Co-founder
Mario Bailey
Co-founder & Editor-in-Chief
Founder of SupplierDiversity.com, building the definitive resource for diverse business owners pursuing certification and contracting.
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About Mario ….
Mario Bailey founded SupplierDiversity.com to fix a problem he kept seeing first-hand: diverse business owners spending dozens of hours navigating fragmented certification rules, scattered corporate program directories, and federal contracting jargon — only to give up before reaching a single qualified contract.
The premise of SupplierDiversity.com is straightforward: pull every certification path, every corporate supplier diversity program, every state agency, and every federal contract opportunity into one place — with verified data, plain-language guides, and tools that do real work. Federal contract data comes directly from USASpending.gov; certification guides are written from primary sources at NMSDC, WBENC, NGLCC, Disability:IN, NaVOBA, and the SBA; and outcome data is contributed by real diverse business owners through our public survey.
Mario writes and edits much of the editorial content himself, working with subject-matter experts at certifying bodies and procurement offices to fact-check claims about eligibility, costs, and processing times. He personally reviews every certification guide before publication.
Recent work
Recent articles by Mario Bailey.
- You're Certified. Now What? A Playbook for State and City Credentials
- NYC M/WBE Certification: Requirements, Documents and How to Apply
- How to Become a Vendor for NYC Public Schools (NYC DOE)
- How to Become a Port Authority of NY & NJ Vendor
- CDFI Loans for Minority-Owned Businesses: What a CDFI Actually Is, and How BCF Works
- Contract Financing for Minority-Owned Businesses: Three Real Options
- SBA 7(a) Loan for Women-Owned Businesses: What WOSB Certification Actually Changes
- How to Choose an SBA Lender as a Certified Diverse Business
- SBA 8(a) Program: What Financing Benefits It Actually Includes
- Financing for DBE Contractors: What the 49 CFR Part 26 Prompt-Payment Rule Actually Buys You