Publications

NMSDC Annual Report.  Click here to request a copy.
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Best Practices in Minority Supplier Development: Guidelines
Prepared by the National Minority Supplier Development Council^®, 2007
     
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Best Practices in Minority Supplier Development
Prepared by Ralph G. Moore and Associates, 1998
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Guidelines for Second Tier Initiative:  Maximizing Opportunities for Minority-Owned Businesses, 2004
The Second Tier Initiative serves as an enhancement to, not a replacement for, existing efforts aimed at increasing meaningful opportunities for MBEs to participate as First Tier Suppliers.  These recommended Guidelines apply to supplier diversity programs/strategies, and represent a standard to assist current and emerging Second Tier Initiatives in their development process.  

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Second Tier: Maximizing Opportunities for Minority-Owned Businesses - Guidelines. 1998.
Recommended guidelines that address the issue of reporting Second Tier MBE results to internal and external audiences.

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Brochures

Benchmarking The Corporate Minority Supplier Development Program
Provides information to MBE program managers on what to measure and how to evaluate the goals, essential operations, core functions, progress and impact of their company's minority supplier development efforts.

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Guide To A Corporate Minority Business Development Program
Provides corporations with a starting point from which to implement or improve their minority business development program.  This 24-page guide analyzes the planning, policy formation, monitoring and accountability issues which are the backbone of a progressive program.

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Leverage Learning, 2009
Provides overview of NMSDC learning programs

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Outsourcing and the Corporate Minority Supplier Development Program
Provides a step-by-step approach for developing outsourcing opportunities for minority business enterprises. 
 
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When You're Good and Ready.
NMSDC certification can take your business to another level...  Provides a list of programs and services that can be beneficial to minority business enterprises.  Available in *English and *Spanish. (*available in .pdf format)

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Surveys
The National Minority Supplier Development Council has had three surveys prepared by Yankelovich Partners, Inc. which are available. 

• Corporations and Their Minority Suppliers
   Prepared by Yankelovich Partners, Inc., 1995
• Minority Business Development Programs in Corporate America
   Prepared by Yankelovich Partners, Inc., 1994
• Minority Suppliers In The United States
   Prepared by Yankelovich Partners, Inc., 1993
  

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MINORITY SUPPLIER NEWS

NMSDC's new Web-based newsletter takes a unique look at how fast-growing minority businesses are becoming the economic powerhouses of the future.  If you like being kept up-to-date on the success stories and best practices of NMSDC's corporate members and certified minority businesses, and trends and issues in minority supplier development,
click here to see the current issue.

CDs AND DVDs 
NMSDC has CDs and DVDs of 2008 NMSDC Conference program sessions, that can be ordered by downloading a printable order form.

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