About Us
The San Diego Regional MSDC, established in 1999, is a nonprofit organization whose objective is to bring corporations and minority business enterprises (MBEs) together for the economic benefit of both. The San Diego Regional MSDC represents the regional corporate outreach to MBEs in the greater San Diego region. It is our purpose to facilitate business opportunities and market share growth for minority business enterprises through the interaction of corporate members and certified suppliers.
Our Mission, Goals and Affiliate
Our mission is to expand business opportunities for minority business enterprises and create mutually beneficial links between corporate members and minority business enterprises. The ultimate outcome is to add economic value to the supply chain while increasing economic opportunities for the minority business community.
General Goals:
- Identify, certify and assist in the development of high quality MBEs in a wide range of product and service areas.
- To assess the needs and objectives of our corporate members regarding their supplier requirements and identify appropriate MBE suppliers in response to those needs.
- Develop and implement programs, tools and events that market the value of supplier diversity and promote the successful programs of our current members, in order to increase member participation.
- Measure and track the business opportunities provided to certified MBEs to ensure continued economic growth each year.
NMSDC National Affiliate
The San Diego Regional MSDC is one of 37 regional councils of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), one of the nation’s leading business membership organizations. The NMSDC and its regional councils serve as a direct link between corporate America and minority owned businesses. There are 3,600 corporate members throughout the network, including most of America’s largest publicly owned, privately owned and foreign owned companies, as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The regional councils certify and match more than 16,000 minority owned businesses with member corporations which want to purchase goods and services. Most of America’s largest and most successful MBEs are counted among NMSDC’s 16,000 certified minority suppliers, including several companies with annual revenues in the billions of dollars.