Our Mission

As the region’s leading minority business advocacy organization, Southern California Minority Business Development Council represents the interests of more than 600,000 minority businesses in its 13-county service area in Southern California. 

The council offers nationally recognized certification to minority-owned businesses, strategic networking between corporate members and certified firms, and education, information, and skills development to help minority businesses enhance their capacity.  Headquartered in Los Angeles and one of 37 regional councils in the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) network, SCMBDC has made a positive impact in the minority business community since its founding in 1975. 

mission statement:

SCMBDC's mission is "to be the premiere organization strengthening economic ties between large, public-, private- and foreign-owned corporations and minority men- and women-owned business enterprises. 

The council aims to achieve this by providing: 

  • Nationally recognized certification
  • Strategic networking between corporate member procurement professionals and certified minority women and men entrepreneurs
  • Enhanced capacity of minority-owned businesses through education, information, and skills development, and
  • Recognition of outstanding commitment and performance in purchasing goods and services from diverse businesses by corporate members and certified minority-owned businesses

 

  
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