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From the President's Desk
Hello Stakeholders',
Within the next few weeks, many of us will gather together with our loved ones, family and friends to celebrate the holidays and welcome in 2023. And while each of us is busily preparing to bring 2022 to a close, I hope you share in my sentiment of how truly spectacular the year of 2022 was. And while we can focus on the highlights of the year, it is important for us to not lose sight of the generous and tireless support of every Corporate Member, Minority Business Enterprise, SMSDC Stakeholder and all staff. To each of you we offer our heartfelt warm wishes and thanks. Their contributions are paramount to the continued success of those business connections which impact the economic fabric of our minority communities.
Those of you who participated in all of our SMSDC virtual events - THANK YOU - for attending and participating while we continued to keep your health & safety as our priority. NOW some WONDERFUL news!
I am excited to announce we are ready to be back in person in 2023!
ALL MAJOR EVENTS/CONFERENCES WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON! That's right! We have missed connecting with you in-person!
Perhaps like me, you are already making your list of 2023 New Year's resolutions. I challenge each of you who are reading this holiday message to add one more item to your list, "I will take full advantage of as many of the SMSDC events as possible". You are an SMSDC Stakeholder and as such, I invite you to join us on Thursday, February 23rd at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas facility in San Antonio, TX to collaborate, discuss barriers & successes for achievement in 2019. After the annual meeting, please join us as we take an informative and motivational tour of the Toyota plant. If you have not taken this tour in the past, this is your chance! Stay tuned for additional details regarding the Annual Stakeholder's Meeting coming soon!
Let us not be complacent with what we have accomplished in 2022. Utilize your SMSDC certification to leverage your company to better its best.
As a reminder, all SMSDC offices will be closed the week of December 26th thru the 30th. We will re-open on Tuesday, January 3rd.
On behalf of the SMSDC Board of Directors and team, we wish you a happy new year filled with health, happiness, and spectacular successes.
Happy Holidays!
Karen Box
SMSDC President & CEO
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2023 Annual Stakeholders' Meeting
February 23, 2023
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas
Visitors Center
1 LoneStar Pass, San Antonio, TX 78264
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UPCOMING 2023 EVENTS:
MARCH 15, 2023
2023 Public Policy Day
Texas State Capitol Austin, TX
APRIL 20, 2023
Regional Task Force Virtual Workshop
MAY 18, 2023
Lunch & Learn MBEIC Virtual Event
JUNE 22-23, 2023
Premier Face Time Expo & Golf Tournament (In-person Event)
June 22nd: The Westin Riverwalk, 420 W. Market St., San Antonio, TX
June 23rd: The Quarry Golf Course, 444 E. Basse Rd., San Antonio, TX
JULY 27, 2023
Oklahoma Conference
The Skirvin Hotel
One Park Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102
AUGUST 24, 2023
Lunch & Learn MBEIC Virtual Event
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Diversity at the Border Event
El Paso Community College
9050 Viscount Blvd., Building A – Board Room El Paso, TX 79925
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Regional Task Force Virtual Event
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Lunch & Learn MBEIC Virtual Event
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CERTIFY | DEVELOP | CONNECT | ADVOCATE | | |
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On November 2, 2022, NMSDC CEO and President Ying McGuire shared an update on the State of NMSDC during the annual members meeting at the NMSDC 50th Anniversary Conference & Exchange. Unfortunately, due to space constraints many conference participants were unable to attend the meeting.
To ensure everyone has access to the information that was shared, we’ve provided a video of McGuire’s remarks below.
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CERTIFY- NOVEMBER 2022
New and Recertified MBEs
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Chris Edward Consulting, Inc
Chris Nakiso
Austin, TX
www.chrisedwardconsulting.com
Chris Edward Consulting is a Talent Acquisition Consulting firm providing a modern end-to-end service solution that enables our clients to attract and secure the right talent for their teams. As a result, this allows clients to increase their accuracy and speed while improving ROI per hire, which directly correlates to a stronger retention rate translating to YoY growth.
DK Traffic Control, LLC
Phung Ta
San Antonio, TX
www.DKtraffic.com
Traffic control services to any construction operations. Closing off residential, highways, and busy streets. Control/Manage traffic.
Dr. C Therapist, PLLC
Ines Castanos
Austin, TX
WWW.DRCTHERAPIST.COM
I am a marriage and family therapist in private practice. I work with individuals, couples, families, and organizations to help improve relationships and heal from any past trauma. I specialize in relationships and trauma treatment.
Dx Xpress, Inc
Simon Barrera Jr.
Laredo, TX
www.dxxpress.com
We offer dedicated transportation services in México and United States as well as door-to-door services between both countries using our own equipment and through agreements with the main US & Canadian Carriers.; Mission: Offering transportation and logistics services with dedicated staff focusing on satisfying our customer needs.
ESB Technologies Corporation
Rohit Jamisetti
Round Rock, TX
www.theesbcorp.com
ESB Technologies is an IT Consulting Company. Our professionals help clients enhance their investment in IT initiatives by providing solutions Onsite and remote.
Gold Station Capital, LLC
Adetola Akomolafe
El Paso, TX
www.goldstationcapital.com
Medical Supply, PPE Distributor and Wholesale and Business Management Consultant;
Take The Limits Off, LLC
Melvin Parker
Austin, TX
https://takethelimitsoff.com
Take The Limits Off is a mission and purpose driven leadership, executive development and consulting organization. Our mission is to provide leaders and executives with tools to create trust based, high performing teams and organizations that will create and deliver value for all stakeholders. Take The Limits Off provides leaders with the blueprint and best practices needed to create engaged followers who deliver predictable and sustainable performance.
Tushka Partners District V, LLC
Mickel Farmer
Durant, OK
www.insureview.us
Multifamily insurance policy reviewers, as a third- party due diligence reporter for lenders at loan origination of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or FHA backed (Agency) multifamily loans to determine compliance with the respective Agency requirements, mitigate deficiencies and/or obtain Agency policy waivers. Specialized technology platform to support product workflows and reporting.
Vetech Business Services, LLC
Franchette Dyer
Universal City, TX
www.vetechbusiness.com
Vetech Business Services, LLC provides Consultation and Federal Resume creation for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families as they transition from the Military into the civilian sector. Administrative Management ;Human Resources Consulting ;Office Administrative Services ; Professional Development Training ; Identify goals and new skills required to help employees and management grow and succeed. Employees must develop new skills and stay up-to- date on current trends to advance the organization and individual careers
Mu Techno, Inc
Maharshi Mehta
Austin, TX
mehta_mc@yahoo.com
International experience in design, inspection & quality control, marketing, tendering, business development. In 2017, MU Techno Inc was started to utilize his expertise in design of power delivery and international connections for representing companies wanting to develop business in North & South America. MU Techno intends to search client in North & Latin America needing support in 1)Engineering for which he will utilize his own expertise of design engineering and engage individual and firms on need basis. 2) Wishes to represent Products related to power delivery and be intermediatory or agent / consultant/ channel partner of manufacturer of such products.
War Front Transportation, LLC
Guadalupe DuBois
El Paso, TX
Freight Transportation provider; interstate and intrastate, services include hotshot, flatbed, dry vans, and step deck loads to include full-truckload, less-than-truckload, general freight, military equipment, repair parts for vehicles and aircrafts, medical equipment, wood and/or metal equipment.
Zaya Boutique & Tiny Tots, LLC
Nausear Brown
Belton, TX
www.zayaboutique.com
Zaya Boutique & Tiny Tots is a women and children clothing store. We carry sizes from 9 months to size 14 girls and x-small to 3X for women. We carry clothing, accessories, and candles. We also manufacture our clothing.
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Adalta Engineering Group, LLC
AK Telecom
Bankson Group, Ltd.
BSU, Inc.
CDI Technology Services
Cesar-Scott, Inc.
Chantler Motor Carriers USA LLC
Cocolevio LLC
Daniel B. Hastings, Inc.
For Positioning Only, LLC
GOLDEN GUARANTEE LLC.
Greater Tech Holdings, LLC
Griffin Food Company
Hays Brothers Painting Service, Inc.
HS Ecolife, LLC
Interactive CAD Services, Inc.
La Abuela Mexican Foods, Inc.
Laredo Technical Services, Inc.
Miles Architecture, LLC
Mtech Partners, LLC
Navales Enterprises, Inc.
OPTIMUS Communications, LLC
Paul Garcia, P. C.
PCR International Inc.
Primary Utility Services, LLC
Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, PLLC
RAVISA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, L.C.
Reyes Automotive Group II, LLC
Reyes Hayashi Automotive LLC
SIM Industrial Supply
SW SHEET METAL AND FABRICATION LLC
TBD Post Production LLC
techdash communications, LLC
The Freemount Corporation
Traclabs, Inc.
TRI-LIN INTEGRATED SERVICES INC
Valley Plastics and Paper Recycling, Inc.
VEP Group, LLC
Villagomez Engineering Company
Virgo Associates II, LLC
Westwind Computer Products Inc.
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New MBE Applicants: Register for
Pre-Certification Sessions
Participation in the information session should take place prior to the submittal of your application to SMSDC.
All new MBE's must attend Pre-Certification & Post-Certification sessions to assist with the application process. Applicants can now schedule an appointment for One-On-One Information Sessions. The sessions are held by scheduled appointment only every Wednesday from 10am-12pm.
We will discuss:
- Criteria for Certification
- Review of the Application Process
- Answer most common application questions
To get certified you will need to meet the criteria set forth by NMSDC, complete the online application and upload all required documentation.
Please email Alana Ortega at alana@smsdc.org to register for the Pre-Certification Session to complete the first step in the certification process.
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Assist MBEs and
Corporate Members in Need
In response to the impact of Hurricane Ian, we have activated FSMSDC Cares,
our vehicle and platform to assist our
MBEs and corporate members who are in need.
As you can imagine, many of our MBEs, corporate members and partners are experiencing unprecedented levels of flooding, winds and other destruction due to the hurricane.
The goal is to collect office supplies,
non-perishable food, IT equipment
and water to be distributed to the impacted areas. In addition, we are looking for other services and products that our companies will need to recover and begin to thrive after the storm.
We know that the SMSDC family has a big heart, so please decide what you can do and donate generously to help.
Donate to the FSMSDC Cares Fund
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In alignment of SMSDC’s four pillars, Certify. Develop. Connect. Advocate., education continues to be fundamental. Launched in 2012, SMSDC continues to offer the PLUS+ Platform classes: Benchmarking Plus & Capacity Plus. These signature programs are a mix of in person & online courses presented by supplier diversity expert Reginald K. Layton, Vice President, Supplier Diversity & Supply Chain Sustainability for Johnson Controls’ Inc and Ralph G. Moore, CPA, president of Ralph G. Moore & Associates (RGMA). Moore is recognized as one of the world’s foremost thought-leaders in the area of supplier diversity and minority business development. | |
For CORPORATE MEMBERS ONLY is a process to accelerate supplier diversity initiatives based on real world experimentation. Benchmarking Plus delivers the tools and management perspective to help your corporation strengthen your supplier diversity processes. Learn more here | |
For CERTIFIED MBEs is a process to enhance sales and marketing processes and build their capacity to work with Fortune 500 corporations. Learn more here | |
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Upcoming Virtual Events
Registration is now open!
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2022 PREMIER SPONSORS
Thank you for your continuous support!
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About SMSDC
The SMSDC is a non-profit organization dedicated to certifying, connecting, developing and advocating MBEs. Through active leadership & professional education, the SMSDC works with major corporations throughout the United States and MBEs within the Central & Southwest Texas regions, Oklahoma and New Mexico to increase participation in diversity programs.
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