BusinessLINCBusinessLINC 2.0
A program designed to encourage more private sector business-to-business linkages that enhance the economic vitality and competitive capacity of small businesses, particularly those located in economically distressed urban and rural areas. BusinessLINC developed local coalitions in more than 20 communities around the country. For more information please visit BusinessLINC's temporary home online at http://buslinc.sbtpllc.com.
The Franchise Diversity & Development Initiative (FDDI)
A program to develop opportunities for entrepreneurs and small, disadvantaged business owners, and to locate franchises in underserved communities, in partnership with the International Franchise Association
Corporate Divestiture Initiative
Aimed at supporting spin-offs and divestitures of corporate units and intellectual property to businesses located in underserved and distressed communities and to entrepreneurs and groups of investors that would otherwise be excluded from corporate divestiture opportunities.
Supplier Diversity
Most corporations continue to treat supplier diversity as a compliance issue more than a strategic issue, and have a negative perception of small-, minority- and women-owned businesses’ capacity to perform. Truly embracing supplier diversity and development means moving the initiative from a compliance mindset to a profit-making, strategic initiative that promises long-term returns to shareholders. By strategically incorporating the development of minority-owned suppliers, American corporations, with the help of Progress, are poised to have a significant impact on the issue, to the economic benefit of the corporation and its shareholders, the minority-owned companies and their employees, and the national economy.