Supplier Diversity
LGBTBE® Certification
The Pride Chamber is proud to be an official affiliate of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community. Among the many benefits of joining our chamber locally is access to NGLCC’s exclusive certification for LGBT Business Enterprises® (LGBTBE®).
Become a member of The Pride Chamber today and leverage local membership benefits and take advantage of complementary national certification. NGLCC waives the $400 certification fee for businesses that choose to join their local affiliate chamber.
NGLCC Certified LGBTBEs are able to build relationships with America’s leading corporations, generate prospective business and clients, and collectively team with each other for contracting opportunities. As corporate America becomes more inclusive and further diversifies its supply chain, certification offers the opportunity for LGBT-owned businesses to differentiate themselves from their competitors.
Certified LGBTBEs are routinely sought after by NGLCC Corporate Partners who are looking to increase their spend with the LGBT business community through NGLCC’s internal, proprietary database. In turn, LGBTBEs have access to over 250 contacts with corporate representatives and supplier diversity professionals to begin building strategic relationships and making preparations to meet face-to-face with them at NGLCC matchmaking and networking events, which are held across the country throughout the year. Certified LGBTBEs are also eligible for scholarship programs, mentorship and leadership training, and other business development tools following one year.
As an LGBTBE, you will also become part of the Pride Business Network™, comprised exclusively of certified, LGBT-owned companies.
Learn more and begin the process today online at https://nglcc.org/lgbtbe-certification/.
About the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) is the world’s largest LGBT business advocate and direct link between LGBT entrepreneurs, corporations and government procurement leaders. As the umbrella organization for over 60 local and international LGBT chambers of commerce and business organizations, the NGLCC represents the interests of the more than 1.4 million LGBT owned businesses in the United States.
The LGBT business owners NGLCC represents generate over $1.7 trillion in economic impact (per NGLCC’s groundbreaking America’s LGBT Economy Report), create jobs and innovate business solutions nationwide. Additionally, NGLCC is the leading public policy advocate working to include certified LGBT businesses in procurement opportunities at the federal, state and local level. NGLCC Global is expanding its reach to five continents, bridging economic opportunity and LGBTI human rights worldwide.