As a sought-after diversity consultant, I regularly receive calls and emails wondering why supplier diversity programs are important to major corporations. In fact, diverse suppliers are so important to many major corporations that they have dedicated programs ensuring and cultivating these relationships. The companies who have not yet caught on call me and ask, “Why [...]

In business we’re always looking for an edge over our competition, can a third-party certification help? In the Veteran business community, there has been a lot of scuttlebutt about third-party SDVOSB/DVBE certification, and if you need it for your business.  Join us for this informative webinar as third-party experts Cami Turcotte and Patricia Richards from [...]

    More information visit: http://www.ogs.ny.gov/veterans/                                                              

SAM (System for Award Management) is going through changes. It's getting streamlined to make it more efficient to use. The VIB Network hosted a FREE webinar on August 28th to keep the Veteran business community and advocates updated. This webinar was presented by Christy Hermansen, the project design lead for SAM.gov. Christy shared these changes, conducted a live [...]

The VIB Network is proud to welcome Lowe's as a VIB partner.   Are you a Veteran business that sells a product that would be perfect for Lowe’s? Come meet the Lowe’s Supplier Diversity Professional at the VIB Network National Conference in November. Lowe's honors our Military with 10% discount every day, to access the discount sign-up below. [...]

  For more information on the USBLN and their third-party certifications for Service-Disabled Veterans and Disabled Veterans visit:  http://www.usbln.org/what-we-do/supplier-diversity/get-certified/