Minority Business – Minority Owned Business

In a 2010 performance that has a David-and-Goliath aspect to it, Herman Miller reached 14.5 percent spending with minority-owned businesses. On a percentage basis, that puts Herman Miller in the same league as the DiversityInc Top 10 companies, a notable collection of some of America’s largest and best known companies, which averaged 13 percent of their direct contractor spending with minority-owned businesses.

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Show #30 – Black Enterprise Business Report, hosted by Shon Gables, interviewed Philip G. Freelon, FAIA, founder of The Freelon Group Architects in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Black Enterprise Business Report is a syndicated television series that focuses on African American financial and personal empowerment.

The weekly, half-hour series provides minority business coverage, investment tips, career guidance, personal finance advice, entrepreneur profiles, stock market updates, and lifestyle information to viewers across the country.

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MBE Cylinder Heads & Manifolds, from Mooresville, North Caroline, USA, use PowerMILL and PowerSHAPE. Delcam’s complete CADCAM solution enables MBE to manufacture precision made mbe cylinder head and manifold systems for leading race teams and engine builders throughout the United States, Australia and Canada. http://www.mbellc.com/index.html

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Clarence Low, President of Byte Technology http://www.byte-technology.com speaks with Sachi Koto in this excerpt from the National Council of Asian American Business Associations’ (http://www.national-caaba.org) documentary, “Our Mission, Our Voice”.

The two discuss the effectiveness of corporate supplier diversity efforts along with national and regional trade shows and networking events intended to create opportunities for certified Minority Business Enterprises. Byte Technology is a Certified minority business Enterprise through the NCSDC a regional affiliate of the NMSDC.

Directed, Produced and Edited by Edward Cates, Nuance Marketing.

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MoDOTs Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program works to involve minority-owned, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses in the design and construction of state transportation projects. Under the program, MoDOT sets a goal for the percentage of work that the prime contractor must provide to DBE subcontractors. MoDOT helps DBE companies become certified and monitors DBE participation on major projects. The department also hosts networking opportunities for DBE companies to introduce themselves to area prime contractors and trains DBE owners in good business practices.

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MoDOTs Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program works to involve minority-owned, women-owned and disadvantaged businesses in the design and construction of state transportation projects. Under the program, MoDOT sets a goal for the percentage of work that the prime contractor must provide to DBE subcontractors. MoDOT helps DBE companies become certified and monitors DBE participation on major projects. The department also hosts networking opportunities for DBE companies to introduce themselves to area prime contractors and trains DBE owners in good business practices.

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