Tennessee Minority Supplier Development Council

Benji Holt, worker’s compensation manager with Bridgestone Americas Holdings Inc., is the current TMSDC board chair. In this capacity, Holt aims to help the council spread its wealth of resources, leverage and strength to those corporations and MBEs in western Tennessee that have been underserved in prior years. Read more

The journey continues

Without a doubt, individual successes serve as the small boost to keep a business going, especially during tough times. However, it is the development and deployment of a forward-looking formula that ultimately provides sustainability. Read more

Houston Minority Business Council

William E. Mearse, resources chief operating officer with Accenture, is the current HMBC board of directors chair. It is Mearse’s goal for the council to grow minority-owned businesses by providing opportunities to demonstrate their capabilities and to deliver value for their customers. Read more

Embracing proper priorities

While some intertwine the two terms, there is a fine line between outstanding and exceptional.Houston Minority Business Council solidlydefines excellence. While the council sports a mix of visibility, accessibility, activity and credibility, these commendable aspects are actually the outwardly recognizable results. Read more

26th Annual MED Week Conference to focus on strategic alliances in the global economy

The Minority Business Development Agency’s 2008 Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference will be held Sept. 3-5 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme for the conference is “The Power of Strategic Alliances in the Global Economy.” Read more

Construction CEO Arcilia Acosta dispenses entrepreneurial knowledge, skills to help others

Illustrations of Don Quixote figure prominently in the otherwisesimple décor of Arcilia Acosta’s office on Ambassador Row in Dallas. Quixote, Cervantes’ early 17th century idealist hero, refusedto abandon his dreams despite popular sentiment they were unattainable.Acosta did attain her dreams and, in quixotic fashion, she uses hersuccess to accomplish a greater good. Read more

Supplying the global economy

How does minority supplier development fit into strategic planning process of corporations?

That was the topic of a workshop heldat the National Minority SupplierDevelopment Council Conference and Business Opportunity Fair last October in Miami. With the theme, “Building the Global Economy of Tomorrow Today,” the NMSDC held a number of workshops targeted at minority business enterprises and corporatesupplier diversity professionals. Read more

Group O grows bigger and better in Texas

As an organization grows, whether through acquisitions or pure organics, the exercise affords the firm the ability to provide its client base the best service. However, determining when and where it is appropriate to expand is often a delicate and strategicdecision, one related directly to customer satisfaction. And, as many business owners know, this satisfaction is not only the result of putting forth a solid offering, but it is equally representative of the organization’s ability to maintain a working culture. Read more

For the conscientious MBE, energy and utilities spark alternative opportunities

As the one sector that literally fuels the world’s economic engine, the energy market has seen an increased level of attention in recent years - and rightfully so. After all, regardless of what market sectors are hot at any given point, one constant remains - there will always be a need for energy. To this point, Framingham, Mass.-based Energy Insights recently released its top 10 predictions for North American utilities in 2008, which has unearthed true areas of need and potential opportunityfor engagement of minority- and women-owned business enterprises. Read more

SuStainability: Is your talk, your walk?

When it comes to sustainability, there are a lot of companies that have caught on to the rising consumer demand for more environmentally friendly products and services, but have missed the related call for that same business to be operated in an environmentally and socially responsible way. In other words, how do you respond when the question is raised “are you walking the talk” of sustainability? The Cone Inc. 2007 environmental survey reports consumers overwhelmingly (69 percent or higher) expect a business to operate in an environmentally sound and socially responsible way, as well as offer products and services that reflect this same environmental sensitivity. Read more

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