Lowering the Barriers to Vendor Diversity in Bid Competition
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Over the past few years, we've seen more and more government agencies making vendor diversity a priority in their organizations. While the data we have reflects the steady climb in those initiatives, there are still barriers to driving bid competition with vendor diversity.  Tune in to hear Bonfire’s Mitchell Shim, in partnership with NIGP, take a deep dive into the finer details of how to create a thriving vendor diversity program. Here’s a sneak peek of what you’ll hear: Break down what vendor diversity really means in practical termsLearn why vendor diversity is important to fostering healthy competition and vendor transparency Discover the critical steps for launching a successful vendor diversity initiativeSee how to bust down the barriers that prevent diverse suppliers from bidding on government contractsPlus, listen in on a Q&A with procurement professionals just like you! You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to Inside Public Procurement on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or gobonfire.com/podcast.   Listening on a desktop and can’t see the links? Just search for Inside Public Procurement in your favorite podcast player.
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