Reporting on supplier diversity.

How to do business with the Maryland government

Maryland reserves 15% of state spending for small businesses and sets a 29% aspirational goal for minority-owned firms. Here's how to register, …

Mar 3, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for flooring contractors: how a diverse-owned shop wins corporate and GC work

Flooring is one of the most subcontracted trades in commercial construction, which makes it a strong fit for diverse-owned shops. Here's which …

Mar 3, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Disney supplier: the supplier management portal, registration, and how to get noticed

Registering as a Disney supplier is free and runs through one portal. Getting Disney to actually buy from you is the hard …

Mar 3, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Maine government

Maine runs its vendor registration and bids through one free system, Vendor Self-Service. Here's how to get registered, where the opportunities are, …

Mar 2, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for fleet, fuel, and vehicle services companies: how to win the work

Fleet maintenance, fuel, upfit, and vehicle services are categories where corporate buyers actively want diverse vendors. Here's which certifications pay off, who's …

Mar 2, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Delta Air Lines supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Registering on Delta's supplier portal takes an afternoon. Getting an actual contract takes a certification, a sharp capability statement, and patience. Here's …

Mar 2, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for event planning companies: how a certified shop wins corporate work

A diverse-owned event or meeting services firm has a real edge with corporate buyers, but only if you get certified, get found, …

Feb 27, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 7 min

How to become a Deloitte diverse supplier

Deloitte is a $67 billion professional services firm with a formal diverse supplier program and NMSDC and WBENC corporate memberships. This guide …

Feb 27, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 11 min

Supplier diversity for electrical contractors: how to win corporate and public construction work

If you run a minority-, women-, or veteran-owned electrical firm, certification only matters if it puts you in front of the right …

Feb 26, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Dell Technologies supplier: registration, certification, and the real on-ramp

You can register your business with Dell in an afternoon, but registration isn't a contract. Here's how Dell's supplier and diverse-supplier process …

Feb 26, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Louisiana government

Selling to Louisiana comes down to three moves: register your business in LaGov, get certified by LED for the Hudson or Veteran …

Feb 25, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for construction contractors: how diverse-owned GCs and subs win work

Construction runs on two different diversity systems: government DBE work tied to DOT-funded projects, and corporate MBE/WBE spend flowing through primes like …

Feb 25, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a CVS Health supplier (and what changed with its supplier diversity program)

There are three different ways into CVS Health depending on what you sell, and its supplier diversity program changed quietly in 2025. …

Feb 25, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for a commercial printing or signage company: how diverse-owned shops win corporate accounts

Print and signage is one of the most reliable categories for diverse suppliers because every large company spends on it. Here's which …

Feb 24, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Costco supplier (and how Supplier Inclusion actually works)

Costco buys through regional buyers and a Supplier Inclusion program it kept after the 2025 DEI vote. Here's the real path in, …

Feb 24, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Feb 23, 2026 · Priya Patel

How Much Does Supplier Diversity Certification Cost? A Complete Breakdown

The #1 question we hear: how much does certification cost? Here's what every major program charges — from free federal certifications to …

How to become a Comcast NBCUniversal supplier: the realistic path in

Comcast NBCUniversal spends over a billion dollars a year with diverse suppliers, but registering in their portal is the easy part. Here's …

Feb 23, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Kentucky government

Selling to the Commonwealth of Kentucky starts with one free vendor registration in VSS. Certification through the Finance Cabinet is also free. …

Feb 23, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for accounting firms: how a diverse-owned CPA practice wins corporate and government work

Accounting is one of the easiest professional services to buy from a diverse-owned firm, and one of the hardest to break into …

Feb 20, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Colgate-Palmolive supplier (and get into its Supplier Inclusion program)

Colgate-Palmolive buys from diverse suppliers through its Supplier Inclusion program and registers them on SupplierGateway. Here's what it accepts, how registration works, …

Feb 20, 2026 · Will Moss

How to do business with the Kansas government

Kansas runs its vendor registration, bids, and contracts through one eSupplier portal, and it gives real bid preferences to certified businesses and …

Feb 19, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Coca-Cola supplier: the registration process and what its supplier diversity program actually wants

The Coca-Cola Company runs a real supplier diversity program and a registration portal called STARS. Registering is the easy part. Here's how …

Feb 19, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 10 min

The SBA Mentor-Protégé Program and joint ventures in 2026: how small firms win bigger work

A small firm can team with a larger mentor and bid as a small business on work it could never win alone. …

Feb 18, 2026 · Mario Bailey