Supplier Diversity
Now more than ever before, businesses large and small are looking for diverse talent that is LGBTBE® certified. By joining the Diversity Chamber of Central Ohio and registering as an LGBT-certified business, you are putting yourself exactly where you need to be in order to get your business noticed on both local and national levels.
What are businesses looking for from LGBT business owners? Anything you can think of. Here are just some of the products and services already purchased from LGBTBE® certified businesses through the NGLCC and their affiliate chambers:
- Accounting/Financial Services
- Advertising/Marketing
- Branded/Promotional Items
- Construction Contractors/Services
- Consulting
- Event Planning & Catering
- Facilities Management
- HR Services
- IT/Technology
- Janitorial Services
- Legal Services
- Office Supplies & Furnishings
- Printing
- Property Maintenance
- Shipping/Logistics
- Staffing Services
- Travel Planning
Companies that have purchased LGBTBE® goods and services through the NGLCC:
- Aetna
- Allstate
- Altria
- American Airlines
- B2G Now
- Bank of America
- Baxter
- British Petroleum
- Capital One
- CBRE
- Chevron Corporation
- Cigna
- Cummins Inc.
- Diageo
- Exxon Mobil
- Fannie Mae
- FDIC
- Gardner Resources
- General Mills
- General Motors
- Home Depot
- Huntington Bank
- Kaiser Permanente
- Marketsmith
- Merck
- MGM Resorts International
- Monsanto
- Morgan Stanley
- Nationwide
- New York Life
- Nissan
- PepsiCo
- PG&E
- PNC
- Proctor & Gamble
- Sanofi US
- SoCal Edison
- Sony Pictures
- State Farm
- SunTrust
- Teva Pharmaceuticals
- TIAA
- Time Warner
- T-Mobile
- Turner Construction
- United
- US Bank
Please note that these companies will be looking specifically for businesses that have been LGBTBE® certified through the NGLCC. By joining the Diversity Chamber of Central Ohio, your LGBTBE® certification fee will be waived (a $399 value). If you have any questions about membership or LGBTBE® certification, please send us an email at info@diversity.columbus.org.