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SUMMARY:Supplier Diversity Summit: Fostering Vendor-Procurement Partnership and Digital Equality
DESCRIPTION:The Western Mass Economic Development Council and Associated Industries of Massachusetts cordially invite all vendors and business owners to connect with local suppliers\, explore future contract opportunities\, and engage with procurement teams from prominent organizations including Big Y\, MGM Springfield\, PVTA\, Wayfinders\, and more.\n\nGain valuable insights into addressing digital equity in the Western Mass region while networking with industry leaders and fellow entrepreneurs. This event is tailored to provide crucial support and information to local vendors and contractors\, including minority-owned\, women-owned\, LGBTQ+-owned\, and veteran-owned businesses.\n\nDiscover essential resources and partnerships from community resource partners such as Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)\, Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE)\, Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC)\, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA)\, Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce\, Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC)\, and Tech Foundry.\n\nJoin us for a light breakfast as we collaborate to cultivate a resilient local supplier pipeline in Western Massachusetts.\n\nPRESENTED BY:\n\nWestern Mass Economic Development Council\, AIM\, and Verizon.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.westernmassedc.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Western Mass Economic Development Council&nbsp\;</a>and&nbsp\;<a href="https://aimnet.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Associated Industries of Massachusetts</a>&nbsp\;cordially invite all vendors and business owners to connect with local suppliers\, explore future contract opportunities\, and engage with procurement teams from prominent organizations including Big Y\, MGM Springfield\, PVTA\, Wayfinders\, and more.</p>\n\n<p>Gain valuable insights into addressing digital equity in the Western Mass region while networking with industry leaders and fellow entrepreneurs. This event is tailored to provide crucial support and information to local vendors and contractors\, including minority-owned\, women-owned\, LGBTQ+-owned\, and veteran-owned businesses.</p>\n\n<p>Discover essential resources and partnerships from community resource partners such as&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.mass.gov/orgs/supplier-diversity-office-sdo" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://cweonline.org/our-centers/cwe-eastern-massachusetts" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Center for Women &amp\; Enterprise (CWE)</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://gnemsdc.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC)</a>\,<a href="https://www.becma.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">&nbsp\;Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA)</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://malgbtcc.org/#1" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://latinoeconomicdevelopment.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC)</a>\, and<a href="https://thetechfoundry.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">&nbsp\;Tech Foundry</a>.</p>\n\n<p>Join us for a light breakfast as we collaborate to cultivate a resilient local supplier pipeline in Western Massachusetts.</p>\n\n<p>PRESENTED BY:</p>\n\n<p><a href="https://www.westernmassedc.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Western Mass Economic Development Council</a>\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://aimnet.org/" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">AIM</a>\, and&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.verizon.com/home/internet/?cmp=KNC_H_P_COE_GAW_5GH_2022_07_BP-11120&amp\;kpid=go_cmp-16981143307_adg-137207242073_ad-682814320307_kwd-297982579907_dev-c_ext-_prd-_sig-Cj0KCQjwncWvBhD_ARIsAEb2HW_QAEhb6Q2zTmUbcIcdrNeU8gZ6c1Dpt9fNkU9ZtMNFTQ-v26n7GscaAklgEALw_wcB&amp\;utm_source=google&amp\;gad_source=1&amp\;gclid=Cj0KCQjwncWvBhD_ARIsAEb2HW_QAEhb6Q2zTmUbcIcdrNeU8gZ6c1Dpt9fNkU9ZtMNFTQ-v26n7GscaAklgEALw_wcB" style="box-sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; font: inherit\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: rgb(16\, 44\, 82)\; text-decoration-line: none\; outline: 0px\; background-color: transparent\;">Verizon.</a></p>\n
LOCATION:MGM Springfield\, Springfield\, MA
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URL:https://business.cmschamber.org/events/details/supplier-diversity-summit-fostering-vendor-procurement-partnership-and-digital-equality-17360
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