National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc

Programs: Field operations: manages a network of regional minority supplier development councils, monitors their activities, services and uniform standard of work.

annual conference: evaluates organization's performance, conducts workshops and seminars for minority suppliers and corporate members.

members services: provides training, networking and referral opportunities to minority suppliers and other services to corporate members.

other program services include: (1) trade show - provides a forum for business exchange between corporate buyers and minority suppliers. ; (2) learning programs - provides a learning and educational platform for corporate members, minority suppliers and regional councils; (3) international program - builds an international network of nmsdc-like organizations to assist corporate members in implementing supplier diversity programs in other countries and help nmsdc-certified minority suppliers to make international connections; (4) corporate plus - provides corporate members with referrals and access to the largest minority-owned vendors in the country with capacity for servicing national contracts; (5) centers of excellence - provides a platform for minority suppliers to increase business capacity and minority supplier program development for corporate members; (6) program development - aplatform for the development of new programs to address growing needs of constituent groups; (7) sba grant - develop and deliver 12 webinars and arranged for a program summit for the purpose of transitioning 8(a) firms from government procurement to private sector procurement; (8) mbda contract - collaborate with the minority business developmentagency by incorporating medweek activities within the nmsdc annual conference content.