Resources and Tools for Diverse Suppliers

Resources for Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBEs)

• National Black Chamber of Commerce – A non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization dedicated to the economic empowerment of African American communities.
• Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council – Facilitates essential relationships between Georgia based organizations and MBE firms.
• The North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development – Provides counseling, assistance and networking to help racial minorities and women start, operate and grow businesses. 
• Hispanic Contractors’ Association of The Carolinas – Provides resources to encourage improvement, growth and promote long-term success of Hispanic construction companies in North Carolina and South Carolina. 
• Black Contractors’ Association for the Carolinas – Advocates for minorities and women-owned construction businesses by educating and assisting in the procurement process. 
• The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development – Non-profit organization that assists American Indian Tribes and their enterprises with business and economic development. 
• U.S. Pan-Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC) – The largest non-profit organization representing Pan Asian American and their related groups in business. 
• Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth - Minority Business Programs – Delivers business education for entrepreneurs.  

Resources for Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBEs)

• National Women’s Business Council – The National Women's Business Council (NWBC) is a non-partisan federal advisory committee created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.
• The Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell – Exclusively for women entrepreneurs, this program delivers training, instruction and resources necessary to build and manage a successful business. 

Resources for Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (VBEs)

• National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA) – Provides a direct link for contracting between American corporations and Certified Veteran’s Business Enterprises (VBE) and Certified Service-Disabled Veteran’s Business Enterprises (SDVBE). 

• National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) – Identifies as the leading Veteran Owned Business Certification organization and provides a credible certifying authority for businesses to ensure the validity of Veteran ownership and operational control status. 
  
  
• North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) – Leverages military and other federal business opportunities to expand the economy as well as promote business and job growth. A business development and technology transition entity of the North Carolina Community College System, the NCMBC is headquartered at Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC).

Other Resources

• Disability:IN – A non-profit resource for business disability inclusion. 
• Charlotte LGBT Chamber of Commerce – Their mission is to foster equity, inclusion and economic prosperity for the LGBTQ community through strategic policy, professional enrichment, ally partnerships and economic development. The Chamber is a local affiliate of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). 

Video Resources

• Webinar: Strengthening Our Supplier Base During COVID-19 – recorded on May 13, 2020