The Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC) is an affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). The Council is a non-profit organization funded privately through corporate membership dues and contributions, as well as generated revenue from special events. OMSDC is governed by an elected Board of Trustees. The Board is comprised of Corporate Members and MBEs, and operates with its own Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Treasurer, Secretary, and various committees.
Our focus is to assist the development and maintenance of effective corporate supplier diversity programs. Our most important function is to connect corporate purchasing and procurement departments with minority business enterprises. Results driven and strategic in our efforts, we bring unparalleled value to our membership base.
In the early 1970s, NMSDC-affiliated councils were established in Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and Cleveland by each business community. In 1999, it was determined that the communities each council operated in would be better served if the three individual councils merged to form the South Central Ohio Minority Business Council. After a couple of years, SCOMBC officially merged in February 2002.
Minority suppliers are the country’s fastest growing business sector. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by the year 2020, the minority population will represent 34.4% of the total U.S. population. As the minority population continues to grow, those corporations that are comfortable with cultural diversity and change, and are responsive to their customers will be the ones that thrive.
OMSDC defines Supplier Diversity as a business program that encourages the use of historically underutilized minority-owned businesses for the purchase of goods or services. Supplier Diversity constitutes a fundamental business strategy to identify and work with minority owned businesses.
OMSDC helps corporations identify suppliers. These suppliers, when given the opportunity to compete for business, have a positive impact on helping corporations reduce costs and better meet their needs. These firms are not seeking set aside quotas or special preferences. They only want to compete for business.
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OMSDC helps corporations identify suppliers. These suppliers, when given the opportunity to compete for business, have a positive impact on helping corporations reduce costs and better meet their needs. These firms are not seeking set aside quotas or special preferences. They only want to compete for business.
To Expedite Application Processing (within 15 business days) $3,000.00 (additional)
The mission of the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council (OMSDC) is to create and foster an environment for the development of mutually beneficial relationships and opportunities between Certified Minority Business Enterprises and Member organizations.
Our desire to fulfill our mission is embedded in the mission of the NMSDC, which is to expand opportunities for minority-owned companies; to encourage mutually beneficial economic links between minority suppliers and the public and private sectors; and to help build a stronger, more equitable society by supporting and promoting minority business development. OMSDC is an advocate and stresses the importance of supplier diversity. To become a Corporate Member of OMSDC the corporation must have a diversity program in place, or be willing to implement one.
