Glossary
Diverse supplier — a U.S. citizen that owns a business certified as small, minority, woman-owned or veteran-owned.
The following terms apply to U.S.- or Puerto Rico-based businesses:
Small business — Business that meets definition criteria according to standards set by the Small Business Administration at http://www.sba.gov.
Minority business enterprise (MBE) — a business that is at least 51 percent owned/operated/controlled by:
- African American (ethnic origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa)
- Hispanic American (ethnic origins in any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean basin only)
- Asian-Pacific American (ethnic origins in Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific, or the Northern Mariana Islands)
- Asian-Indian American (ethnic origins in India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh)
- Native American (a person who is American Indian, Eskimo, Aleutian, or native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which she or he claims to be a part)
Preferred certifying organization: http://www.nmsdcus.org
Woman business enterprise (WBE) — a business that is at least 51 percent owned/operated/controlled by a non-minority woman.
Preferred certifying organization: http://www.wbenc.com
Veteran-owned Business -- a business that is at least 51 percent owned/operated/controlled by a United States veteran.
For more information, contact Deborah Williams, Senior Director, Supplier Diversity, 704.816.5141; or the Premier Solution Center at 877.777.1552.