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Marian Neilson

Learning from Smart People

Michelle Thompson

Joe Edelman

Dave Friedman

Michael Davis

Kris Ward

Nick Davies

Joseph Hogue

Casey Stubbs

Katrina Julia

Corey Poirier

Sarah Long

Richard Walsh

Dolores Hirschmann

Alicia Butler Pierre

GRAHAM BROWN

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Joanne Peterson

Joanne Peterson and Marian Neilson from getdiversitycertified.com joined "Learning from Smart People" to talk about opportunities to have your small business certified as a diverse business. Here are some of the key pieces of information they shared:  The variety of diverse categories in which a business can be certified The purpose and value of certification The process of certification The various levels on which you can be certified The qualifications for certification Self certification versus third-party certification Developing a strategy for certification  During the conversation they provided a number of resources for getting your business certified. Here are the links to those websites: Diversity Certification Eligibility Survey Link: https://getdiversitycertified.com/survey/  DUNS Number: https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/ SAM: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ 3rd parties Disability:IN: https://disabilityin.org/ (Person with Disability or Disabled owned businesses.)  NaVOBA: https://navoba.org/ (Veteran and service disabled owned businesses) NGLCC: http://www.nglcc.org/ (LGBT businesses.) NMSDC: http://www.nmsdc.org/nmsdc/ (Minority (for their certifying purpose NMSDC defines minority as Asian, Black, Hispanic and/or Native American business owner that is “at least 1/4 or 25% minimum” of one of these categories) business.) NVBDC: http://www.nvbdc.org/ (Veteran and Service-Disabled owned businesses.) NWBOC: http://www.nwboc.org/ (Women businesses) USPAACC: https://uspaacc.com/ (Asian American owned businesses.) USWCC: http://uswcc.org/ (Women owned businesses) WBENC: http://www.wbenc.org/ (Women businesses) If you are interested in contacting Joanne and Marian, here is their information: Website: https://getdiversitycertified.com Twitter: @DiverseBizBlog Instagram: @abator_infosvcs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abator-information-services-inc-/ Thanks for listening to Learning from Smart People! Visit us at: https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com Our “Subscribe” page shows many podcast platforms where you can follow the show. Follow us on social media:  http://www.twitter.com/LFSPPodcast http://www.instagram.com/LFSPPodcast http://www.facebook.com/LFSPPodcast  You can also use the “Contact” page on the “Learning from Smart People” website.

Joanne Peterson and Marian Neilson from <a href="http://getdiversitycertified.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">getdiversitycertified.com</a> joined "Learning from Smart People" to talk about opportunities to have your small business certified as a diverse business. Here are some of the key pieces of information they shared: <ul> <li>The variety of diverse categories in which a business can be certified</li> <li>The purpose and value of certification</li> <li>The process of certification</li> <li>The various levels on which you can be certified</li> <li>The qualifications for certification</li> <li>Self certification versus third-party certification</li> <li>Developing a strategy for certification</li> </ul> During the conversation they provided a number of resources for getting your business certified. Here are the links to those websites: Diversity Certification Eligibility Survey Link: <a href="https://getdiversitycertified.com/survey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://getdiversitycertified.com/survey/</a> DUNS Number: <a href="https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/</a> SAM: <a href="https://www.sam.gov/SAM/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sam.gov/SAM/</a> 3rd parties Disability:IN: <a href="https://disabilityin.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://disabilityin.org/</a> (Person with Disability or Disabled owned businesses.) NaVOBA: <a href="https://navoba.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://navoba.org/</a> (Veteran and service disabled owned businesses) NGLCC: <a href="http://www.nglcc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nglcc.org/</a> (LGBT businesses.) NMSDC: <a href="http://www.nmsdc.org/nmsdc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nmsdc.org/nmsdc/</a> (Minority (for their certifying purpose NMSDC defines minority as Asian, Black, Hispanic and/or Native American business owner that is “at least 1/4 or 25% minimum” of one of these categories) business.) NVBDC: <a href="http://www.nvbdc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvbdc.org/</a> (Veteran and Service-Disabled owned businesses.) NWBOC: <a href="http://www.nwboc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nwboc.org/</a> (Women businesses) USPAACC: <a href="https://uspaacc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uspaacc.com/</a> (Asian American owned businesses.) USWCC: <a href="http://uswcc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://uswcc.org/</a> (Women owned businesses) WBENC: <a href="http://www.wbenc.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wbenc.org/</a> (Women businesses) If you are interested in contacting Joanne and Marian, here is their information: Website: <a href="https://getdiversitycertified.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://getdiversitycertified.com</a> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/DiverseBizBlog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DiverseBizBlog</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abator_infosvcs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@abator_infosvcs</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/abator-information-services-inc-/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/abator-information-services-inc-/</a> Thanks for listening to Learning from Smart People! Visit us at: <a href="https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com</a> Our “<a href="https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe</a>” page shows many podcast platforms where you can follow the show. Follow us on social media: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.twitter.com/LFSPPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.twitter.com/LFSPPodcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.instagram.com/LFSPPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.instagram.com/LFSPPodcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/LFSPPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/LFSPPodcast</a></li> </ul> You can also use the “<a href="https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact</a>” page on the “<a href="https://www.learningfromsmartpeople.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learning from Smart People</a>” website.

13 Diversity Certification with Joanne Peterson & Marian Neilson