Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council

Want to position your business for new corporate and government contracting opportunities in 2026?

It may be time to consider MBE Certification.
The Mountain Plains MSDC is hosting its next Pre-Certification Monthly Webinar, designed for minority business owners who want to learn more about the certification process and how becoming a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) can support business growth.

During this virtual session, you'll learn:
✔ How to navigate the MBE Certification application process
✔ What documentation and requirements are needed
✔ The benefits, resources, and opportunities available to certified MBEs
✔ Answers to your questions from certification experts

Whether you're just beginning to explore certification or are ready to start the application process, this webinar is a great place to start.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
10:00 AM MST | 11:00 AM CST
Virtual

If MBE Certification is part of your growth strategy for 2026, don't miss this opportunity to learn what it takes to get certified and how it can help position your business for future opportunities.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE: https://www.mpmsdc.org/mbe-orientation
We look forward to seeing you there.

Our Contracting with Carolyn sessions are off to a great start! Remember, these sessions are NO COST to MBEs and offered monthly.

On Monday, Greg Todd from G2 Unlimited MSG received guidance on their capability statement and SAM.gov account to help them compete for additional contract opportunities.

Want this kind of support for your business? Sessions are held the second Tuesday of every month.

📩 Contact: N’dea Carter, Dir. Operations & Business Services | 303-623-3037 | [email protected] to register.

Veteran-owned businesses: are you positioned to compete for federal opportunities?

If federal contracting is part of your growth strategy, this webinar will give you practical insight into the tools, resources, and pathways available through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Join us for a valuable conversation designed to help veteran-owned MBEs and small businesses better understand the procurement process and identify real opportunities to compete.

You’ll hear directly from VA experts:
▪️ Tamanica (Tica) Danford-Leaf, Small Business Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 19
▪️ Amy Kim, Director of Strategic Outreach and Communications, Department of Veterans Affairs

We’ll cover:
✔️ VA procurement resources and training opportunities
✔️ The Veterans First Program and Forecast Tool
✔️ Current regional contracting opportunities
✔️ Success stories from veteran-owned firms already making it happen

This is information you can actually use to move your business forward.

📅 Thursday, May 28, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM MST | 12:00 PM EST
💻 Virtual Event

Register here: https://lnkd.in/gepqpXgg

Starting May 26, 2026 (then the second Tuesday of every month thereafter)MBEs will have access to dedicated 1:1 support through Contracting with Carolyn.

This new resource offers 60-minute office hours designed to help businesses navigate contracting with greater clarity and confidence. Whether you are preparing to pursue new opportunities or strengthening your current positioning, these sessions provide practical, hands-on guidance.

Support includes:
• proposal writing and review
• contracting support
• capability statement development

Carolyn Terrell brings more than 20 years of experience across federal, state, and local government, as well as the corporate and nonprofit sectors. During her time with the U.S. Small Business Administration, she supported a federal contracting portfolio exceeding $8.5 billion and led business development and certification programs.

Now, she is helping MBEs better understand procurement, strengthen their positioning, and compete more effectively within corporate and government supply chains.

If you are looking for guidance that is both strategic and actionable, this is a resource worth taking advantage of.

Federal contracts can feel complicated, but the opportunities are real for veteran-owned MBEs and small businesses that know where to look.

Join representatives from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a practical conversation around procurement opportunities, available resources, and what businesses need to know to better position themselves to compete and win.

This webinar will cover:
• VA procurement resources and training opportunities
• The Veterans First Program and Forecast Tool
• Current contracting opportunities across Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and Western Missouri
• Real success stories from Veteran-owned firms

Featured presenters include:
▪️ Tamanica (Tica) Danford-Leaf, Small Business Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 19
▪️ Amy Kim, Director of Strategic Outreach and Communications, Department of Veterans Affairs

📅 Thursday, May 28, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM MST | 12:00 PM EST
💻 Virtual Webinar

Register here:
https://tinyurl.com/4vdmmsvp

Starting May 26, 2026 (then the second Tuesday of every month thereafter)MBEs will have access to dedicated 1:1 support through Contracting with Carolyn.

This new resource offers 60-minute office hours designed to help businesses navigate contracting with greater clarity and confidence. Whether you are preparing to pursue new opportunities or strengthening your current positioning, these sessions provide practical, hands-on guidance.

Support includes:
• proposal writing and review
• contracting support
• capability statement development

Carolyn Terrell brings more than 20 years of experience across federal, state, and local government, as well as the corporate and nonprofit sectors. During her time with the U.S. Small Business Administration, she supported a federal contracting portfolio exceeding $8.5 billion and led business development and certification programs.

Now, she is helping MBEs better understand procurement, strengthen their positioning, and compete more effectively within corporate and government supply chains.

If you are looking for guidance that is both strategic and actionable, this is a resource worth taking advantage of.

More details and scheduling information coming soon.

Let's talk about what May 14th actually looks like for you.

You show up. You spend a focused day with experts, fellow MBEs, and the MPMSDC and MBDA teams. And you leave with things you can use immediately.

At the Summer Summit you will receive:
•An AI Playbook
•1:1 Consult with SMEs
•Corporate Connections
•Business Resources

This is a full day built around your growth. And it's one of the most accessible, high-value events MPMSDC puts on all year.

Seats are going. Register before they're gone.

📅 May 14th | MPMSDC MBE Summer Summit
👉 Register now, mpmsdc.org/summersummit
📌 Share this with your network, the more MBEs in the room, the better.

It's official. 🏛️

The State of Colorado has proclaimed Supplier Diversity Week, and MPMSDC is proud to stand at the center of that recognition.
This proclamation is more than a title. It is a formal acknowledgment by the State of Colorado that diverse supplier ecosystems are essential to a stronger, more equitable economy for everyone.

Colorado is home to over 715,000 small businesses, making up 99.5% of all businesses in the state and employing nearly half of the Colorado workforce. Many of those businesses are owned by minority entrepreneurs who have built something extraordinary, often without the same access to capital, contracts, and corporate connections as their peers.

This week, we celebrate that.

And we recommit to closing that gap.
At MPMSDC, supplier diversity isn't a program; it's our purpose. For over 50 years, we have connected certified Minority Business Enterprises with the corporations, government entities, and resources that help them grow.

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