The New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (The Council), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, identifies minority suppliers; certifies bonafide minority business enterprises; and facilitates procurement opportunities between Corporate America and Council-certified minority suppliers.

That supplier group includes Asian Indian-American, Asian Pacific-American, African-American, Hispanic-American and Native-American businesses located throughout downstate New York (Albany and below) and Northern and Central New Jersey including Trenton. The Council’s corporate membership consists of Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies and educational institutions.

The Council strives to expand business opportunities for minority- owned suppliers by linking them with purchasers in the public and private sector. As an advocate for both its suppliers and corporate members, The Council fosters relationships between corporate decision makers and targeted minority suppliers.