I have emailed a handful of people in regards to some of their comments about signage, permitting questions, tree trimming as well as communicating with minority- and women-owned businesses who have not yet registered with the Supplier Diversity Office.

= 1% Manufacturing = 10% Other = 3% Real Estate = 3% Restaurants & Nightlife = 9% Shopping & Retail = 10% Technology = 3% Transportation = 2% Waste Management = 2% Of the 116 businesses who responded to the survey: 9% are minority-owned 16% are women-owned 5% are both minority-owned and women-owned Of the 34 businesses who are either minority-owned, women-owned, or both minority- and womenowned, when asked if they were registered with the State Supplier

Support minority-owned, women-owned, register with the State Supplier Diversity Office c. Networking d. Access to workforce e. Training opportunities 3. Youth Leadership Development a. Internship program What role did members of the target population play in identifying these opportunities?

include: on the Potential Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Business Enterprises (WBE) partners can be found to: refer vendors certified of list complete a For Supplier Diversity Program webpage. https:/Awww.sdo.osd.state.ma.us/BusinessDirectory/BusinessDirectory.aspx April 12, 2017 e e Resources available to assist providers in finding potential Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (SDVOBE) partners can be found on the Supplier

Census Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, 2016 Minority Business Enterprises The States Supplier Diversity Office has 1,115 Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) registered within their system, 1,811 Women Business Enterprises (WBE), and 634 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.

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This is a combination of Hoovers info as well as names Erika downloaded which are registered with the state supplier diversity office. 3) Framingham businesses which are owned by women. Again, some with email addresses, some without.