Hawaii Minority Supplier Certification (HawaiiMSC) announced that The Walt Disney Company will become the 2011 sponsor of its Hawaii Minority Business Advisory Committee, which counsels HawaiiMSC on local diverse business development & impact.
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PRLog (Press Release) – Jan 11, 2011 – “The Walt Disney Company continues to be one of our strongest corporate advocates for Hawaii’s certified ethnic minority businesses,”
Since August 2009, HawaiiMSC and The Walt Disney Company have partnered to host local Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE) trainings around ethnic minority certification, corporate supplier diversity and procurement processes, and preparing to do business with corporate America. Additionally, they have offered events introducing upcoming business opportunities at their first resort in Hawaii, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai‘i, and have detailed the process for Hawaii’s certified MBEs to become included in Disney’s procurement chain. The Walt Disney Company strives to utilize local businesses and regional suppliers as well as those with a global reach. Disney Sourcing Professionals are committed to ensure that the diversity in its communities and clients is reflected in its supply base.
“Disney is proud to partner with HawaiiMSC and to be a sponsor for the 2011 Hawaii Minority Business Advisory Committee,” said Djuan Rivers, vice president, Disney Vacation Club and Resort, Hawaii. “One of our goals during the building process and beyond is to support local, minority owned businesses. We are confident that Disney’s sponsorship of the Hawaii Minority Business Advisory Committee will help further our efforts in this important area as we prepare to open the first Disney resort in Hawaii.”
In 2011, HawaiiMSC’s Hawaii Minority Business Advisory Committee will be organizing bimonthly local networking and MBE-to-MBE business opportunity events for certified Hawaii MBEs. The 2010 pilot event, “Let’s Talk Business: Where Local Buyers & Sellers Meet to Talk Business, Story, and Bid Opportunities,”
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Since August 2009, HawaiiMSC and The Walt Disney Company have partnered to host local Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE) trainings around ethnic minority certification, corporate supplier diversity and procurement processes, and preparing to do business with corporate America. Additionally, they have offered events introducing upcoming business opportunities at their first resort in Hawaii, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, Ko Olina, Hawai‘i, and have detailed the process for Hawaii’s certified MBEs to become included in Disney’s procurement chain. The Walt Disney Company strives to utilize local businesses and regional suppliers as well as those with a global reach. Disney Sourcing Professionals are committed to ensure that the diversity in its communities and clients is reflected in its supply base.
“Disney is proud to partner with HawaiiMSC and to be a sponsor for the 2011 Hawaii Minority Business Advisory Committee,” said Djuan Rivers, vice president, Disney Vacation Club and Resort, Hawaii. “One of our goals during the building process and beyond is to support local, minority owned businesses. We are confident that Disney’s sponsorship of the Hawaii Minority Business Advisory Committee will help further our efforts in this important area as we prepare to open the first Disney resort in Hawaii.”
In 2011, HawaiiMSC’s Hawaii Minority Business Advisory Committee will be organizing bimonthly local networking and MBE-to-MBE business opportunity events for certified Hawaii MBEs. The 2010 pilot event, “Let’s Talk Business: Where Local Buyers & Sellers Meet to Talk Business, Story, and Bid Opportunities,”
For more information on 2011 sponsorship opportunities with HawaiiMSC please email
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About Hawaii Minority Supplier Certification:
HawaiiMSC’s mission is to create economic wealth in Hawaii’s minority business community by promoting minority participation in the procurement process. Through its non-profit parent organization, the Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council, HawaiiMSC provides the only nationally-recognized Ethnic Minority Business Certification in Hawaii, connects certified Minority-owned Business Enterprises with Corporate Members, and offers minority businesses full service support from certification to technical trainings and exclusive procurement events. Visit HawaiiMSC online at http://www.hawaiimsc.org.
HawaiiMSC’s mission is to create economic wealth in Hawaii’s minority business community by promoting minority participation in the procurement process. Through its non-profit parent organization, the Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council, HawaiiMSC provides the only nationally-recognized Ethnic Minority Business Certification in Hawaii, connects certified Minority-owned Business Enterprises with Corporate Members, and offers minority businesses full service support from certification to technical trainings and exclusive procurement events. Visit HawaiiMSC online at http://www.hawaiimsc.org.
