2017 Year in Review!
It's Been a Great Year! Check Out Where We've Been... and Where We're Going!
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WATCH: Ask Avis Web Series
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Press Play! This year, we started a new web series, "Ask Avis", featuring TCGi CEO Avis Yates Rivers.
Check out our playlist from the CEO pro and learn how TCGi can help you!
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E-Book: "Automation via e-Procurement"
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Our eBook delves into the details and benefits of automating procurement functions via an e-Procurement system.
We explore each of the procurement functionalities and the inter-relationship between the data of their respective processes as well as the critical need to effectively track and analyze spend, while gaining the needed visibility to adapt quickly to change.
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TCGi Selected to Genpact Partner Plus Program
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Technology Concepts Group International, LLC (TCGi) is excited about expanding its capabilities as part of Genpact’s inaugural Partner Plus program. The Partner Plus program is geared to leverage a strong partner ecosystem to further drive digital-led innovation in the Consulting, Digital Technology and Industry Solutions fields. The partner program is set to start immediately.
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Genpact
is a global professional services firm, driving digital-led innovation and digitally-enabled intelligent operations for clients.
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Milestones & More
2017 Has Been a Great Year!
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Spring was a busy time: we initiated a
Kiva inspired campaign for International Women’s Day in March
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Avis Yates Rivers spoke on the importance of women and girls in STEM at a Merck Women in Tech (MWIT) in Branchburg, NJ; Avis participated in ServiceNow’s Knowledge17 Conference in Orlando, FL, (TCGi is a Software Asset Management service provider); TCGi was the NMSDC Leadership Awards MBE Co-Chair; we participated in the #WeAreNMSDC campaign (check out our video below in the media gallery); and Avis was also featured on an
NMSDC podcast
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During the summer, Avis was invited to speak at the Supply Nation Connect 2017 Conference in Sydney, Australia - which is geared toward diverse suppliers in the indigenous Australian community; and the annual WBENC National Conference & Business Fair in Las Vegas, NV. Avis also had speaking engagements with NCWIT, the Anita Borg Institute and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE).
Our fall was an exciting one (check out our October highlights video below)! Beginning with our participation in the WPEO Breakfast & Procurement Fair.
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Soon after, TCGi had a space in the inaugural “Women of Color Pavilion” at the NMSDC Conference in Detroit, MI The pavilion included a spa-like experience for participants and was comprised of an elite group of six women-owned companies who combined space to create the pavilion.
TCGi was also honored as one of the 2017 “MBEs Who Rock” recipients that same weekend.
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During this busy month, the TCGi team wrote its first collaborative blog about the importance of the
International Day of the Girl
and what it means to us individually.
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Also in October, TCGi received the Corporate Award from the African-American Chamber of Commerce - New Jersey (AACCNJ) and CEO Avis Yates Rivers keynoted the ISM-NJ chapter’s Women & Leadership Conference.
In late November, TCGi announced its selection to Genpact's Partner Plus Program, thus expanding our Procurement and Tail Spend Management capabilities.
2018 looks to be a great year! Stay tuned!
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In May of this year, TCGi lost our friend and coworker, Dawna Colbert, to a long
-
fought battle with cancer.
Her family would like
to
bring awareness
to the fight against cancer as well
as help others who are fighting th
is
illness.
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On October 21, 2017 Dawna's family and TCGi members participated in the first annual memorial walk/bike/run in her honor at Piscataway, NJ's Johnson Park.
We at TCGi have created the Dawna J. Colbert Scholarship Fund in her memory as part of the newly formed TCGi Foundation.
Please stay tuned for information on how you can donate.
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Above
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(Videos)
1) TCGi Participates in the #WEARENMSDC Campaign with a 'Hidden Figures' Inspired Video; 2) TCGi Celebrates a Week of Highlights
(Photos: From L to R)
Hidden Figures Screening Panel at Cooper Union (From L to R): Jenn Halweil (#GoBeyond Producer & Electrical Engineer),
Tamara Robertson
(Chemical and Biomolecular Engineer - Contestant for the Science Channel’s
‘
Mythbusters
’
), TCGi CEO Avis Yates Rivers,
Dr. Emily Levesque
(Astrophysicist & Assistant Professor at the
University of Washington
) & Charlie Oliver (Media Expert & Technology Disruptor (
Tech2025
)); Avis Answers Audience Questions at the ‘Hidden Figures’ screening; Sydney Opera House, Supply Nation
Connect 17
EY- sponsored award; TCGi’s Sponsored Hole for NY&NJ MSDC’s Networking for Scholarships Golf Outing; Avis Yates Rivers Presents the
Supplier Diversity Professional of the Year Award a
t the NMSDC Leadership Awards in NYC; TCGi Sales Team (Karen Brooks, Avis, Paul E. Ruffin) at the
WBENC Conference & Business Fair in Las Vegas
; TCGi's Client Relations Director, Kathleen D'Angelis at the
ServiceNow Knowledge17
Conference in Orlando, FL.; TCGi Team is All Smiles from the WPEO Breakfast & Procurement Fair; TCGi and Other Recipients Celebrate Winning the MBE's Who Rock! Honor; TCGi's Space in the Inaugural Women of Color Pavilion at the NMSDC Conference; TCGi Receives the Corporate Award from the African-American Chamber of Commerce - New Jersey (AACCNJ); Avis Yates Rivers Serves as Keynote & Autographs Books at the ISM-NJ's Women & Leadership Conference
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