MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER TO KEEP THESE BUSINESSES RUNNING, GIVING MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES A SEAT AT A LARGER TABLE. THAT’S WHAT THIS NEWLY LAUNCHED SUPPLIER OF DIVERSITY PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT GETTING THOSE BUSINESSES TO GROW AND ELIMINATING BARRIERS COMING OUT OF COVID AND THE PANDEMIC. WE HAD SEVERAL STUDIES AS IT SHOWED, MINORITY BUSINESSES WERE REALLY HIT HARDEST. THE ALLIANCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHED THE SUPPLIER OF DIVERSITY PROGRAM THIS MONTH TO GIVE MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES A CHANCE AT GROWTH AFTER A CITYWIDE SURVEY SHOWED THEY WERE HIT THE HARDEST DURING THE PANDEMIC. A LOT OF IT’S JUST SHARING KNOWLEDGE. IT’S GETTING FOLKS TOGETHER AND PROVIDING THEM THIS KNOWLEDGE OF HERE’S ALL THE PLACES THE GOVERNMENT, THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE NEEDING TO BUY SERVICES, NEEDING TO BUY GOODS, THEIR PARTNERING WITH THE URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER OKC, THE GREATER OKC HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND A BUSINESS FINANCING GROUP CALLED RE OKLAHOMA, TO GET THESE BUSINESSES ON A STEADY PATH OF SUCCESS, TO REALLY BRING SOME SOME LEVEL SET SKILLS TO THE3 AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND MINORITY COMMUNITY AND HOPE THAT WE CAN GET MINORITY CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS CERTIFIED AND VARIETY OF OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND GET THEM BUSINESS LOANS, MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS WILL GAIN MENTORSHIP, HELP WITH BUSINESS CERTIFICATES, ACCOUNTING ASSISTANCE AND MORE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP CATAPULT THEM TO MAYBE A HIGHER LEVEL OF SUCCESS OR HELP THEM GET MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE SUCCESSFUL OR MORE SUSTAINABLE GOING FORWARD. AND WE HAVE A LINK ON THE AS SEEN ON SECTION OF OUR KOCO APP WITH MOR
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Newly launched program aimed to help minority-owned businesses in OKC
The mission was launched after studies showed years of setbacks from the pandemic
Updated: 6:21 PM CDT Jul 25, 2023
A newly launched program aims to help minority-owned businesses in Oklahoma City.The Supplier of Diversity Program was launched after studies showed years of setbacks from the pandemic.”Coming out of COVID, the pandemic, we had several studies that showed minority businesses were really hit hardest,” said Kenton Tsoodle, the president and CEO of the Alliance for Economic Development OKC.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The program launched this month to give minority-owned businesses a chance at growth after a citywide survey showed they were hit the hardest during the pandemic.”A lot of it is sharing knowledge. Getting folks together and providing them this knowledge of here’s all the places, governments, businesses that are needing to buy services, needing to buy goods,” Tsoodle said.They’re partnering with the Urban League of Greater OKC, the Greater OKC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a business financing group called REI Oklahoma to get these businesses on a steady path of success.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppMinority entrepreneurs will gain mentorship, help with business certificates, accounting assistance and more.”We would like to catapult them to maybe a higher level of success or help them get more opportunities to be successful or more sustainable moving forward,” Tsoodle said.Top HeadlinesOklahoma State senior recovering after weekend tubing accidentFamily of woman who died in OKC crash wants answers about who hit herAs states ban Chinese-made drones, officers raise alarmOklahoma mom remembers son who died on his birthday at Lake Overholser
A newly launched program aims to help minority-owned businesses in Oklahoma City.
The Supplier of Diversity Program was launched after studies showed years of setbacks from the pandemic.
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“Coming out of COVID, the pandemic, we had several studies that showed minority businesses were really hit hardest,” said Kenton Tsoodle, the president and CEO of the Alliance for Economic Development OKC.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The program launched this month to give minority-owned businesses a chance at growth after a citywide survey showed they were hit the hardest during the pandemic.
“A lot of it is sharing knowledge. Getting folks together and providing them this knowledge of here’s all the places, governments, businesses that are needing to buy services, needing to buy goods,” Tsoodle said.
They’re partnering with the Urban League of Greater OKC, the Greater OKC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a business financing group called REI Oklahoma to get these businesses on a steady path of success.
Minority entrepreneurs will gain mentorship, help with business certificates, accounting assistance and more.
“We would like to catapult them to maybe a higher level of success or help them get more opportunities to be successful or more sustainable moving forward,” Tsoodle said.
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