50 years of building momentum for economic equity. $1 trillion impact in our sights. 1,500+ corporate leaders. 15,000 Certified MBEs.
At Global Containers, we are thrilled to form part of the celebration and attend the NMSDC 50th Anniversary Conference & Exchange this November in New Orleans, LA.
We are ready to live the full experience of four days of workshops, dynamic activities, power talks, networking events, and endless opportunities to build meaningful relationships to unlock our potential.
Four Days Turning Ideas into Action
Important topics like the following will be covered and more!
• Expanding Beyond Our Borders – global exports/imports on the US supply chain • Wealth Creation • Corporations & Suppliers Collaborating to Disrupt the Market • Currency of the Future • Riding Economic Shockwaves • Advocating for Racial and Cultural Diversity • Taking Your Brand to the Next Level • Cyber Security – Protecting your dreams • How MBEs Bring Winning Solutions to Corporate ESG Initiatives • Digital Transformation Evolution
And that’s not all, featured speakers such as Ying McGuire, CEO and president of NMSDC; the Legendary Sports Icon Isiah Thomas; Walter Freeman, director of global procurement at Apple; Karen Tobler, supplier diversity lead at Target Corp. and many more will be there!
We are proud to be part of the NMSDC council as it serves as a growth engine for NMSDC-certified minority businesses and creates opportunities to connect MBEs to hundreds of America’s largest corporate members wishing to build relationships with trusted minority-owned companies.
Building Partnerships for Innovation and Inclusion
On October 20, 2022, Global Containers will attend Toyota’s Opportunity Exchange at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan. One of the largest events of its kind in the industry and an important affirmation of Toyota’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
This Toyota’s annual professional development and networking conference provides a dynamic forum to gain knowledge and facilitate building relationships between Toyota Tier I suppliers and Certified Diverse Businesses.
This a great opportunity to explore new ways to work together for greater business growth, success, and mobility. While also staying up to date about the current automotive industry trends & innovation.
We are also very excited to participate in a Fireside Chat with Team Toyota athlete, Jerome Avery. A guide runner with U.S. Paralympics since 2004 and has guided David Brown, one of the world’s top visually-impaired sprinters, since 2014.
2022 SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. with Global Containers as Selected Participant
Are you ready to T.H.R.I.V.E?
TRAIN. HOPE. RISE. INNOVATE. VENTURE. ELEVATE.
We sure are! We are thrilled to announce that Global Containers was selected as one of the nationwide small businesses to participate in the T.H.R.I.V.E – Emerging Leaders Reimagined training program sponsored by the Small Business Association (SBA).
The SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. program is an intensive 6-month training designed to help businesses get stronger and set their executive leaders ready for growth.
“Since its inception as E-200 in 2008, SBA’s Emerging Leaders has trained over 5,000 small business owners, creating over 11,000 jobs, generating nearly $1 billion in new financing, and securing over $4 billion in government contracts.”
The purpose of our participation in the program is to continue to unlock the inner potential of our business leaders. Therefore, Global Containers has invited the entire team to participate in the expert-led classes, covering the most important business topics. In addition, our executive leaders gained access to a national network of business owners, a local business coach, and a comprehensive, individualized Growth Plan to map out the next three years of Global Containers.
Our Global Containers team will be involved in the following lessons designed to help us learn the necessary skills to elevate and scale our business:
Being an Effective Leader
Business Planning & Development
Business Finance & Raising Capital
HR, Hiring & Company Culture
Marketing & Building Brand
Driving Sales
Digital Marketing & Social Media Strategies
Legal Compliance & Intellectual Property
We would like to give special thanks and show our appreciation to the program facilitators, our instructors and coaches, and the T.H.R.I.V.E community!
Supplier Diversity, the key to U.S. economic growth
“According to Forbes, Supplier Diversity Could Add $280 Billion To The U.S. Economy.”
Our Latino-owned company has the privilege to have been selected to participate in the Supplier Diversity Advancement Program 2022. A highly exclusive and selective program delivered by the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN).
“The 2019 SOLE report found that only 8% of Latino-owned businesses reported securing a corporate or government contract.”
Thus, the program aims to champion participants to better position their businesses to obtain corporate contracts and be the bridge of connection to corporate partners who are seeking to procure from minority-owned businesses (MBEs).
Our mission in the program is to better position Global Containers as a top candidate to supply packaging and logistics solutions to distinguished corporations. With this in mind, we aim to learn and apply the material provided by the LBAN professional consultants and to take advantage of the corporate connections that the program offers.
We will be working on:
Marketing & Branding – Exciting changes are on the way!
Capabilities Statement Redesign – Focusing on the VALUE, STRENGTHS, & UNIQUENESS we bring to the industry
Due Diligence – Avoiding disruption in the supply chain
Sales – Increasing our outreach & profits
LBAN corporate partners:
AT&T
Bank of America
CAT Caterpillar
Chase
Diversified Maintenance
Meta
Nike
P&G
MassMutual
ThermoFisher Scientific
UPS
Wells Fargo
We would like to give special thanks and show our appreciation for the constant support to the facilitators of the program, the subject-experts, and the LBAN community.
Global Containers wins an annual contract valued at over $200,000 USD to supply and distribute archive supplies across the State of NM.
We are very proud to become a trusted neighbor supplier to distribute over 90 types of archive supplies throughout the state. After all the team’s hard work, performing constant research, vendor sourcing, strategy development, and pricing analysis, we are honored to receive and execute this contract. All ought to the result of Global Containers Advantage which always looks to provide the best value, quality, and cost-effective solutions for our customers.