Read about how NMSDC has helped your business community in Detroit, MI, this year’s host to the NMSDC Conference and Business Opportunity Exchange.
Category: Conference Features

Tuesday Workshops
Creating an Effective and Sustainable Minority Supplier Development Process: Benefit from the track records of corporate experts in minority supplier development. This workshop provides the knowledge and skills you need to build effective working relationships with great MBEs. Understand how to create opportunities where they may not have existed by engaging and leveraging senior management, developing objectives, driving the process, then analyzing and measuring the results.
Accessing Capital to Support Growth of Supply Chain Businesses: Financing needs of an MBE change as they grow from Class I to Class IV. This session is designed for MBEs and for supplier diversity professionals who want to learn more about financing strategies and options. Panelists will discuss methods on how to take advantage of financial resources and share perspectives on issues that may arise and pitfalls to avoid.

Shell Oil Company Co-Sponsored the Monday Night Reception
Debra Stewart (second from left) and the team from Shell Oil Company enjoyed the reception. Shell co-sponsored the Rock ‘N Business Reception.
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Dancing the Night Away
Guests waved their hands in the air to the sounds of City Lights at Monday night’s Rock ‘N Business Reception.
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Warming up the Dance floor
NMSDC President Joset Wright-Lacy warmed up the dance floor with a guest to get the party started at the Rock ‘N Business Reception.
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Sounds of City Lights
Cover band City Lights provided musical entertainment at Monday’s reception.
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