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As we gather with family and friends this Thanksgiving week, it’s worth pausing to reflect not only on personal gratitude, but on the broader social and business ecosystem in which minority-owned enterprises operate. We’re entering a pivotal moment for supplier diversity, economic equity and entrepreneurial growth — and the signals coming out of both the recent Miami conference and the 2024 NMSDC Impact Report are too important to ignore.

With federal, state, and local government operations largely reopened, delayed contract awards, supplier onboarding, and procurement pipelines are coming back online in earnest. For minority-business enterprises (MBEs) in the NMSDC ecosystem, this reopening represents a timely inflection point: contracts once delayed are being released, new sourcing efforts are ramping, and companies (both public and private) are refocusing on supply-chain resilience and inclusion.

The 2025 National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Annual Conference & Exchange in Miami was more than a convening — it was a recommitment. Under the theme “Navigating Our New Economy,” this year’s gathering demonstrated the full force of our network’s innovation, collaboration, and leadership as we build an economy that works for everyone.