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Causes: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Human Services, Immigration, Microfinance, Small Business Development
Mission: The Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council's mission is to promote increased procurement and business opportunities for minority businesses and to develop mutually beneficial business relationships between public and private sectors and minority business enterprises.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 800 Local Minority Owned Businesses
Programs: NMSDC programs include certification of minority business enterprises; Supplier Gateway, a national computerized database of more than 15,000 certified minority suppliers; referrals to corporate buyers; support; membership program, dissemination of statistics; Advanced Management Education Program; business opportunity fairs; educational seminars; networking opportunities; corporate & vendor directories; awards; annual conference & a worldwide network of non-governmental organizations to provide linkages between historically excluded businesses and corporate buyers.