CERTIFY . DEVELOP . CONNECT . ADVOCATE
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We MBEs are called to be ever more involved with SMSDC and stand for Diversity!
Dear fellow MBEs,
We are all aware of the recurrent tragic violence news in our country, however, this time it also hit close to home. So close that it was right in the heart of our own communities, impacting our own families, our MBE communities, our first responders, our healthcare providers; in short, it forever touched our lives in more than one way. Praise God that, as far as we know, all MBEs in this area and their immediate loved ones are safe. If this is not the case, our hearts and prayers go out to you. We pray for our friends, coworkers, neighbors and members of our community who lost a loved one or who were injured or hurt in any way, and for their prompt recovery and consolation through our shows of love and support.
Our hearts are broken, but nor our will. When we are being tested, it is our faith that sustains us, for fear only defeats us. Love is what helps us bear the pain we feel, and being excessive in moments like these, we need as much love as our hearts can hold; therefore, we have no room for hate.
The El Paso and Ciudad Juarez Communities need our involvement in the form of prayers, our thoughts and our support. Knowing that it is exactly the diversity of our community what was targeted makes it very personal to every MBE, not only in El Paso and Juarez, or in Texas, or even in our Southwest Region. What was under attack is what SMSDC and NMSDC stand for, and what we hope everyone understands and sees that we should all stand for. The diversity and richness of our communities.
Events like these should open our eyes to the importance of our involvement, not only stand by our communities, but to be the business leaders that make a difference. We need to get even more involved than ever in everything that stands for DIVERSITY.
We also hope to see your support for El Paso in as many was as possible, including your participation in the upcoming is the
Diversity at the Border,
which will take place in
El Paso, TX on September 11 & 12
. Your being there makes a difference to all of us.
Your SMSDC MBEIC Chair,
Beatriz Fernandez
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NEW CERTIFIED MBEs
JULY 2019
Aerolinked, LLC - San Antonio, TX
Bill's Welding Equipment Repair, Inc - Oklahoma City, OK
G2 Construction Services, Inc - Austin, TX
Optimus Techservices, LLC - Austin, TX
Periken Enterprises - Albuquerque, NM
Prestine Services Group - Austin, TX
Rookie #31, LLC - Edmond, OK
Safeport - San Antonio, TX
Shipzo Co. - Del Rio, TX
Zepol Productions - Round Rock, TX
JUNE 2019
Fonseca Freight Services - McAllen, TX
Fox Mechanical, LLC - Brownsville, TX
Pulselight, LLC - Austin, TX
ROI Insight Group - Austin, TX
SYOXSA - El Paso, TX
MAY 2019
Bravo Sales, Inc - Albuquerque, NM
Diverse Recruiting Experts - Round Rock, TX
Frontier Chevrolet - El Reno, OK
JT Campbell Consulting, Inc - Albuquerque, NM
Michael del Favero Enterprises, LLC - San Antonio, TX
Premier 1 Trucking, LLC - Hidalgo, TX
Tele Network, Inc - San Marcos, TX
Waya Services - Tulsa, OK
Zipcode Express - Austin, TX
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RE-CERTIFIED MBEs
JULY 2019
American Chemie, Inc.
Amerimex Air Charters, LLC
Austin Tele-Services, LP
Bankson Group, Ltd.
Bio Compatible
Captiva Group Inc.
Complete Tablet Solutions LLP
EL REY HOLDINGS, LLC
Electro Systems Engineers, Inc.
eMetric, LLC.
Freight Dispatch Service Agency, LTD
Galvotec Corrosion Services
Genesis Networks Enterprises, LLC
Genesis Networks Global Services, LLC
High Tech Tools, LLC
I do promos, LLC
International Transportation Services, Inc.
Laredo Technical Services, Inc
Loera Customs Brokerage, Inc.
Loera Transportation Services, Inc.
Mirsa Manufacturing, LLC
Mobius Partners, Inc.
Moondance, inc.
Mustang Express, LTD
Okafor & Associates, P.C.
Parkerco Inc
Parrish Enterprises, Ltd.
Pedraza Customhouse Brokers, Inc.
PetroOps,LLC
Peyton Resource Group
Precision Technology Inc
Professional Partnering Solutions, Inc.
Purchase Power Exchange, LLC
QHE Logistics, Inc.
San Benito Textile, Inc.
Slow Life Games, LLC
TechPeople.US, Inc.
The AB&Y Group
The Freemount Corporation
The Ross Group Construction Corp.
Ventus Logistics, LLC
Vyopta Incorporated
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Requirement for All New MBEs:
You must participate in the training prior to the Certification Committee reviews your application.
All new MBE's must attend a Pre-Certification & Post-Certification training. The training will be held by conference call several times a month for each session. Please make sure to attend one pre-certification & one post-certification training in order to complete the certification process. Appointment is not necessary.
The following are dates available for August:
Wednesday, August 7th
Wednesday, August 14th
Wednesday, August 21st
Wednesday, August 28th
Each training is from 10am - 11am CST
Conference call number: 641-715-0700
Access Code: 372354#
En Español:
La llamada requerida para poder obtener la Certificacion de Minoria esta disponible cada Miercoles del mes de 11am - 12pm CST. Esta conferencia es requerida para todas las certificationes nuevas.
Porfavor marcar al 641-715-0700, codigo: 372354#
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CERTIFICATION
Frequently Asked Questions
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MBE2MBE
Benefits of using the MBE2MBE Search Tool
To increase your market presence with other MBEs, after you log in, go to the MBE2MBE option and click on Opt In. This will allow other MBEs who are interested in doing business with you to find you and connect.
Please contact
alana@smsdc.org
with any questions regarding certification with SMSDC.
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PLEASE DO NOT Let your
SMSDC Certification Expire!
Check the expiration date on your SMSDC certification. As a courtesy reminder your certification is about to expire, you will receive an e-mail notification from the AdaptOne portal which looks similar to the image above. DO NOT ignore this e-mail. It may to your spam or junk mail.
Once your SMSDC certification expires, ALL MBEs have to complete the entire certification process from the beginning. For those MBEs in the STATE OF TEXAS, in addition to completing the entire certification process all over again, the HUB certification, which enables you to bid on contracts, is no longer valid.
The HUB certification process is only done once a month. This means for those MBEs in the State of Texas, they will now have to wait an entire month for their HUB certification.
Please contact Gabrielle Ramirez at
gabrielle@smsdc.org
for assistance on your SMSDC ReCertification.
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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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FOR CORPORATE MEMBERS:
IT’S NOT A NUMBERS GAME
Whether you are new to supplier diversity or an industry veteran, increasing diverse supplier participation in your corporation’s supply chain can be difficult. Subscribe today to get more done in less time.
- Strategic Vision
- Process Design
- Establishing Impactful Supplier Diversity Steering Committees
- Opportunity Assessment
- Second Tier Program Strategies 2.0
- Supplier Sourcing and Development: Current Requirements
- Supplier Sourcing and Development: Future Requirements
- Diverse Supplier Capacity Building
- Program Measurement and Reporting
- Internal and External Communication Strategies
- Education and Training
- Process Improvement
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FOR CERTIFIED MBEs:
Crack the Corporate Code
Selling to big corporations is tough. You have to be able to make a difference, grow demand, create value with knowledge and expertise. It’s no easy task, but we are here to help. Subscribe today to get a year’s worth of success tools:
- What Only CEOs Can Do
- Establishing and Maintaining a Strategic Partnership with a F500 Corporation
- Managing the Four Most Undervalued Functions in Business
- The MBE Value Proposition
- Why MBEs Must Excel at Marketing AND Sales
- The Role of Relationship Management in Your Growth Strategy
- Responding to Corporate RFPs
- Capacity Building fuels Your Growth Strategy
- Leveraging Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances and Acquisitions to Grow Your Business
- The Anatomy of Two Big Deals: One Worked, One Didn’t WorkLeveraging Second Tier Opportunities to build your Business
- Establishing an Impactful Advisory Board
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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.
- 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.
- 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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September 11-12, 2019
The Doubletree Hotel, 600 N. El Paso St., El Paso, TX
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COMMUNITY PARTNER EVENTS
August 21, 2019
2019 Greater Austin Business Awards
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
JW Marriott Austin
November 5, 2019
14th Annual Veterans Business Conference
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Centennial Banquet & Conference Center
11199 Sergeant E. Churchill
Fort Bliss, TX 79916
*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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Diversity at the Border - El Paso
Buyers Breakfast Roundtable
Registration now open!
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The Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council (SMSDC) is hosting its annual Diversity at the Border Buyers Breakfast Roundtable on September 11-12, 2019 in El Paso, TX. This year's theme,
“Green is Green”
will be a two-day networking event designed to connect Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) with corporations who are looking for procurement opportunities with diversity suppliers.
The two day events will offer:
Roundtable sessions
Matchmaking Opportunities
Business & Educational Workshops
Panel Discussion
Awards Ceremony Luncheon
Networking
Anniversary Reception
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Date: September 11-12, 2019
Location: Doubletree Hotel
600 N. El Paso St., El Paso, TX 79901
Hotel Accommodations:
DoubleTree by Hilton El Paso Downtown
600 N. El Paso St., El Paso, TX 79901
$124 per night
Call 915.532.8733, code: SMS
Room block ends 08/21/19
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2019 New Frontier Award Winners
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SMSDC recognized the contributions of several
Corporations
,
Suppliers
and the
Advocate
of
the Year whom demonstrated unparalleled leadership and accomplishments. For this event,
New Frontier Buyers Breakfast Roundtable
, Corporate Members, Certified MBEs and Advocates were nominated from
the State of Oklahoma.
We invite you to congratulate the following:
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CORPORATION OF THE YEAR
Energy Industry
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ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Dusty Nimmo
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SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
CLASS II
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August 21, 2019
2019 Greater Austin Business Awards
5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
JW Marriott Austin
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Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Leadership FINALIST
Karen Box, SMSDC President & CEO
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CONGRATULATIONS TO KAREN BOX!
Karen’s heart is in the council which serves as a constant source of inspiration and innovation to the entire SMSDC team, the Board of Directors, our numerous Corporate Members and over 500+ certified Minority Business Owners. She is unwavering in her commitment to educating and developing minority owned businesses and then connecting them with corporate America. This impactful priority has resulted in many MBEs achieving the coveted status of becoming Tier I suppliers to area-based multinational corporations such as Dell, Toyota, JCI, ConocoPhillips, OG&E and Oncor to name a few.
With her unique speaking ability to fold her story into the stories many of us share and connect with, Karen gracefully spoke about her 94-year-old father, who is still living. With genuine sincerity and compassion, she shared with the audience upon his return from World War II, he could not find a job and started his own residential construction related business. He was able to put four kids through college while instilling in each of them essential values such as ethics, integrity, and empathy, all of which contribute to her continued success and development. She tells the story of collecting shingles and taking them to the dumpster in the Texas heat and humidity. “This taught us hard work. It pays off. We want to grow that perspective so our MBEs and their families can continue to work on their businesses and have a positive impact on the local minority community”.
Good luck Karen!
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
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SMSDC affiliate council of
NMSDC
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