by czangerl | Sep 6, 2023 | Posts
How can generative AI help diverse small businesses learn about the procurement process in higher education? A team of CPS graduate students is trying to find out by designing what we’re calling a Diverse Supplier Chatbot. Why design a chatbot for this purpose?...
by y.ryu | Aug 2, 2023 | Posts
Supplier diversity has emerged as one of the important initiatives in both public- and private-sector procurement. It seeks to promote equitable procurement by diversifying and including suppliers owned by underserved people or located in distressed communities. As a...
by y.ryu | Jul 12, 2023 | Posts
The theme of the 2023 Symposium on Supplier Diversity in Higher Education was “Translating Words into Action.” After Northeastern Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship’s executive director Francesca Grippa reviewed the preliminary results of a survey of...
by czangerl | Jul 10, 2023 | Posts
A major focus of the Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship’s work is providing assistance to small businesses in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. To that end, the Lab leverages Northeastern University’s Experiential Network, which matches student teams...
by y.ryu | Jun 3, 2023 | Posts
The Northeastern Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship recently hosted a webinar to discuss the Lab’s recent research report, “Addressing the Supplier Diversity Awareness Deficit: The Role of Higher Education Procurement Websites.” The panel discussion featured Veronica...
by czangerl | Jun 3, 2023 | Posts
The Northeastern Lab for Inclusive Entrepreneurship’s support of a promising venture is exemplified in collaboration between Ackeem Evans, founder of Election Bridge and a 2023 Inclusive Entrepreneur Fellow, and Mikhail Oet, one of the Lab’s faculty directors....