Meet The CEO Empowering Minority-Owned Businesses To Scale

On this episode of The Enterprise Zone, National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) President and CEO Don Cravins Jr. sat down with Forbes senior writer Jabari Young to discuss the role of supplier diversity in driving economic growth. Cravins also discussed the challenges facing minority-owned businesses under current anti-DEI scrutiny and the impact of federal policy changes on minority business development. 00:00 Introduction And The Role Of The NMSDC 08:54 Addressing Anti-DEI Rhetoric In Supplier Diversity 16:12 Re-Engaging Corporations And MBDA Policy Challenges 22:22 Growth Potential And Scaling Minority-Owned Businesses 34:06 Personal Background And Lessons In Entrepreneurship 41:12 Strategies For Building Relationships And Future Outlook Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jabariyo... Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?s... Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: https://account.forbes.com/membership... Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter:   / forbes   Forbes Video on Instagram:   / forbes   More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.