NVBDC is honored to be a partner organization of the World Trade Week NYC Event to be held through the end of May 2023. World Trade Week NYC is an active network of more than 80 organizations in the New York metro region working together to underscore the importance of international trade, logistics and port operations to the region’s economy and to use their collective expertise to help the region’s businesses grow through international trade.
World Trade Week NYC is hosted by the New York District Export Council.
This is our 3rd year partnering with World Trade Week NYC and we are excited to have our Founder and CEO, Keith King, highlight the benefits and requirements of becoming certified as a minority, woman or a veteran. He will be conducting a presentation titled “It Started as a Dream” on May 16th, 2023 which tells the history of supplier diversity including how Veteran Businesses were added to Corporate supplier diversity programs.
The presentation, which will be held on May 16th, will highlight the benefits and requirements of becoming certified as a minority, woman or a veteran. NVBDC is America’s original veteran certification program accepted by the corporate supplier diversity community, and demanded by major Corporations to do business with an SD/VOB.
Additionally, during his presentation, NVBDC’s Founder and CEO will outline how service-disabled and veteran-owned businesses can access a $96 Billion marketplace with a NVBDC Certification. Part of the presentation will also outline the recently released BDR Global Economic Impact Report. which indicates a staggering $3.3 Billion spend with NVBDC Certified SD/VOBs by members of the Billion Dollar Roundtable, 28 of whom are Corporate Members of the National Veteran Business Development Council, which has just signed on its 160th Corporate Member.
The Annual World Trade Week NYC Event, hosted by the New York District Export Council will be kicked off on May 10, 2023, both live and virtually. You can register here for free.
To register for the “It Started as a Dream” Presentation on May 16th, 2023, please click here.
