African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Tech
Highlighting the achievements of African American women in the tech industry, this book shares inspiring success stories of entrepreneurs who have navigated a predominantly male and white landscape. It provides practical guidance on securing funding, building essential partnerships, and overcoming challenges in starting a tech venture. Additionally, readers will find a valuable collection of resources and advocacy groups aimed at empowering black women to excel in technology. This work serves as both a celebration of resilience and a practical roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Many people are familiar with the importance of ensuring and advancing inclusion, equity, and diversity amongst their employees and managers. But do your efforts include supplier diversity—an equally as important and essential part of any holistic diversity effort? In Supplier Diversity For Dummies, nationally recognized small business strategist and economic inclusion and supplier diversity expert Kathey Porter delivers an empowering and informative guide to implementing this integral part of any robust inclusion initiative: supplier diversity. You'll understand the relevance of supplier diversity and why it's important to encourage equal opportunity for diverse suppliers and businesses owned and managed by underrepresented groups. -- Provided from Amazon
I Creation, Evolution and Emergence of Supplier Diversity Programs 1/ Supplier
Diversity Programs in the Public Sector - Federal, State, Local Governments,
Higher Education Institutions, Airports and Transportation 2/ Supplier
Diversity Programs in the Private Sector - Corporations II Driver of
Entrepreneurship 3/ Impact of Supplier Diversity on Start-up Activity and
Small Business Growth and Development 4/ State of Diverse Suppliers III
Designing an Effective Supplier Diversity Program 5/ Foundations for a
Supplier Diversity Program 6/ Best Practices for a Successful Supplier
Diversity Program 7/ Common Mistakes in Design and Implementation IV Helping
Businesses Capitalize on Supplier Diversity Programs 8/ Pipeline Development:
Preparing Businesses for Long-term Success 9/ Certifications and Other Tactics
to Help Small Firms Leverage, Differentiate and Win 10/ Community
Collaborations and Stakeholder Engagement - M.O.D.E. - Mentorship, Outreach,
Development, and Education V The Future of Supplier Diversity Programs 11/ The
New Business Case 12/ Benchmarking, Quantifying and Reporting: Measuring
Success 13/ From Business Necessity to Business Imperative: The Impact of
Changing Demographics 14/ State of Supplier Diversity Programs - CVM Solutions
Conclusion - The Next Supplier Diversity Disruption
