For years, I’ve heard from procurement managers at company after company say that they’d love to hire more minority-owned or woman-owned or small businesses, but they “just don’t know where to find them.” Well, here’s your chance.
Read More »connXus.com Performance Ratings allow Buyers to evaluate potential Suppliers and can help your business stand out from the crowd.
Read More »Since connXus.com is a new service, we thought it might be helpful to provide you with some suggestions on how to make the most of your membership.
Read More »Minority businesses create jobs and [supplier diversity] can improve the community. But those aren’t good business reasons.
Read More »I’ve spent about 15 years in the procurement business, as a minority business owner, a company procurement officer and as a consultant in the industry. As a result, I’ve seen some things businesses do that work well and some that don’t. Today, I’ll be looking at the kinds of things Procurement Managers can do to diversify their supplier base (and do it profitably).
Read More »…as someone who’s been on both sides of the procurement fence, I’ve seen some things businesses do work well, and others not so well. Today, we’ll talk about things Minority Suppliers need to do in order to succeed.
Read More »Tweet Welcome to connXus and The Connection Point blog! My name is Rod Robinson, and as one of the founders of connXus.com, I’ll be one of The Connection Point bloggers musing on all things related to supply management, procurement and supplier diversity. First, a little about me and connXus.com: Like all innovations, connXus.com was born of my personal frustration with the status quo. As the founder and managing partner of consulting firm Accel Advisors, I worked with Fortune 1000 companies to improve or create supplier diversity programs. From my corporate clients, I kept hearing how hard it was for them to identify new, quality, diverse suppliers. I also heard from diverse suppliers how hard it was to develop relationships with [...]
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The ConnXion Point is the blog for connXus.com, an online service connecting small, minority- and woman-owned businesses with companies seeking to hire diverse suppliers.
I'm Rod Robinson, founder and chief connector of connXus.com. I've spent 15 years in the procurement business as a minority business owner, company procurement officer and industry consultant.
The ConnXion Point will focus on issues, events and news about procurement and supplier diversity. So, whether you're purchasing or selling, we'll have information you can use. We also hope to facilitate a healthy, respectful exchange of viewpoints on issues surrounding supplier diversity and procurement.
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