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Growing Strong

Old Needs, New Means

Tracking Success

After working at a number of different firms in her native Denmark, Hannah Kain, founder, president and CEO of ALOM Technologies Corporation, knew she wanted to steer her career path toward managing supply chains. "I’ve always thought supply chain was very interesting—even before 'supply chain' became a known word in the business vocabulary," she says.

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Young people across the country are experiencing business success. From Gen Y and Xers to Millennials, these innovative entrepreneurs have set their sights on business success, often times in spite of difficult economic and personal situations. These four entrepreneurs are just a sampling of the talented pool of diverse businesses that are led by the next generation...

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Seeking financial assistance to buy keyboards for his innovative math-through-music curriculum, Marcus Blackwell, Jr. learned that successful crowdfunding demands focus and persistence. "You have to develop an actual profile and explain to funders what they're supporting," says Blackwell...

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Having long been known for being on the cutting edge of measures to improve supplier diversification, California is stepping up efforts to make business practices more transparent in the insurance business...

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Key Collaborator

Growing Strong

Old Needs, New Means

Tracking Success

Publisher's Page

For businesses (and governments, for that matter) it is important not to lose sight of the important communication undertaking that must go hand in hand with changes being made on an organizational level.

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) announced a new 5-year strategic plan in 2012 which included the reorganization of their regional councils by the end of 2013. Since that time, little has been shared...

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Alliances/Mergers/Contracts

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is issuing a new Diversity & Inclusion Bond, a key component of the company's comprehensive funding program...

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Master Your Brand

Have you cast your life's personal vision and mission? If you have not already articulated yours, now is a good time to get started...

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People/Places

The Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC) presented the 2013 Leadership Award to former Assemblywoman Gwen Moore at its Leadership Excellence Awards...

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In Brief

Participants in the National Conference on the Entrepreneurship Imperative for Engaging People 50 and Older, held at the National Press Club, unanimously approved a seven-point Call to Action that urges the public, private, academic and non-profit sectors to stimulate the development of laws, regulations, policies and programs that provide an environment that encourages and supports entrepreneurship for persons 50 years and older (50+...