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SUMMARY:Plexus Connects: Benefits of Supplier Diversity & the NGLCC Certified Business Process
DESCRIPTION:Join Plexus\, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and local business leaders in a conversation about supplier diversity and the LGBTQ+ certified business process. Supplier diversity is a business strategy that ensures a diverse range of suppliers\, including those owned by minorities\, women\, LGBTQ+\, and other underrepresented groups. We will discuss the benefits of implementing supplier diversity processes for procurement and contracts\, what goes into becoming a diversity certified business\, and the significance of NGLCC certification in promoting LGBTQ+ owned businesses.\n\n\n\nPanelists include: Shanelle Johnson Zeigler (JumpStart)\, Whitney Tyler\, (NGLCC)\, Berlon Hamilton (Cleveland Clinic)\, and gil kudrin (Nightsweats & T-cells)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p ccp_infra_copy_id="001036e7-d5e5-434a-8bd1-a9bf19b8c2e7" ccp_infra_timestamp="1705939681193" ccp_infra_user_hash="158639477" ccp_infra_version="3" data-ccp-timestamp="1705939681193"><span style="color:#696969\;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Join Plexus\, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and local business leaders in a conversation about supplier diversity and the LGBTQ+ certified business process. Supplier diversity is a business strategy that ensures a diverse range of suppliers\, including those owned by minorities\, women\, LGBTQ+\, and other underrepresented groups. We will discuss the benefits of implementing supplier diversity processes for procurement and contracts\, what goes into becoming a diversity certified business\, and the significance of NGLCC certification in promoting LGBTQ+ owned businesses.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Panelists include:&nbsp\;</strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16267964 BCX0" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; -webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; font-variant-ligatures: none\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;">Shanelle Johnson Zeigler (JumpStart)\, Whitney Tyler\,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16267964 BCX0" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; -webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; font-variant-ligatures: none\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"> (NGLCC)\,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW16267964 BCX0" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; user-select: text\; -webkit-user-drag: none\; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent\; 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URL:https://business.thinkplexus.org/events/details/plexus-connects-benefits-of-supplier-diversity-the-nglcc-certified-business-process-4325
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