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Consulting services

Six ways we strengthen your program.

Engage a single service or combine several — each is scoped to your goals and delivered by a practitioner who has run programs from the inside.

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Service 01

Supplier Diversity Program Design & Development

Design, launch, or enhance your organization's supplier diversity program — from strategy through operational implementation.

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Who it's for
  • Organizations standing up a supplier diversity program for the first time
  • Companies modernizing or relaunching an existing program
  • Procurement or DEI leaders who need an executable strategy, not just a policy
What's included
  • Current-state assessment and benchmarking against industry practice
  • Program strategy, charter, and governance model
  • Policy, process, and supplier qualification framework design
  • Implementation roadmap with milestones and KPIs
Outcomes
  • A documented, leadership-ready supplier diversity program
  • Clear goals, metrics, and accountability structures
  • A practical roadmap your team can execute
Service 02

Supplier Development & Capacity Building Programs

Mentorship, training, and development programs that strengthen your diverse supplier base and increase their readiness to perform on your contracts.

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Who it's for
  • Organizations whose diverse suppliers need to scale to win and deliver larger contracts
  • Teams that want a structured supplier pipeline rather than one-off outreach
What's included
  • Supplier readiness assessments and gap analysis
  • Custom mentorship and cohort program design
  • Workshop curriculum — certification, finance, proposals, and operations
  • Matchmaking and pipeline tracking
Outcomes
  • A stronger, contract-ready diverse supplier pipeline
  • Suppliers better equipped to perform on your contracts
  • Measurable progress on supplier development goals
Service 03

Diverse Supplier Outreach & Sourcing Strategy

Identify, engage, and onboard diverse suppliers aligned to your procurement needs and spend categories.

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Who it's for
  • Procurement teams struggling to find qualified diverse suppliers in key categories
  • Organizations with spend goals but a thin or unmapped supplier pipeline
What's included
  • Spend analysis and category-level opportunity mapping
  • Targeted diverse supplier identification and vetting
  • Outreach strategy, events, and engagement plans
  • Onboarding and qualification support
Outcomes
  • A qualified, category-aligned diverse supplier pipeline
  • A repeatable sourcing process
  • Increased diverse spend in priority categories
Service 04

Supplier Diversity Training & Education

Training for procurement teams, leadership, and employees to build supplier diversity knowledge, shift mindsets, and drive inclusive procurement behavior.

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Who it's for
  • Procurement and sourcing teams new to supplier diversity
  • Leadership teams setting tone and accountability
  • Organizations rolling out inclusive procurement company-wide
What's included
  • Role-based training for buyers, leaders, and staff
  • Live workshops and facilitated sessions, on-site or virtual
  • Practical tools — checklists, playbooks, and process guidance
  • Optional ongoing learning series
Outcomes
  • Teams that understand both the why and the how of supplier diversity
  • Consistent, inclusive procurement behavior
  • Stronger internal ownership of program goals
Service 05

Compliance, Reporting & Regulatory Support

Navigate supplier diversity regulatory requirements — including California CPUC General Order 156, federal contracting goals, and other mandates.

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Who it's for
  • Regulated organizations subject to CPUC General Order 156 or similar mandates
  • Federal contractors with subcontracting plan and goal requirements
  • Teams that need defensible reporting and audit readiness
What's included
  • Requirement mapping for the regulations and mandates that apply to you
  • Data, tracking, and reporting system guidance
  • Annual plan and report preparation support
  • Audit and review readiness
Outcomes
  • Confident, on-time regulatory reporting
  • Reduced compliance risk
  • Reporting that holds up to scrutiny
Service 06

Strategic Partnerships & Sponsorships

Identify and activate authentic partnerships with diverse business organizations, chambers, and industry associations.

Project-based engagements start at $10,000.

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Who it's for
  • Organizations wanting authentic, lasting ties to diverse business communities
  • Teams seeking high-impact sponsorships rather than scattered spend
What's included
  • Partnership and sponsorship strategy aligned to your goals
  • Identification of credible organizations, chambers, and associations
  • Engagement, activation, and relationship-management plans
  • An impact-measurement framework
Outcomes
  • Authentic, sustained community partnerships
  • Sponsorships that advance real program goals
  • A measurable partnership footprint
Custom & retainer services

Need embedded leadership or ongoing advisory support?

Fractional leadership for transitions and new programs, or an annual retainer for sustained advisory and implementation.

BEA provides interim or fractional supplier diversity leadership for organizations in transition, building new programs, or experiencing leadership gaps — plus annual retainers for ongoing advisory and implementation support.

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Interim supplier diversity leadership

Interim or fractional supplier diversity leadership for organizations in transition, building new programs, or experiencing leadership gaps.

  • Part-time or full-time embedded leadership, on-site or virtual
  • Program management and strategic direction
  • Team supervision and development
  • Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
  • Defined transition and knowledge transfer plan
Annual retainer services

Ongoing advisory and implementation support for organizations committed to long-term supplier diversity excellence. Retainer services may include:

  • Monthly strategic advisory calls
  • Quarterly program reviews and planning sessions
  • On-demand consulting hours for immediate needs
  • Annual program design and facilitation (mentorship, showcases, training)
  • Reporting and compliance support
  • Access to BEA's diverse supplier network for sourcing
Corporate partnerships

Looking to invest in the BEA ecosystem?

Structured partnership packages give you direct access to a pipeline of corporate-ready diverse suppliers.

Beyond consulting, BEA offers structured corporate partnership packages that give your organization direct access to a pipeline of corporate-ready diverse suppliers, executive mentorship opportunities, and measurable supplier diversity outcomes.

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Build a stronger, more equitable supplier base.

Tell us about your supplier diversity goals and we'll design an engagement — consulting, embedded leadership, or partnership — that delivers measurable outcomes.