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Dominion's Affiliations with Minority and Women-Owned Business Advocacy Organizations
Metropolitan Business League (MBL) Dominion is a member of the Board of Directors of the MBL. The MBL is a not-for-profit business membership organization dedicated to minority business development. The MBL promotes business opportunities for its membership through its various programs and services, and serves as an advocate, providing tracking of issues and legislation affecting minorities and minority owned businesses. The MBL works to ensure minority business participation in mainstream business activity at the local and State levels. The MBL promotes and encourages small business ownership and assist existing as well as newly developing business owners. Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council (VMSDC) Dominion is a member of the Board of Directors of the VMSDC. The VMSDC is a minority business advocacy organization affiliated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council. The VMSDC has branch offices in Norfolk, Staunton and Fairfax, Virginia. Its headquarters are located in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council (VMSDC) fosters relationships between minority suppliers and their potential clients: Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and universities. Central Virginia Business and Construction Association (CVBCA) Dominion has also been invited to serve on the Advisory Board for the CVBCA. The CVBCA is the leading organization in the Commonwealth representing minority contractors. The CVBCA promotes and inculcates the values of economic parity between and among businesses owned by people of color. Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce (VACC) Dominion serves a Vice Chair of the Advisory Board of the VACC. Created in June 2004, and then known as the "Asian American Business Assistance Center or AABAC", the mission of the VACC is to foster, increase, and maximize the economic potential of Virginia's Asian American businesses by supporting their domestic and international business development efforts in the global economy. The Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce is Virginia's leading authority on Asian business, economic development, and workforce development. With more than 300 individual and organizational supporters and members, VACC advances learning, knowledge exchange, and domestic and international economic development activities to help Asian entrepreneurs and professionals better themselves and to create better communities worldwide. Northern Ohio Minority Business Council (NOMBC) Dominion has been a member of the NOMBC (formerly the Cleveland Regional Purchasing Council - CRMPC) since it's inception in the 1980s. Currently, Dominion serves on the NOMBC's Board of Directors. The NOMBC is a minority business advocacy organization affiliated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council. The NOMBC fosters relationships between minority suppliers and their potential clients: Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and universities. Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council (CMSDC) Dominion is a member of the CMSDC. The CMSDC is a minority business advocacy organization affiliated with the National Minority Supplier Development Council. The CMSDC fosters relationships between minority suppliers and their potential clients: Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and universities. Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Dominion has served on EEI's Supplier Diversity Committee for more than ten years. The Supplier Diversity Committee has been a primary source of information addressing contractual obligations with the Federal Government and changing regulations affecting Federal prime contractors. Dominion participates in EEI's Annual Meeting with the U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Small Business Administration, and participates in the Annual Supplier Diversity Conference held in various locations across the nation. EEI and its members (electric utilities) aim to establish long-term relationships with suppliers who provide products and services which help our industry succeed in a highly competitive environment. EEI members are dedicated to including minority and women-owned businesses among our list of suppliers. By building close alliances with diverse suppliers, member companies support their growth - and our expanded business relationships today will impact our business development tomorrow. Using diverse suppliers develops business opportunities through better visibility, shared goals, and a chance to prove the value of their products and services.
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