National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.

Membership Benefits

• Certification of minority business enterprises after screening, interviews, site visits, and capability studies.
• MBISYS, a national computerized database of nearly 15,000 certified minority business suppliers.
• Referrals to corporate buyers of minority suppliers capable of providing quality goods and services at competitive prices, and in a timely fashion.
• Support in developing, expanding or promoting corporate minority business purchasing programs.
• Working capital loans to certified minority businesses which have contracts with NMSDC national and regional corporate members, through the Business Consortium Fund, as well as longer term financing through the BCF's Specialized Small Business Investment Company (SSBIC).
• Dissemination, through the Minority Business Information Center, of vital statistics and information pertinent to the changing picture of minority business development.
• Educational seminars, training and technical assistance for buyers and suppliers to assist in personal and professional growth.
• Business Opportunity Fairs which allow minority entrepreneurs to present themselves to many prospective buyers in a short time.
• Networking opportunities, organized by purchasing categories, at which vendors speak directly to appropriate purchasing agents.
• Corporate and vendor directories, and other publications.
• NMSDC Annual Conference--the nation's benchmark forum on minority business development.
• Awards and special recognition for outstanding corporate programs in support of minority business development, as well as awards for excellent minority businesses, and other citations.
• And a variety of other activities to bring corporate purchasing agents together with representatives of minority businesses, in both formal and informal settings, to foster the development of long-term, mutually beneficial business relationships.

How to Join

Contact:	Donna Long, Director of Development
Organization:	National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.
Address:	1040 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10018
Voice:	(212) 944-2430
Fax:	(212) 719-9611
E-mail:	nmsdc1@aol.com
Web:	www.nmsdcus.org

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