Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council
We are a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, established in 1976, and one of 23 regional affiliates of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). Our network is the nation’s most dynamic force in developing successful relationships between America’s top corporations and supply-chain providers from the Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American communities.
Our mission is to accelerate economic growth by driving opportunities and collaboration between corporations and minority businesses. The Mid-States MSDC’s footprint includes Central Illinois, Indiana and Eastern Missouri and we connect our corporate members with qualified minority-owned suppliers of all sizes – Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) – that meet a high standard of excellence.
Accelerate 100+ Program
Accelerate 100+ helps businesses leverage sound business principals, expert coaches and mentors, and a matchmaker platform that provides contracting and procurement opportunities.
Business Opportunity Fairs
Allow minority entrepreneurs to present themselves to hundreds of prospective buyers in a single setting.
Customized Executive Education
Concentrates training and technical assistance into leadership tools for CEOs of minority-owned firms.
Networking Opportunities
Provide expansion of relationship-building opportunities with corporate buyers and a variety of other formal and informal activities to foster the development of long-term, mutually beneficial business relations – bringing corporate purchasing people together with representatives of minority businesses.
