Come to the 2024 Supplier Diversity Summit on Wednesday, April 24 from 8:30am – 1pm at Orlando Health Heart and Vascular Institute to learn how to become an LGBT Business Enterprise.
According to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), supplier diversity is a hallmark of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) standard. It is a business strategy that involves incorporating diverse-owned businesses, suppliers, and vendors into a company’s supply chain and business practices.
What is an LGBT Business Enterprise?
The NGLCC’s Supplier Diversity Initiative (SDI) is the exclusive third-party certifying organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer-owned Certified LGBT Business Enterprise® (Certified LGBTBE®) suppliers. The SDI’s primary goal is to connect eligible LGBT-owned businesses that wish to pursue contracting opportunities within the corporate supply chain.
A diverse supplier is a business owned and operated at least 51 percent by an individual or group that is part of a traditionally underrepresented or underserved group.
Some best practices for supplier diversity initiatives include:
According to the Fdic, supplier diversity can produce measurable results for businesses in terms of:
Pride Chamber of Commerce member benefit – Chamber members have the NGLCC certification fee waived!
Tentative Agenda –
8:30am – 9:00am: Registration, Networking & Business Enterprise Expo Booths
9:00am – 9:15am: Welcome
9:15am – 9:45am: How to Become LGBTBE Certified / Supplier Diversity
0:45am – 10:00am: Testimonial – Proximo
10:00am – 10:15am: Break
10:15am – 11:00am: Panel Discussion
11:00am – 1:00pm: Lunch, Networking & Business Enterprise Expo Booths
MISSION
The mission of the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) is to link corporate and government members with Minority Business Enterprises to foster equity in business.
VISION
A world in which economic success is diverse and inclusive.
Since 1975, FSMSDC’s purpose has been to foster the development and success of minority-owned businesses throughout Florida. Central to our mission is the principle that networks and relationships among and between minority businesses and corporate and government buyers build businesses.
Copyright © FSMSDC. FSMSDC is an Affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). All rights reserved.
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