify and connect MBEs with member corporations that are committed to supplier development and want to purchase their products, services, and solutions.