The LPGA is seeking diverse suppliers for the 2026 Fortinet Founders Cup through its LPGA VendorMatch program — and NVBDC-certified businesses are encouraged to apply.  

Categories Needed:

Audio/Visual • Credentials • Floral/Landscape • Food & Beverage • Furniture Rental • Laundry • Lodging • Photography • Portable Restrooms • Transportation

This is a chance to compete for opportunities in golf’s $102B supply chain. Selected suppliers will participate in meetings in January 2026.  NVBDC proudly shares opportunities that help our certified veteran-owned businesses grow and win.   Register below by December 9, 2025.

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AT&T Federal Solutions, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ Direct Access Program, will host a virtual business opportunity session.  Get NVBDC Certified and access a myriad of opportunities, such as this one with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) that is seeking certified suppliers that specialize in operations related to telecommunications services.

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NVBDC Corporate member MEDC/PMBC is hosting a Supplier Readiness event on May 21 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Firekeepers Casino and Hotel in Battle Creek.  The event is designed to support NVBDC Certified SD/VOB’s interested in showcasing their capabilities to local buyers.

Register Here:  https://bit.ly/3VbSghH

NVBDC corporate member Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) is hosting an  in-person buyer-supplier 1:1 matchmaking event starting at 8 am – 4 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at the Lansing Center located at 333 E Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48933.  The event will be focused on bringing together purchasers including grocers, retailers, distributors, institutional buyers, or others looking to source Michigan-made food and beverage products with NVBDC Certified Michigan food, beverage and agriculture businesses.

NVBDC Corporate member  Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) and the Michigan Craft Beverage Council (MCBC) are hosting the first-ever Michigan Craft Beverage Summit, which will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo, educating and connecting growers, producers, and other suppliers to create collaborative partnerships and advance an ever-growing state craft beverage industry.

Join Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) and DTE Energy for an in-person buyer-supplier matchmaking event on Feb. 15, 2024, focused on supply chain opportunities in renewable energy, distribution operations and other primary sourcing areas at DTE. This event will include one-on-one buyer-supplier meetings for selected businesses along with multiple walk-up buyer-supplier networking tables.

East Michigan APEX Accelerator and the Region 5 Saginaw Future APEX Accelerator for a Meet the Buyer 2023 event in Frankenmuth on Tuesday, August 22. This fast-paced event provides an innovative way for small businesses to connect with federal, state, and local government agencies and large prime contractors from across the state – speed dating style!

It’s that time of the year again! Our annual Supplier Diversity Conference is coming soon and you’re invited to register!

In addition to the invite for our conference, we thought we’d take this opportunity to share an update about Eaton as well as some useful information.

Another unique opportunity for NVBDC Certified SD/VOB’s to respond to a RFP from Manulife on authoring and completion of intuitive employee-facing and customer-facing digital forms (“Smart Forms”) that simplify data collection processes while increasing data accuracy, employee productivity, and audit controls.  

2023 Supplier Diversity Summit hosted by NVBDC corporate member State Compensation Insurance Fund where NVBDC Certified suppliers can meet and exchange their needs and offerings with corporate buyers.  

Buyers will be matched with registrants/suppliers based upon categories and scopes of services for current or future opportunities.  

Register to be a prospective vendor for one or more of the championships. During Step 3 of the registration process you will select each championship that you are interested in. Upon review of registrations and qualifications, vendors who meet the product and service criteria will be contacted within 30 to 45 days to schedule meetings with the PGA of America’s Prime Suppliers. Meetings are anticipated to occur August 31, 2023 in Louisville, KY or virtually in September.

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American Family Insurance is seeking a NVBDC Certified SD/VOB to provide t-shirts and gifts for an American Family Insurance Sales event.

CVS Health has requested NVBDC to nominate Certified Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Business participants for their upcoming 7th Annual Executive Learning Series.

20 Diverse Suppliers will be selected and CVS Health is funding the program.
CVS and Roger Williams University have worked together to develop this program to provide diverse suppliers the resources and tools they need to build the scale and capability of their business through an educational platform.

Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC) is excited to offer buyer-supplier matchmaking at the 2023 MDEX event, connecting Michigan businesses with relevant capabilities to private and public defense organizations.

BCBSLA is seeking a multi-channel notification platform to improve its ability to notify on-call workers during off-hours, particularly at night, when an incident occurs. While BCBSLA has some capabilities to notify on-shore resources that an incident has occurred, we cannot automate the ringing of a phone or send reliable text notifications to off-shore resources.

Opportunity Exchange is Toyota’s signature Supplier Diversity development conference, providing NVBDC Certified Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Businesses (SD/VOBs) with access to important supplier-related information in a platform designed to encourage strategic networking. 

Stellantis North America, formerly known as FCA North America, is celebrating 22 years of driving diverse connections at MatchMaker. This event is one of the largest diversity events of its kind for diverse business owners in the U.S. It is attended by diverse entrepreneurs, Tier 1 suppliers and members of Stellantis Purchasing Leadership ready to make connections and do business.

Their program includes innovative educational programming lessons, 1:1 MatchMaker sessions, and networking.

We have an opportunity for 2 NVBDC Certified Service-Disabled & Veteran-Owned Business participants to accelerate their business growth by paying tuition for the Tuck Executive Education Program at Dartmouth; A value of $4,900 per participant.

The Program: Grow your Business to the Next Level

This two-week program gives business owners and their key executives the vital framework and skills they need to expand their scale and scope. It is an ideal program for any business owner at a crucial crossroads in their business journey, just seeking to take a successful business to the next level, or contemplating an exit strategy

Top global companies based in Georgia, including Cox Automotive, Cox Communications, Cox Enterprises, Delta Air Lines, The Coca-Cola Company, and UPS, have joined forces to connect diverse suppliers to key value chain partners, internal stakeholders, and supplier diversity representatives.

The presenting corporate partners have a few things in common including Tier 1 suppliers that are a critical link in all four value chains.

Join the presenting corporate partners for a half-day virtual event focused on education, opportunity and connections.

CVS Health has requested NVBDC to nominate Certified Service-Disabled and Veteran-Owned Business participants for their upcoming 7th Annual Executive Learning Series.

20 Diverse Suppliers will be selected and CVS Health is funding the program.
CVS and Roger Williams University have worked together to develop this program to provide diverse suppliers the resources and tools they need to build the scale and capability of their business through an educational platform.

The U.S. Commercial Service offers U.S. companies a range of customized assistance with export promotion, international market research and finding international buyers.

Formed by Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, VetsGoGlobal is a team of U.S. Commercial Service’s International Trade Specialists dedicated to helping other U.S. Veterans connect to business opportunities around the globe.

PTACs of Michigan, AUSA, and MAMA Boeing Small Business
Team presentation of “Doing Business with Boeing” to learn tips
and tricks to present your Veteran Owned Business in the best light to Boeing.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for selected entrepreneurs to meet virtually face-to-face with Walmart buyers and potentially get your product in the hands of millions of their customers. Now in its 8th year, the Open Call event provides information to potential suppliers and gives businesses of all sizes from across the nation a chance at the big break they’ve been looking for! Entrepreneurs will meet face-to-face with Walmart buyers during their Virtual Open Call Virtual Event.  If you are a supplier of a new, shelf-ready, U.S. made good this is your opportunity to to get your product on Walmart’s shelves.

CEO of Vision Bridge Consultants, Inc.

NVBDC Certified SD/VOB

President and Founder of Imperium Logistics

NVBDC Certified SD/VOB