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Pathway 3 Goal:

Support the wealth​ creation of ​Black 
& brown businesses through corporate partnerships & entrepreneurship​

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Corporate supply chains have the capacity to grow Black and Brown business wealth and mentorship programs can help new businesses start and scale growth.

Identifiable by ownership race, 95% of the region’s 25,000 businesses are white owned, 3% are African American, and 2% are Hispanic/Latino. In comparison, African Americans make up 17% of the metro population and Hispanic/Latino residents are 11% of the metro population.

Working Group Participants:
Aurora​
JCI​
WEC Energy Group​
ManpowerGroup​
PwC​
The Business Council ​
Hispanic Collaborative​

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Action Plan

• Address barriers to data collection​
• Partner to increase certifications​
• Establish baseline spend​
• Support business mentorship
  

Replay MMAC's instructive and insightful program to help you translate your supplier diversity program intentions into action. You'll learn:

• What is supplier diversity and how it can benefit our economy
• Best practices to establish or refine a program at your company
• How to find minority businesses and build buying relationships

Watch our panel addresses the challenges that Black-owned businesses face in Milwaukee -- and the opportunities that await if we work through these challenges.

Panel included:

• Carla Cross - Cross Management Services
  
• Ugo Nwagbaraocha  Diamond Discs International
  
• James Phelps - JCP Construction