Leadership Council
This group is comprised of high profile executive leaders who will own the direction and outcomes of the MBP and create a broad community wide commitment. This group will guide, promote and support the work of the MBP. They are charged with developing a significant understanding of the issues related to growing minority firms in the region and developing strategies to promote inclusion.
Roundtables
CEO Roundtable: Owned and populated by minority business CEOs and owners. This roundtable will develop best practices, address MBE capacity solutions, resource availability, and certification requirements.
Purchasing Roundtable: Owned by Chamber/CMSDC, this roundtable consisting of purchasing directors, facilities managers, and supplier diversity managers will develop best practices, identify and implement diverse spend solutions, identity resource availability, develop goal-setting practices and methodology and certification.
Partnership Strategy
Build support infrastructure
Create connections
Build regional inclusion capacity
Improve supply of minority firms
Cultivate actionable relationships