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Big News! Buy MBE Day is Saturday, September 19, 2020
Our friends and partners at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) have launched an exciting and important new initiative – Buy MBE Day. Set for Saturday, September 19, the Buy MBE Day promotes millions of minority-owned businesses who may be struggling to survive because of 2020’s pandemic, civil unrest, and economic slowdown.
We encourage all MBEs, corporate members and community partners to actively show your commitment to minority businesses by shopping with them in person and/or online on September 19. The one-day focus is intended to generate a much-needed infusion of revenue to our nation’s MBEs. The event is also an opportunity to demonstrate appreciation for the contributions ethnic minority entrepreneurs make to their local economies and the many ways they improve the quality of life in our communities.
Join us on Saturday, September 19th in support of minority-owned businesses!
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SMSDC Named NMSDC's Regional
COUNCIL OF THE YEAR
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The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) recently announced the Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council (SMSDC), one of its 23 affiliated regional councils as the Regional Council of the Year.
SMSDC is very proud of all our accomplishments in 2019! We, at SMSDC, continue to remain focused on certifying, developing, connecting and advocating for our minority-owned businesses. The SMSDC is positioned to reflect the needs of our Corporate Members and assist them diversify their supply chain, enabling our certified minority business enterprises to grow through positive business relationships.
It is an honor to receive such a prestigious award.
We hope you can join at the celebration during the awards ceremony at the 2020 NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange.
Details coming soon!
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Small business toolkit: 7 resources for Black-owned businesses
Posted by NMSDC.
Only 4.3% of America’s 22.2 million business owners are Black, according to a February report by the Brookings Institute. And Black-owned businesses launch with about “a third less capital than their White peers and have difficulties raising private investments from mainstream investment systems,” reported Brookings. While 7% of White business owners get a loan in their first year of business, only 1% of Black business owners do so.
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Black-owned businesses have also been hit the hardest. According to a recent analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, “Black firms have been almost twice as likely to shutter as firms overall.” And just 20% of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans went to areas that had the highest concentration of Black-owned businesses, the Fed found.
There are, however, resources available for Black-owned businesses. Here are seven that can help, especially amid the pandemic.
Through the grants.gov site, business owners can view over 1,000 federal grant programs, conduct an in-depth search, learn about the application process and ultimately apply.
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that aims to assist minority-owned businesses across the country.
It provides a number of grants and loans for minority-owned firms, including: the Entrepreneurship Education Program for Formerly Incarcerated Persons Grant, the Enterprising Women of Color Grant and the Minority Business Enterprise Inner City Innovation Hub Grant.
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NEW CERTIFIED MBEs
AUGUST 2020
1st Truck Solutions, LLC - El Paso, TX
A & R Consultants, LLC - Austin, TX
Convo Technologies Limited Liability Co- Cedar Park, TX
Covel Contracting LLC - Cookson, OK
Duro Legacy HVAC Inc dba CenTex Air - Round Rock, TX
Green Tea Technology - Austin, TX
Jole Enterprises - Ingleside, TX
Moore Packaging and Materials, LLC - El Paso, TX
Mosaic Human Capital Solutions - San Antonio, TX
North Park SSP Motors, LLC - San Antonio, TX
Sandtex International Corp - Brownsville, TX
The Construction Initiative, LLC - Pflugerville, TX
West Texas Utility Services - Stanton, TX
JULY 2020
Amilynn Staffing - Oklahoma City, OK
Entreepreneurs Enterprises - Plugerville, TX
G-3 Resources, LLC - McAllen, TX
Gracen Engineering & Construction, Inc - El Paso, TX
NEO Services, LLC - San Antonio, TX
Nitro-Lift Fabrications, LLC - Tishomingo, OK
Orbital Mark, LLXC - Boerne, TX
Slumber Bliss Seat Covers - Georgetown, TX
The Cintman Group - Round Rock, TX
The Garage, LLC - Albuquerque, NM
Vision Semiconductor Solutions, LLC - Temple, TX
JUNE 2020
Affinity FM Ops Consultants - San Antonio, TX
Diversity Personnel Services, LLC - Oklahoma City, OK
J Azteca Express Inc - Eagle Pass, TX
Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC - Mill Creek, OK
Pony Logistics - El Paso, TX
The W2 Group, LLC - Austin, TX
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RE-CERTIFIED MBEs
AUGUST 2020
3 Kings Transport LLC
Advance Research Chemicals, Inc.
CAEAUTI
Can-Am Wireless LLC
DataXport.net, LLC
Digital Display Solutions, Inc.
Diverse Recruiting Experts LLC
Easy Tours
Enhanced Production Technologies
Funk and Company
HR Legal Search, LLC
Limon's Road Service
Metrica, Inc.
New Fire Native Design Group PLLC
New Mexico Food Distributors, Inc.
Optech Enterprise Solutions, LLP.
P.D. Morrison Distribution Inc.
P n American Express, Inc.
Professional Partnering Solutions, Inc.
Resale Resource Corporation
Robinson General Contractors, Inc.
Royal Express, Inc
Ruiz Testing Services, Inc.
Sanders\Wingo Advertising, Inc.
SAPTA SYSTEMS, LLC
Seco Spice Company, Ltd. Co.
Seilevel Partners LP
Somnio Solutions, Inc.
Terrazzo USA and Associates Inc.
The Pump & Motor Works, Inc.
Wuel, LLC
Zempleo, Inc.
VMW Maintenance Solutions, Inc
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Effective immediately, due to the current pandemic, the SMSDC will extend all MBE recertification dates and waive late fees if your company expired or will expire in 2020.
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REQUIREMENT FOR ALL NEW & INTERESTED APPLICANTS FOR MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (MBE) CERTIFICATION:
You must participate in the session prior to the Certification Committee reviews your application.
All new MBE's must attend a Pre-Certification & Post-Certification session. The sessions will be held by conference call several times a month. Please make sure to attend one pre-certification & one post-certification session in order to complete the certification process. Please contact Alana Ortega, Certification Manager, at alana@smsdc.org to register.
The following are dates available for September:
Wednesday, September 2nd
Wednesday, September 9th
Wednesday, September 16th
Wednesday, September 23rd
Wednesday, September 30th
Trainings are available from 10am – 12pm CST on the dates listed above for the month of June. Training may take about 30 minutes however please allow additional time depending on your company structure and questions you may have.
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MBE2MBE
SMSDC encourages MBEs to do business with each other. If you are looking to BUY goods and services from other MBEs or if you have an opportunity and are looking for an MBE to team/partner with you to increase your capacity and seek larger opportunities take advantage of the MBE2MBE search tool. To gain access and utilize this dynamic aid available to you log-on to your online MBE account with the username and password created for you MBE Application.
TAKE THE FIRST STEP…
Make sure you “OPT-IN”
The first step to being able to take advantage of this opportunity begins with making sure you have “Opted-In” on your account home page. Make sure you click on the box and add the check mark
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Now you are ready to start using the “MBE2MBE Search” tool in the following box.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION for all MBEs:
If this is a New Application, and you are having trouble uploading your documents, please contact Alana Ortega at 512.297.6478 during regular business hours or send an e-mail to alana@smsdc.org.
If this is a ReCertification, and you are having trouble uploading your documents, please contact Gabrielle Ramirez at 512.386.8766 during regular business hours or send an e-mail to gabrielle@smsdc.org.
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To obtain a copy of your MBE logo, please follow the steps below:
- Login with email/password associated with your SMSDC Certification
- You will see options such as applying for recertification or viewing/printing current certificate
- To obtain logo select “NMSDC Logo Pack” from the bottom right-hand corner and press the download button
The MBE logo is available for use on your company’s marketing print and electronic material. The MBE logo will only be available for your use as long as your company has a current & active MBE certification.
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In alignment of SMSDC’s four pillars, Certify. Develop. Connect. Advocate., education continues to be fundamental. Launched in 2012, SMSDC continues to offer the PLUS+ Platform classes: Benchmarking Plus & Capacity Plus. These signature programs are a mix of in person & online courses presented by supplier diversity expert Reginald K. Layton, Vice President, Supplier Diversity & Supply Chain Sustainability for Johnson Controls’ Inc and Ralph G. Moore, CPA, president of Ralph G. Moore & Associates (RGMA). Moore is recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought-leaders in the area of supplier diversity and minority business development.
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For CORPORATE MEMBERS ONLY is a process to accelerate supplier diversity initiatives based on real world experimentation. Benchmarking Plus delivers the tools and management perspective to help your corporation strengthen your supplier diversity processes.
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For CERTIFIED MBEs is a process to enhance sales and marketing processes and build their capacity to work with Fortune 500 corporations.
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Benchmarking Plus & Capacity Plus are led by Johnson Controls Inc, a world leader in supplier diversity, with more than 600 diverse suppliers and $1.8 billion in diverse spend.
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Corporate Members: The annual cost for Benchmarking Plus is $999. The registration fee includes access to all webinars, featured courses, online & onsite classes. If you are interested in signing up, please register for the BENCHMARKING PLUS PLATFORM here.
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Certified MBEs: The annual cost for Capacity Plus is $499. The registration fee includes access to all webinars, featured courses, online & onsite classes. If you are interested in signing up, please register for the CAPACITY PLUS PLATFORM here.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mayra Pena at mayra@smsdc.org or call 915.433.0612.
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SMSDC UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS |
September 17th @ 3 p.m.
MBE "Idol" Preliminaries Virtual Event
November 5th
Premier Face Time Virtual Event
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SMSDC PAST VIRTUAL EVENTS
For access to SMSDC's past virtual events, please click on the link below or visit www.smsdc.org, click on events and scroll to the bottom of the webpage.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
*Dear Community Partners,
If you would like to submit an event to post on our monthly newsletter, please submit all of the event details to Mayra Pena via email at mayra@smsdc.org. Events will be reviewed to make sure the information & content will be beneficial to our Certified MBEs and/or corporate members before posting on our newsletter and/or website.
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Have a recent achievement or new development in your organization? We'd love to share your story too! Click the "SHARE YOUR STORY"link below to leave your name and contact information and we'll reach out to you.
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SMSDC affiliate council of NMSDC
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