On this episode, Melinda Emerson introduces visitor Sharon Maker, an professional in provider variety. Sharon shares insights from her profession path, emphasizing the significance of positioning small companies for alternatives with giant corporations. The dialogue highlights main certifying our bodies essential for small companies in search of to boost their marketability and competitiveness.
Sharon Manker, M.Ed is an award-winning provide chain, provider variety, and inclusion strategist with twenty years of expertise. She is an writer and the Founding father of Advocating for Change Unapologetically™️ LLC. Sharon has obtained quite a few accolades, together with 2020 Company Advocate of the 12 months, Jap Minority Provider Improvement Council (EMSDC), Variety Champion of the 12 months, Girls’s Enterprise Enterprise Middle (WBEC-EAST), Veteran Advocate of the 12 months, Nationwide Veteran Enterprise Improvement Council (NVBDC). She was additionally acknowledged as one in every of 2021 DiversityPlus Journal’s High 15 Girls in Energy Impacting Variety. She is devoted to influencing significant change for people and companies dealing with unprecedented odds. For extra info:
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This week on SmallBizChat Podcast:
Provider variety packages be sure that girls, veterans, minorities, and LGBTQ companies have equitable alternatives to bid on contracts, selling inclusivity throughout the provide chain ecosystem.
Leveraging networks and certifications from organizations like WeBank and NMSDC can considerably improve a small enterprise’s probabilities of securing contracts with main companies.
Embracing the idea of “failing ahead” permits enterprise house owners to study from their errors and constantly innovate, finally driving sustained progress and success.
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