LAGLCC Educational Seminar: Diverse Business Enterprises

What are diverse owned business certifications and how can they help me grow my business? Looking for a way to promote your company to major corporations that are actively seeking to conduct business with diverse owned businesses?

The workshop will prepare attendees to:

Grow their businesses with the LGBT Business Enterprise® (LGBTBE) certification, Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE), Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and/or Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) certifications.

Take advantage of emerging procurement opportunities available only in California as a result of AB53 and AB1678. Companies interested in working with diverse owned businesses include: Nationwide Insurance companies that do business in California, California’s public utility companies (CPUC), Major League Baseball and a majority of the Fortune 500!

Who should attend:

LGBT business owners
Women business owners
Minority business owners
Disabled Veteran business owners


Speaker:

Mark Morales
Vice President | SBA SoCal Division | HomeStreet Bank
President | Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce | laglcc.org
Diversity Task Force Member | California Department of Insurance
Owner | Charles Jacobsen, Inc. | A Certified LGBT Business Enterprise

Additional Speakers:
Michael Herrera, Supplier Diversity, SoCalGas
Miriam Long, Diversity and Economic Opportunity Specialist, LA Metro

This educational seminar is being done in cooperation wtih the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and is free of charge to members of either chamber.