Corporate Membership

Overview & Benefits

Corporate Best Practices Session

Join nearly 50 regional corporate members and over 350 corporations nationally that support women-owned businesses. Being a WBEC ORV corporate member offers the opportunity to build relationships with other supplier diversity leaders and learn from some of the best in supplier diversity and economic inclusion. Corporate members benefit greatly from access to over 1,000 certified women-owned businesses (WBEs)

• Access to a network of over 1,000 women-owned businesses regionally and over 16,000 women-owned businesses nationally through the WBEC ORV and the WBENC Network
• Stringent certification standards that identify bona fide WBEs so you and your buying organizations can accurately report expenditures and utilization rates
• Programming that establishes mutually beneficial connections between certified women businesses and decision makers
• Corporate branding demonstrating commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Relationships and shared best practices with other corporate supplier diversity leaders, peers, and colleagues
• Participation in exclusive WBEC ORV regional signature events to increase access and connections to women-owned businesses
• Educational programs to share information about your supplier diversity efforts and to connect WBEs with your procurement managers
• Corporate member recognition through awards for your diversity efforts
• Customized sourcing for your procurement needs and bid opportunities
• Certification assistance for incumbent non-certified suppliers