Supplier Diversity: How to Win Corporate Contracts & Close the Wealth Gap | Dr. Darcel Webb, Indria Hollingsworth-Thomas

Supplier diversity programs control billions in corporate contracts. Two procurement leaders reveal how minority-owned businesses can win those contracts and close the racial wealth gap.

Dr. Darcel Webb, Director of Supplier Diversity at UT Southwestern Medical Center and President of ACCA, and Indria Hollingsworth-Thomas, South-Central Regional DEI Manager at JE Dunn Construction, share what procurement officers actually look for when evaluating minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises, insider strategies MWBEs need to win corporate contracts, and how to build supplier diversity programs that deliver measurable results.

Topics: supplier diversity, MWBE certification, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, corporate procurement, racial wealth gap, DEI programs, contract compliance, UT Southwestern, JE Dunn Construction, HBCU networks, construction diversity, healthcare procurement, small business contracts, business development, corporate supply chains, economic empowerment, Black entrepreneurs, generational wealth.

For: MWBE owners, supplier diversity professionals, DEI leaders, procurement officers, small business owners, entrepreneurs.

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