From the age of 15, Wayne Beasley yearned to be an entrepreneur. That was his mission in life. He started his career as an accountant in the corporate world, where he met his future business partner, Alan McIntosh. Soon after meeting McIntosh, Beasley traded in his...
The Hairbrella Story “When I saw a woman carrying her child over her head to protect her hair from the rain, I knew that I had hit on a problem that needed to be solved.” That’s how Tracey Pickett, founder of Hairbrella, describes how to find a pain point. “At...
In 2013, when the National Veteran Business Development Council (NVBDC) was established, corporate participation in Veteran supplier diversity programs was minimal. Seven years later, corporations and government entities spend over $80 billion with qualified Veteran...
What does a hip, gluten-free cookie chain share with a respected 30-year old family-run masonry contractor? A lot. They are both part of the growing trend of successful women-owned businesses in the U.S. According to American Express, between 2014 and 2019, the...
Welcome to the third article in our Coupa Supplier Diversity Series. If you are a minority business owner, you are riding a roller coaster. Some days your operations run smoothly, employees knock it out of the park, and new business flows in. Other days, you fight...
