Join Collab Studio & our special guests for an informational webinar that will outline the high-level steps, requirements and benefits to become certified as a minority-owned business!

Corporations & government agencies have goals for the inclusion of minority and women-owned startups & businesses. Becoming certified allows these entities to identify your startup as a certified business and keep track of how they’re doing toward their purchasing goals. Come learn the steps to take so you are prepared to benefit from seasoned procurement professionals with a collective decade of experience:

Kimberly Williams, Director of Procurement Process Excellence at Diageo Premium Spirits & Beer

Shondra Watson-Wilson, Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council

Jared Kelly, Principal Consultant, CEI Media Group

This session will include:

• Introduction to certification
• What it means to be certified & benefits of certification
• Candid perspectives from Procurement Professionals at large corporations
• An insider look at the corporate value chain & how next steps are determined for minority owned businesses
• Common challenges faced by minority suppliers
• Dos, don'ts & pro tips for minority businesses
• Q&A for participating founders

Please register to receive the link to the webinar and event page. For the webinar, we will use Zoom. You will receieve log in details via email.