Category: MBE News and Testimonials

NMSDC Black Farmers Equity Initiative Member Michael Rollen Featured on KRCG 13 Live at Ten

NMSDC Black Farmers Equity Initiative Member Michael Rollen Featured on KRCG 13 Live at Ten

Posted on by Stefan Bradham

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KRCG 13, a Kansas City CBS affiliate, recently featured a member of NMSDC’s Black Farmers Equity Initiative program on its nightly news program, Live at Ten. A participant of the program’s first cohort, Michael Rollen runs Ophelia’s Blue Vine Farm and shared his story with the station. NMSDC’s senior director of Strategic Alliances and Programs, Jetheda Hernandez, was also included and provided additional background on the program.

You can watch the full story in the video below or on the KRCG 13 website.

Stewart Law Group Featured in The Texas Lawbook

Stewart Law Group Featured in The Texas Lawbook

Posted on by Stefan Bradham

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NMSDC-certified minority business enterprise (MBE), Stewart Law Group and founder, Amy Stewart were recently featured in The Texas Lawbook as part of a series highlighting women- and minority-owned law firms. MBEs like the Stewart Law Group are shining examples of why it is imperative we continue to build a more equitable and inclusive economy for all. An excerpt from the article is below:

As Black History Month comes to a close and Women’s History Month approaches, The Texas Lawbook found it appropriate to shine a spotlight on Stewart Law Group, which fits the bill as both a Black- and woman-owned commercial defense firm.

There aren’t many such firms in either category in Texas, let alone both. According to the National Association of Minority and Woman Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), there were only 17 Texas-based woman and/or minority-owned corporate law firms that were members in 2022.

Stewart Law Group firm founder Amy Stewart, who predominately practices commercial defense litigation and employment law, started her firm after spending a decade practicing at various corporate law firms, including Markland Hanley, Cox Smith, Bickel & Brewer, White & Wiggins and Estes Thorne & Carr.

Read the full article on The Texas Lawbook website.

Direct Digital Holdings to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary of Public Listing

Direct Digital Holdings to Ring Nasdaq Closing Bell on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary of Public Listing

Posted on by NMSDC

“As the ninth black-owned company to go public in the U.S., we are thrilled to be recognized by Nasdaq and thankful for the opportunity to ring the closing bell. To us, this ceremony will commemorate a year of tremendous growth and success since we first went public in February of 2022.”

NMSDC’s New Learning Center – Improve Your Virtual Sales Skills! MBE Testimonial

NMSDC’s New Learning Center – Improve Your Virtual Sales Skills! MBE Testimonial

Posted on by NMSDC

I was looking for a sales course that would help me better understand best practices in virtual selling. I found that course on the NMSDC Learning Center. I signed my team up for the new Learning Center and have personally taken four courses already. The Learning Center is a game changer! I highly recommend it.

NMSDC Congratulates VDart on winning Toyota’s Diverse IT Supplier of the Year Award!

NMSDC Congratulates VDart on winning Toyota’s Diverse IT Supplier of the Year Award!

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NMSDC Congratulates VDart on winning Toyota’s Diverse IT Supplier of the Year Award!

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) congratulates Corporate Plus member, VDart for receiving the Toyota Diverse IT Supplier of the Year Award for the second year in a row. The award recognizes Dimiour (VDart’s digital engineering solutions and services organization) for providing consistent, high-level support of Toyota’s digital innovation journey.

According to Bonnie Clinton, Toyota VP and CPO indirect procurement, “Toyota’s Supplier Diversity program is over 22 years old and is recognized as an industry leader. Diverse suppliers are some of the strongest, most successful, and most valued of suppliers. Our dependence on our supplier partners runs deep, they are truly an extension of our team. Dimiour is one of our partners that has consistently met and exceeded our stringent requirements for safety, value, and diversity.”

As both a Corporate Plus member and a key supporter of NMSDC’s march to $1 trillion, VDart exemplifies the corporate leadership and innovation that is necessary to achieve true racial economic equity. We are excited to see Toyota recognize its contributions and look forward to VDart’s continued success.

To learn more, visit the Dimiour website.