Membership Benefits
Top 10 reasons why so many corporations members of the Carolinas MSDC?
- Carolinas MSDC helps them meet their corporate directives
- We will conduct an on-site supplier forum for you at your convenience
- Carolinas MSDC identifies and certifies minority businesses
- Carolinas MSDC helps them meet their customer requirements
- Carolinas MSDC provides a sourcing solution
- Carolinas MSDC provides the only Supplier Diversity Training in the region
- Carolinas MSDC is where you find your peers and valued networking
- Membership reflects your commitment to the minority community and the overall economic well-being of our economy.
- Corporations create shared economic benefits with the largest and fastest-growing consumer market segment - simultaneously strengthening your public image.
- Carolinas MSDC is the necessary link for corporations and the opportunities that MBEs need.
We understand company’s goals to achieve supplier diversity while maintaining the level of quality you require of your vendors. That is why we offer many programs for the certified MBEs, to assist in the development of professional relationships with corporate members.
The Carolinas MSDC Corporate Membership is done on an annual basis. The available Membership/Sponsorship levels are
Dues Category
| Non Profit/Government/University | $1,250 |
| Employees 1 - 500 | $1,750 |
| Employees 501-1000 | $2,500 |
| Employees 1001+ | $3,250 |
Why Supplier Diversity
Minority suppliers are the country's fastest growing business sector. According to the Bureau of the Census, by the year 2020, the minority population will represent 34.4% of the total U.S. population. As the minority population continues to grow, those corporations that are comfortable with cultural diversity and change, and are responsive to their customers, will be the ones that thrive.
Supplier diversity brings knowledge and experience that aids in understanding the world and competing effectively. As the chief executives of many of the country's biggest companies see it, a diverse supplier base is no longer an option - it's a business necessity.
