Programs & Services
CAMSC offers a variety of programs and services to its corporate members and certified Aboriginal and visible minority businesses. Below is a listing of some of our anticipated core services:
Certification of Aboriginal and visible minority Business
Enterprises - after screening, interviews and site visits.
Advanced Management Education Program - a customized executive education program, with highly intensive training and technical assistance for CEO’s of Aboriginal and visible minority-owned firms interested in accelerated growth. Offered in collaboration with the NMSDC at Kellogg School of Business.
Aboriginal and visible minority Business Information
Centre - a resource for dissemination of vital statistics and
information pertinent to the changing picture of corporations, industries,
and Aboriginal and visible minority business development.
Aboriginal and visible minority Business Information
Systems - a national computerized database of certified Aboriginal
and visible minority suppliers.
Educational Seminars, Training and Technical
Assistance - for buyers and suppliers to assist in personal
and professional growth.
CAMSC Annual Supplier Procurement Fair -
which allows Aboriginal and visible minority entrepreneurs to present themselves
to hundreds of prospective buyers in a short time while providing
corporations an opportunity to meet and recruit prospective suppliers.
Corporate and Vendor Directories - and other
publications
CAMSC Annual Conference – Canada’s
benchmark forum for Aboriginal and visible minority business development.
Referrals to Corporate Buyers - of Aboriginal
and visible minority suppliers capable of providing quality goods and services
at competitive prices, and in a timely fashion.
Networking Opportunities - organized by
purchasing categories, at which suppliers speak directly to appropriate
purchasing agents
Support - in developing, expanding or promoting
corporate Aboriginal and visible minority supplier development programs
Awards and Special Recognition - of outstanding
corporate programs in support of Aboriginal and visible minority business
development, as well as awards for excellent Aboriginal and visible minority
businesses and other citations.
A variety of other activities which bring corporate purchasing people together with representatives of Aboriginal and visible minority businesses, in both formal and informal settings, to foster development of long-term, mutually beneficial business relations.