Procurement Sector Articles
Today Is Buy MBE Day! Infuse More Dollars into Minority-Owned Businesses
The first-ever “Buy MBE Day” on Saturday, September 19, 2020, encourages you to infuse more...
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SBA Awarded Record-Breaking $132.9B to Small Business Contractors in 2019
Fiscal year 2019 marked a record year for the amount in contracts awarded to small businesses. The...
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Promoting Small Business Saturday and ‘Buy Local’ Initiatives in Tribal Communities
“Buy Navajo, Buy Local” is a movement that encourages Navajo people to commit to purchasing goods on reservation, rather than sending money to border towns.
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Tribal Business League: ‘Buying Club’ Affords Tribes Volume Discounts
The buying club affords member Tribes volume discounts on pricing of goods and services as well as exclusive product lines only offered to large groups.
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Milestone Year Showcases 15 Years of Supplier Diversity Growth and Lessons Learned
At the annual Business Achievement Awards, supplier diversity advocates shared insights and lessons from their journeys in a special “A History in the Making” segment.
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Native CDFI’s Economic Development & Procurement Conference Underway in Montana
A powerhouse economic development and procurement conference is underway in Billings, Montana, led by a Native Community Development Financial Institution.
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Buy Native Coffee: These Native-owned Producers Support ‘Rezonomics’ and Native Communities Worldwide
“There are a lot of coffees with Native names, but they’re not Native-roasted or Native-owned,” says Loretta Guzman, founder of Bison Coffeehouse, Portland’s only Native-owned coffee shop and cafe.
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Oneida Indian Nation Increased Tribal Investments in Vendors, Capital Projects by $67M in 2018
Oneida Indian Nation operations increased their total investments in vendors and capital projects by more than $67 million in 2018. That represents a 22 percent increase over 2017.
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