Reporting on supplier diversity.

How to become an Apple supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually expects)

Apple spends billions with diverse suppliers, but registering on its portal is the easy part. Here's how Apple's procurement and supplier diversity …

Jun 3, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an Anheuser-Busch supplier (and how its supplier diversity program works)

Anheuser-Busch buys from a parent company the size of AB InBev, which means two different front doors and a separate path for …

Jun 2, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become an American Express supplier (and what its diversity program actually does)

Registering as an American Express supplier takes one form. Getting hired is the slow part. Here's the real registration path, which certifications …

Jun 1, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Wyoming government

Wyoming has no state minority or women-owned set-aside. Its main edge is a 5% resident preference. Here's how to register, where to …

May 29, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become an American Airlines supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

American Airlines has run a supplier diversity program since 1989, but the airline buys on competitive bids. Here's how to register, which …

May 29, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become an Adobe supplier (and what's left of Adobe's supplier diversity program)

Adobe onboards suppliers by invitation through Graphite Connect, not an open application. Here's how the procurement system actually works, where diverse-supplier certification …

May 28, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become an Accenture supplier (and what its supplier diversity program still does)

Registering as an Accenture vendor takes an afternoon, but registration alone gets you almost nothing. Here's the portal, the certifications its supplier …

May 27, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an Abbott supplier (and how Abbott's supplier diversity program actually works)

Registering on Abbott's supplier portal takes an afternoon. Getting a sourcing manager to call you is the real work. Here's the order …

May 26, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to do business with the Wisconsin government

Two free moves get a diverse business into the running for Wisconsin state contracts: register as a vendor, then get certified for …

May 26, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the West Virginia government

West Virginia runs procurement through one system, wvOASIS. Here's how to register as a vendor, get SWAM-certified as a small, women-, or …

May 25, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Wells Fargo supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually wants)

Wells Fargo buys from suppliers through SAP Business Network, and most onboarding starts with an invitation. Here's how registration actually works, what …

May 25, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Walmart supplier: the real path, and where diversity certification fits

Walmart buys from suppliers through RangeMe and its annual Open Call, not a single application button. Here's how the path actually works, …

May 22, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Walgreens supplier: the real on-ramp through RangeMe and supplier diversity

Selling to Walgreens runs through RangeMe, not a cold email. Here's how product submissions actually work, where supplier diversity fits, and what …

May 21, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Visa supplier (and what its supplier inclusion program actually wants)

Visa doesn't take cold supplier applications. You register through Ariba once a buyer invites you, and the questionnaire asks whether you're a …

May 20, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Verizon supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Verizon spent over $6 billion with diverse suppliers in 2023, but registering in the vendor portal is the easy part. Here's the …

May 19, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a U.S. Bank supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually wants)

U.S. Bank buys from thousands of vendors and runs a real supplier development program for small and diverse businesses. Here's how to …

May 18, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a UPS supplier: the real path through its supplier diversity program

Registering with UPS takes an afternoon. Getting actual business out of it takes a certification, a sharp capability statement, and patience. Here's …

May 15, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Vermont government

Vermont runs procurement through one office and one eProcurement system. Here's how to register as a vendor, where the bids live, and …

May 14, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a UnitedHealth Group supplier: the realistic path in 2026

UnitedHealth Group spends billions with outside suppliers, but the front door is narrow and the diversity language changed in 2025. Here's where …

May 14, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a United Airlines supplier: the registration and supplier diversity path

United runs one of the oldest supplier diversity programs in corporate America. Here's how to register, which certifications open the door, and …

May 13, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Unilever supplier (and how its supplier diversity program works)

Unilever runs almost all sourcing through one system, USQS, and you usually need an invitation to register. Here's the realistic on-ramp, plus …

May 12, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to do business with the Utah government

Utah keeps procurement centralized and the vendor side free. There's no state MBE/WBE certification, but there is a resident preference and a …

May 11, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Tyson Foods supplier: the registration and supplier diversity path

Tyson Foods buys from thousands of suppliers, and there's a real registration door for small and diverse businesses. Here's the order to …

May 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Texas government

Selling to Texas starts with two free-to-cheap steps: the CMBL vendor list and the ESBD bid portal. The state's diverse-business certification changed …

May 8, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Toyota Motor North America supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually wants)

Toyota buys more than $3 billion a year from diverse-owned suppliers, but the registration form is just the front door. Here's the …

May 8, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Target supplier: product fit, certifications, and the real on-ramp

Target buys from brands that fit a category buyer's plan and can ship at retail scale. Here's how its sourcing, Supplier Engagement …

May 7, 2026 · Mario Bailey

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How to become a subcontractor on a government contract

Subcontracting is the door into federal work that doesn't require past performance you don't have yet. Large primes are required to use …

May 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Tennessee government

Two systems run Tennessee state procurement: Edison for vendor registration and bidding, and Go-DBE for diversity and small-business certification. Here's how to …

May 5, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Starbucks supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Selling to Starbucks isn't a single form. Here's how its supplier registration actually works, what categories it buys, and the diversity on-ramp …

May 5, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Southwest Airlines supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Southwest routes all new vendors through one Coupa portal, and registering there is the easy part. Here's how the supplier diversity program …

May 4, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the South Dakota government

South Dakota runs a lean, low-friction procurement system, and registering as a vendor is free. The catch most owners miss: the state …

May 4, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Salesforce supplier: the supplier diversity on-ramp that actually exists

Salesforce buys from thousands of vendors and runs a real supplier diversity accelerator. Here's the actual on-ramp, which certifications carry weight, and …

May 1, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the South Carolina government

South Carolina runs its purchasing through SCEIS, posts bids on SCBO, and certifies minority firms through a state division. Here's the order …

Apr 30, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a PwC supplier: the registration portal and what its supplier diversity program actually accepts

Registering as a PwC supplier is free and takes minutes. Getting actual work is the hard part. Here's the real portal, which …

Apr 30, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Procter & Gamble supplier (and how P&G's supplier diversity program works)

P&G doesn't have a single 'apply' button. You send a profile through pgsupplier.com, get found through SupplierOne, and certification helps. Here's the …

Apr 29, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a PNC supplier: the procurement portal and what their supplier diversity program actually wants

PNC runs supplier registration through a portal, not a sales rep you can cold-call. Here's how the Supplier Engagement & Development program …

Apr 28, 2026 · Will Moss

How to do business with the Rhode Island government

Selling to Rhode Island runs through two systems: Ocean State Procures for vendor registration and bidding, and DEDI for diverse-business certification. Here's …

Apr 27, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Pfizer supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Pfizer buys through the SAP Business Network and runs a long-standing supplier diversity program. Here's how registration actually works, what they buy, …

Apr 27, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Pennsylvania government

Pennsylvania runs vendor registration, a Small Diverse Business program, and its bid board through one agency. Here's the order to do it …

Apr 24, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a PepsiCo supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Registering with PepsiCo takes an afternoon. Becoming a supplier they actually buy from takes a certification, a real category fit, and a …

Apr 24, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a PayPal supplier: inside PayPal's supplier diversity program

PayPal runs a real supplier diversity program with a low-friction front door: one email and a capability statement. Here's who qualifies, which …

Apr 23, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Northrop Grumman supplier: the real registration and small business path

Northrop Grumman doesn't take cold bids. Registration runs through a Supplier Information Form, an invitation, and SAP Ariba. Here's the real on-ramp, …

Apr 22, 2026 · Will Moss

How to do business with the Oregon government

Two free steps put a diverse or small business in front of Oregon buyers: register on OregonBuys, then get COBID-certified. Here's the …

Apr 21, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Nike supplier (and get into Nike's supplier diversity program)

Nike buys from small and diverse-owned businesses across marketing, tech, construction, and services. Registering in its Business Diversity & Inclusion portal is …

Apr 21, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Oklahoma government

Selling to Oklahoma runs through one office and one portal. Here's how to register as a bidder, get your diverse-business certification, and …

Apr 20, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Nestlé USA supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Nestlé USA buys from thousands of vendors and runs a supplier diversity program with a specific front door. Here's where to register, …

Apr 20, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Morgan Stanley supplier: the registration portal and supplier diversity path

Morgan Stanley sources from diverse and small businesses, but getting in isn't about filling out one form. Here's the registration portal, what …

Apr 17, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Mondelez International supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Mondelez buys across seven procurement categories and runs an Economic Inclusion and Supplier Diversity program for certified diverse businesses. Here's the realistic …

Apr 16, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Ohio government

Selling to the State of Ohio runs through one portal and a set of certifications most owners never finish. Here's the order …

Apr 15, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Microsoft supplier: what the procurement process actually looks like

Registering with Microsoft is free, but it doesn't get you a contract. Here's how Microsoft procurement actually works, which certifications it recognizes, …

Apr 15, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Merck supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually asks for)

Merck spends more than 10% of its purchasing budget with diverse and small businesses. Here's the real registration portal, the certifications that …

Apr 14, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the North Dakota government

North Dakota runs its buying through one portal, NDBuys, and getting on the bidders list is free. The state has no minority …

Apr 13, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Medtronic supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Medtronic buys from diverse suppliers through one registration portal and a specific set of certifications. Here's how to get into the system, …

Apr 13, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a McKesson supplier: the registration, the STARS portal, and what actually gets you a look

McKesson buys from thousands of vendors, and the front door is a portal called STARS. Registering is the easy part. Here's what …

Apr 10, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a McDonald's supplier: the real on-ramp and what changed in 2025

McDonald's spent about $3.5 billion with diverse-owned suppliers and hit its 25% goal early, then retired the goal in January 2025. Here's …

Apr 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the North Carolina government

North Carolina runs vendor registration, certification, and bids through one portal now. Here's the order to do it in, what HUB and …

Apr 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Tier 1 vs Tier 2 supplier diversity spend, explained

Tier 1 is what a corporation buys from you directly. Tier 2 is what its prime suppliers buy from you. Here's how …

Apr 8, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Mastercard supplier: the supplier inclusion program and the real on-ramp

Mastercard runs a supplier inclusion program for certified diverse businesses, and a separate procurement track for everyone. Here's who qualifies, what it …

Apr 8, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Marriott International supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Selling to Marriott runs through two doors: the corporate supplier portal and Avendra, its procurement partner for hotels in the Americas. Here's …

Apr 7, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the New York government

New York spends billions a year with certified diverse and small businesses. Here's the order to do it in: register as a …

Apr 6, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Lowe's supplier: the real path through RangeMe and supplier diversity

Lowe's takes new product pitches through RangeMe, not a cold email. Registration puts you in the system, it doesn't win you a …

Apr 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the New Mexico government

Selling to New Mexico starts with a free eProNM registration and a preference certificate that knocks 8 to 10 percent off your …

Apr 3, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Lockheed Martin supplier (and how its small business program actually works)

Registering with Lockheed Martin takes a web form. Getting a contract is a different process entirely. Here's how LM actually selects suppliers, …

Apr 3, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How a diverse-owned web design and development agency wins corporate accounts

Corporate supplier diversity programs spend over $200 billion a year, and digital work is in scope. Here's which certifications buyers count, who's …

Apr 2, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Kroger supplier (and how the supplier inclusion program actually works)

Selling to Kroger runs through two different doors: Supplier Hub for every vendor, and a separate diverse-supplier track. Here's how each works …

Apr 2, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the New Jersey government

New Jersey runs a single eProcurement portal, NJSTART, and reserves 25% of state spending for small businesses. Here's the order to register, …

Apr 1, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for waste, recycling, and environmental services companies: how diverse-owned haulers win work

Trash, recycling, and environmental services are some of the steadiest diverse-supplier categories there are. The work is recurring and the buyers are …

Apr 1, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Kraft Heinz supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Kraft Heinz buys from two doors: a SupplierOne diversity intake and SAP Ariba onboarding for active vendors. Here's which one to use, …

Apr 1, 2026 · Will Moss

How a diverse-owned uniform and branded apparel supplier wins corporate and government work

Uniforms and branded apparel are a recurring, easy-to-track spend category, which is exactly what supplier diversity teams want. Here's how a certified …

Mar 31, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a KPMG supplier (and how its diverse-supplier program actually works)

KPMG buys hundreds of millions in goods and services a year, and it does take diverse suppliers seriously. Here's where to register, …

Mar 31, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to do business with the New Hampshire government

New Hampshire runs a low-bid, lean procurement system with one state-recognized diversity certification (DBE) and a resident-bidder tiebreaker. Here's how to register, …

Mar 30, 2026 · Will Moss

Supplier diversity for translation and interpretation companies: how to win corporate, hospital, and government work

A diverse-owned language services company has a real edge in supplier diversity programs, but only if you get certified for the right …

Mar 30, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Kimberly-Clark supplier (and what its supplier engagement program actually wants)

Kimberly-Clark won't add you because you filled out a form. Here's how its Supplier Engagement program works, which certifications it recognizes, and …

Mar 30, 2026 · Will Moss

Supplier diversity for 3PL and warehousing: how diverse-owned logistics firms win work

If you run a diverse-owned 3PL or warehouse, the certification you pick should follow your buyer. Here's how corporate and government logistics …

Mar 27, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Kaiser Permanente supplier: the real registration path and Impact Spending program

Kaiser Permanente buys through a single vendor portal and runs its supplier diversity work under a program called Impact Spending. Here's how …

Mar 27, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Supplier diversity for security guard companies: how diverse-owned firms win contracts

Contract security runs on labor, low margins, and trust. Diverse certification opens doors at corporations and agencies, but only if you know …

Mar 26, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a JPMorgan Chase supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually wants)

JPMorgan Chase spends more than $2 billion a year with diverse suppliers, but getting added to its Supplier Network is a starting …

Mar 26, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Johnson & Johnson supplier (and get into their supplier inclusion program)

Registering as a J&J supplier takes minutes. Getting in front of a buyer takes a real strategy. Here's how their supplier inclusion …

Mar 25, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for plumbing and mechanical contractors: how diverse-owned shops win corporate and public work

A diverse-owned plumbing or mechanical shop has two buyers most contractors ignore: corporate facilities programs and public agencies with subcontracting goals. Here's …

Mar 24, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a John Deere supplier: the procurement path and the diversity track

John Deere buys through one front door: the JDSN prospective-supplier application. Here's what it asks, what Deere actually screens for, and where …

Mar 24, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Nebraska government

Nebraska runs central purchasing through the State Purchasing Bureau, and you don't need a paid portal to bid. Here's how to get …

Mar 23, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Supplier diversity for photography and video production: how a diverse-owned shop wins corporate accounts

Corporations and their ad agencies spend real money on diverse-owned production firms, but the work goes to shops that get certified, registered, …

Mar 23, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Hyatt Hotels supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Hyatt buys most of its goods through a group purchasing org, not a public portal. Here's where supplier registration actually happens, how …

Mar 23, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to do business with the Montana government

Montana doesn't give a bid preference for being minority-, women-, or veteran-owned. Here's what actually moves you toward a state contract: free …

Mar 20, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How a diverse-owned painting contractor wins corporate and public work

Painting is a trade where a diverse certification opens real doors, because GCs, paint manufacturers, agencies, and Fortune 500 facilities teams all …

Mar 20, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Humana supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Humana runs a real procurement portal and a long-standing supplier diversity program. Here's how registration actually works, which certifications open the diverse-supplier …

Mar 20, 2026 · Will Moss

Supplier diversity for office supplies and promo: how a diverse distributor actually wins corporate work

Office supplies and promo are classic indirect-spend categories, which is exactly why corporate supplier diversity teams want diverse vendors here. Here's how …

Mar 19, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Honeywell supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Registering on Honeywell's SupplierOne portal takes an afternoon. Getting bought is the hard part. Here's how the diversity program works, which certifications …

Mar 19, 2026 · Will Moss

Selling medical supplies to hospitals as a diverse-owned business: the path that actually works

Hospitals don't buy from a vendor list. They buy through GPOs, distributors, and prime vendors. Here's how a diverse-owned medical supplies business …

Mar 18, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Honda supplier: the real procurement path and diversity on-ramp

Honda spends about $3 billion a year with minority- and women-owned suppliers. Here's how their procurement actually works, where to register, and …

Mar 18, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Home Depot supplier (and how the supplier diversity program actually works)

Selling to The Home Depot starts with one of two front doors: the New Product Submission portal or the Supplier Pipeline diversity …

Mar 17, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Missouri government

Selling to Missouri runs through one system, MissouriBUYS, and one certifying office, OEO. Here's how to register, get certified as an MBE, …

Mar 17, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Hilton supplier: the registration path and what their supplier diversity program actually wants

Hilton buys through Hilton Supply Management, not the hotels. Here's the right door to register at, what their supplier diversity program rewards, …

Mar 16, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for management and IT consulting firms: how to win the work

Consulting is a relationship sale, and supplier diversity gives a diverse-owned firm a reason to be in the room. Here's which certifications …

Mar 13, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Google (Alphabet) supplier: the real path in 2026

You can't just sign up to sell to Google. Enrollment runs through SAP Ariba and starts with an invitation. Here's how the …

Mar 13, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for law firms: how a diverse-owned legal practice wins corporate panel work

A diverse-owned law firm doesn't win panel work by being certified. It wins because a general counsel found it, vetted it, and …

Mar 12, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Goldman Sachs supplier: the vendor program, and the realistic on-ramp

Goldman Sachs runs a real vendor diversity program, but you don't register your way in cold. Here's how the firm actually sources, …

Mar 12, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Supplier diversity for landscaping companies: how diverse-owned grounds crews win corporate and government work

Grounds maintenance is one of the most contracted services in the country, and most of it is bid out on recurring cycles. …

Mar 11, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a General Motors supplier: the realistic path in 2026

GM doesn't take cold applications for direct work. Here's how its Supplier Acceleration program and SupplyPower portal actually work, what the 2025 …

Mar 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Supplier diversity for IT and technology vendors: how diverse-owned tech firms actually win enterprise work

Selling IT or software to enterprises as a diverse-owned firm is its own game. Here's which certifications buyers actually count, where the …

Mar 10, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a General Mills supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

General Mills buys ingredients, packaging, logistics, and services from thousands of vendors, and runs a supplier diversity program that dates to the …

Mar 10, 2026 · Will Moss

How to do business with the Michigan government

Selling to the State of Michigan starts with a free SIGMA VSS account, not a certification. Here's how registration, the SDVOB preference, …

Mar 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How a diverse-owned HVAC and mechanical contractor wins corporate and public work

Mechanical work gets bought differently than products. For a diverse-owned HVAC firm, the certification that matters depends on who's writing the check. …

Mar 9, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Ford Motor Company supplier (and how its supplier diversity program works)

Registering with Ford takes an afternoon. Getting sourced takes a capability statement, the right certification, and patience. Here's the real path, and …

Mar 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a FedEx supplier (and where supplier diversity fits in)

Registering as a FedEx supplier is free and takes an afternoon. Getting bought is the hard part. Here's how the FedEx Supplier …

Mar 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Massachusetts government

Massachusetts runs its bids through one free portal and its diversity certification through one office. Here's the order to do them in, …

Mar 5, 2026 · Will Moss

Supplier diversity for hotel vendors: how a diverse-owned hospitality supplier wins work

Hotels buy through a handful of supply-management arms and group purchasing organizations. Get certified, register where they actually look, and you're in …

Mar 5, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Diverse-owned trucking carrier: how to win freight work from retailers and government

Retailers and agencies spend billions on freight every year and actively recruit diverse carriers. The certification that opens corporate doors isn't the …

Mar 5, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Supplier diversity for food vendors and caterers: how a diverse-owned food business wins contracts

Certification gets you in the database. Food safety paperwork, the right buyer, and a tight first job get you the contract. Here's …

Mar 4, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How a diverse-owned staffing agency wins corporate and MSP work

Staffing is one of the easiest categories to sell into a supplier diversity program, and one of the most crowded. Here's how …

Mar 4, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

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 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a Disney supplier: the realistic path to selling to The Walt Disney Company

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

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

How to become a Deloitte supplier: the realistic on-ramp for diverse businesses

Deloitte buys billions in outside services every year, and it still registers small and diverse vendors. Here's where to register, what changed …

Feb 27, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

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 · Maya Okonkwo

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 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 · Maya Okonkwo

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

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 · Maya Okonkwo

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

How to become a Clorox supplier: registration, sourcing, and supplier diversity

Clorox buys through two doors: direct materials and indirect goods and services. Here's how the registration actually works, what its supplier diversity …

Feb 18, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Citigroup supplier (and what its diversity program looks like in 2026)

Citi spent over $1.3 billion with certified diverse suppliers in 2022, then quietly reworked its DEI program in February 2025. Here's how …

Feb 17, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 7 min

How to do business with the Iowa government

Selling to the State of Iowa comes down to two systems and one certification. Register in IMPACS to see the bids, get …

Feb 16, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Cisco supplier: what their procurement and supplier diversity process actually looks like

You can't just fill out a form to sell to Cisco. Onboarding is invitation-led through Smart Buy on Ariba, and a diversity …

Feb 16, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Indiana government

Selling to Indiana runs through one agency: IDOA. Here's how to register as a bidder, get certified as an MBE, WBE, or …

Feb 13, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become a The Cigna Group supplier (and how its supplier diversity program works)

The Cigna Group buys billions in goods and services and runs a diverse-supplier program with roots in the 1970s. Here's how registration, …

Feb 13, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Chevron supplier: registration, certifications, and the realistic on-ramp

Registering with Chevron takes an afternoon. Getting work takes more than a profile. Here's how Chevron's supplier registration and supplier diversity program …

Feb 12, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Caterpillar supplier (and how its supplier diversity program actually works)

Caterpillar buys billions in parts and services every year, but its front door is a profile form most suppliers fill out wrong. …

Feb 11, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Illinois government

Selling to Illinois means three systems and one certification choice. Register in the IPG and BidBuy, then decide whether BEP, veteran, or …

Feb 10, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Capital One supplier: the registration path and the diverse-supplier track

Capital One runs two front doors for new vendors: Ariba Discovery for any prospective supplier, and a separate diverse-supplier registration that feeds …

Feb 10, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Idaho government

Idaho runs its procurement through one free portal called IPRO, and it has no statewide minority or women-owned set-aside program. Here's what …

Feb 9, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become a Boeing supplier: the registration path and what its diversity program actually accepts

Becoming a Boeing supplier starts with a capability assessment in the ESLC portal, not a sales pitch. Here's the registration path, the …

Feb 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Picking NAICS codes for federal contracts (and why size standard matters)

The contracting officer, not you, sets the NAICS code on each solicitation, and that code decides whether you count as small. Here's …

Feb 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Best Buy supplier (and use its supplier diversity program)

Best Buy buys through a partner portal, not a cold pitch. Here's how the supplier paths actually differ, where a diversity certification …

Feb 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a Bank of America supplier: the registration and supplier diversity path

Bank of America spends over $2 billion a year with diverse suppliers and runs one of the oldest programs in banking. Here's …

Feb 5, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become a 3M supplier (and where supplier diversity fits in)

3M buys through a single front door called Supplier Direct, and the only way in as a new vendor is the Introduce …

Feb 4, 2026 · Will Moss

LGBTBE certification: how LGBTQ+-owned businesses get certified through the NGLCC

LGBTBE is a corporate certification, not a federal one. Here's who qualifies, how the NGLCC process works, what it costs, and which …

Feb 2, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to do business with the Georgia government

Selling to the State of Georgia starts in Team Georgia Marketplace, not a sales call. Here's how to register, where the bids …

Feb 2, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Grants for minority-owned businesses: where to actually find them (2026)

Minority business grants are real, but rarer and more competitive than the ads suggest. Here are the legitimate sources, what they actually …

Feb 2, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Florida government

Selling to Florida starts with a free vendor registration in MyFloridaMarketPlace, then a state certification through the Office of Supplier Development. Here's …

Jan 30, 2026 · Will Moss

How to sell to Amazon as a certified diverse supplier: the two paths, kept separate

Selling to Amazon as a diverse supplier means two different things. One is becoming a vendor to Amazon the corporation. The other …

Jan 28, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Delaware government

Selling to Delaware comes down to three free moves: register on MyMarketplace, get your OSD diverse-business or small-business certification, and watch the …

Jan 27, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

Guide · 10 min

How to register on SAM.gov: the step-by-step a small business actually needs

Registering on SAM.gov is free and not that hard, but one validation step trips up most first-timers. Here's the order to do …

Jan 27, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to do business with the Connecticut government

Selling to Connecticut runs through two systems: CTsource to register and bid, and DAS supplier-diversity certification to reach the 25% set-aside. Here's …

Jan 26, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Guide · 10 min

Federal set-asides explained: 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB, and sole-source

Set-asides are how the government reserves contracts for small and diverse businesses. Here's how the small business and socioeconomic set-asides work, and …

Jan 26, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to get into corporate supplier diversity programs: the Fortune 500 pipeline

Big corporations spend billions a year with certified diverse suppliers. Getting into their programs follows a pattern: get the right certification, register …

Jan 23, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

DBE certification: how to get certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

DBE certification opens federally-funded highway, transit, and airport work, and it's free to apply. Here's who qualifies under the new 2025 rules, …

Jan 22, 2026 · Mario Bailey

Woman-owned business certification: WBENC, WOSB, and state WBE explained

There isn't one woman-owned business certification. There are three, and they open different doors. Here's how to decide which you actually need …

Jan 21, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

The federal capability statement that wins contracts (with a template)

A contracting officer asks for a capability statement before almost anything else. Here's what goes in the six sections, how to write …

Jan 21, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to do business with the California government

California sets a 25% small business goal and a 3% DVBE goal on its contracts, and certification unlocks a 5% bid preference. …

Jan 19, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to do business with the Arkansas government

Selling to Arkansas runs through two free vendor systems and the new ARBuy portal. Here's how to register, where to find bids, …

Jan 15, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an RTX (Raytheon) supplier: the real procurement path

RTX registration takes minutes, but registration is not a contract. Here's how RTX's supplier diversity and small business programs actually work, and …

Jan 15, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo

How to become an Oracle supplier (and get into Oracle's supplier diversity program)

Oracle buys from a 650,000-supplier database it filters by certification before inviting anyone to bid. Here's how registration and the supplier diversity …

Jan 14, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an NVIDIA supplier (and what its supplier diversity program actually looks like)

NVIDIA doesn't run a public supplier-diversity portal the way RTX or Microsoft does. Here's the honest path in: the Partner Network, the …

Jan 13, 2026 · Will Moss

How to do business with the Arizona government

Selling to the State of Arizona starts in one place: the Arizona Procurement Portal. Here's how to register, where small-business set-asides actually …

Jan 12, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become an Intel supplier (and get into its supplier diversity program)

Intel spends billions with diverse suppliers, but the registration portal isn't a bid list. Here's the certification and intake path that actually …

Jan 12, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an IBM supplier (and what IBM's supplier diversity program actually wants)

IBM has bought from diverse suppliers since 1968 and still targets 5% of addressable spend. Here's the actual on-ramp: how registration works, …

Jan 9, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an HP Inc. supplier (and what HP Inclusive Sourcing actually wants)

HP Inc. runs a diverse-supplier registration most owners fill out wrong. Here's the actual form, the certifications it accepts, and how to …

Jan 8, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an HCA Healthcare supplier (and where supplier diversity fits now)

HCA Healthcare buys through HealthTrust, its group purchasing organization, not a single vendor form. Here's the actual path in, what credentialing requires, …

Jan 7, 2026 · Will Moss

How to do business with the Alabama government

Alabama runs two vendor systems, not one, and a free state minority/women-owned certification through ADECA. Here's the order to do it in, …

Jan 7, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an EY (Ernst & Young) supplier: the realistic path through Inclusive Procurement

EY buys from diverse-owned firms through its Inclusive Procurement team, but there's no public bid board. Here's the registration path, what certifications …

Jan 6, 2026 · Will Moss

How to become an ExxonMobil supplier: registration, supplier diversity, and the realistic on-ramp

ExxonMobil spent more than $6.8 billion with diverse U.S. suppliers in 2024. Registering in their diversity database is free and takes an …

Jan 5, 2026 · Mario Bailey

How to become an Elevance Health (Anthem) supplier: the diverse-business on-ramp

Elevance Health spent over $1.2 billion with diverse suppliers in 2024. Registration runs through SAP Ariba and takes an afternoon. Getting picked …

Jan 2, 2026 · Mario Bailey