卓越中心证书计划

In 2018, NMSDC partnered with Rutgers University, Institute Supply Management, and Covenant Business Concepts to launch a new Centers of Excellence Certificate Program.  Designed for NMSDC-certified MBE business owners with revenues of $1 million to less than $10 million in sales, the curriculum is comparable to a graduate school learning experience.  To date there have been 5 cohorts with MBE participation driven primarily by the corporate sponsors service area.

Starting in 2024, the identification and recruitment of MBEs to participate in a cohort transitioned away from affiliate councils located within the corporate sponsors services area, to a national offering managed by NMSDC.  This change will facilitate the inclusion of a broader number of MBEs to participate in the program who have been unable to do so because of geographic barrier constraints.  The MBE demand for the COECP has always exceeded the number of available cohort slots so we are excited to respond with this process improvement.

计划结构

• 这是一项为期 12 个月的虚拟计划，旨在让 MBE 业主从罗格斯大学教授和企业成员主题专家那里获得研究生水平的信息。学习课程包括包含案例研究在内的商业主题演讲，以及用于集思广益和解决问题的同行分组讨论室。
• 对收入类别 III 和 IV 的 MBE 以及 Corporate Plus 成员进行指导。
• 为 NMSDC 企业会员提供高管辅导。
• 节目包括
  • 欢迎新学员的启动会议。
  • 月度小组会议。
  • 在企业和 MBE 之间建立密集的网络联系和指导，从而制定全面的战略增长计划、有针对性的引人注目的推销方案、有用的报告、商业机会和注重成果的知识转让。
  • COECP is designed around three primary components.  Over the course of 12-months, participating MBEs are required to actively attend all three components (6/Rutgers Entrepreneurial Sessions, 4/Executive Coaching & Mentorship Meetings (EC&M) led by corporate members and 4/Mastermind Forums led by Sponsor SMEs).  Note: Executive Coaches and Mentors are only required to attend the four EC&M meetings.
  • 毕业课程将颁发罗格斯大学、ISM 和 NMSDC 的结业证书。ISM 还授予继续教育学分。