Hosting an in-person event no doubt takes time and energy to ensure everything runs smoothly and captivates attendees. But this past year, COVID has caused in-person events to give way to the virtual meetings, zoom conferences, and endless slew of online events. These new formats make for unique challenges that many leaders haven’t previously faced. However, the “online” environment can also make events fruitful, engaging and effective, if done c...

MINNEAPOLIS (June 22, 2021) -- Meda (Metropolitan Economic Development Association) has opened up applications for its fourth annual Million Dollar Challenge for Minority Entrepreneurs. The Meda Million Dollar Challenge is the largest BIPOC entrepreneurial competition in the country, awarding $1 million in financing to BIPOC businesses from across the nation. This year’s competition will be a hybrid model with applications and finalist bootcamps ...

WBE Canada and experts from the Universities of Manitoba and Calgary conducted a national survey on the status of supplier diversity in Canada. This survey, conducted in fall 2020, was designed to provide the data necessary to continue inclusion of underrepresented Canadian businesses, specifically women-owned businesses in large supply chains and to move supplier diversity forward in Canada.The survey was primarily focused on WBE Canada certifie...