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San Francisco's Persona Computing gains Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certification from the Northern California Supplier Diversity Council (NCSDC)
San Francisco, CA - August 5, 2002 - The San Francisco based information technology (IT) staffing firm of Persona Computing, Inc. has been awarded certification as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the
Northern California Supplier Diversity Council (NCSDC).
According to Ginny Velasquez, Persona Computing's president, "We feel highly honored to be certified and accepted into the community of Minority Business Enterprises by the Northern California Supplier Diversity
Council. The organization has been working ceaselessly since 1972 to encourage major corporations to adopt and implement programs to increase their purchases of goods and services from minority businesses.
Currently, minorities represent 28% of the United States population, but minority businesses represent only 15% of total businesses, 3% of gross receipts and 4% of total corporate purchases. As you can see there is
a long way to go. We feel that certification by a large national organization such as the Northern California Supplier Diversity Council provides our potential clients with the confidence that they often need when
embarking on business with a new vendor. Doing business with Persona also helps meet corporate vendor diversity goals."
About Persona Computing, Inc.
Persona Computing fills both contract and permanent software development and information technology (IT) positions for a wide range of firms. Clients include utilities and
energy companies such as a Northern California Gas & Electric Company, Sempra Energy, Automated Power Exchange and Cal ISO. Other San Francisco Bay Area companies include Pacific Bell, California State
Automobile Association, Kaiser, IBM, Cadence Design Systems and Longs Drugs.
About the Northern California Supplier Development Council (NCSDC)
The Northern California Supplier Development Council (NCSDC) is a local affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, a
network of forty Councils linking more than 3,000 corporations and 15,000 minority-owned businesses across the country, and promoting diversity in the marketplace. The National Minority Supplier Development Council
is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
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