For more than 50 years, NMSDC® (National Minority Supplier Development Council®) has expanded access to business opportunities by connecting proven and certified MBE suppliers with corporations and partners across the country through competitive, market-based engagement.
As the nation’s largest nonprofit organization focused on minority-owned supplier business development, NMSDC demonstrates the power of business growth to strengthen supply chains, create jobs and drive long-term economic resilience. When businesses compete and scale, the broader economy benefits.
Our Mission
NMSDC serves our corporate members by strengthening supply chains through rigorous certification standards and market-driven engagement with qualified minority-owned businesses — supporting innovation, accelerating growth and enhancing the resilience, agility and reliability of supply chains across U.S. industries.
WEConnect International helps drive money into the hands of women business owners by enabling them to compete in the global marketplace.
Our vision is a world in which women have the same opportunities as men to design and implement business solutions that create wealth and the sustainable prosperity of their communities.
WEConnect International connects member buyers to women-owned sellers based outside of the US, enhances their capabilities to transact business and instills confidence that sellers meet buyers’ standards for women-owned businesses.
NGLCC, the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, is the business voice of the LGBT community and is the largest global advocacy organization specifically dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people. NGLCC is the exclusive certification body for LGBT-owned businesses. NGLCC is the creator of the groundbreaking "America's LGBT Economy" report which spotlights the $1.7 trillion dollar impact of America's LGBT business owners. The NGLCC International Business & Leadership Conference is the largest LGBT business event on the planet.