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Despite the lingering economic slump, Berchet “Dottie” O’Daniel Mays was able to buck the trend and hire six new employees for her telecommunications firm earlier this year. The president and owner of Call One, Mays attributes the recent hires to a supplier contract that Wells Fargo awarded the company in April. Her Cape Canaveral, Fla.based business will supply and repair headsets throughout the banking giant’s call centers, on trading floors and throughout Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo is No. 33 on The 2012 Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list.
Call One received the job by offering free shipping and increased efficiency. But that’s not the whole story. It’s one of a growing number of ways that corporate America is supporting minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MBEs and WBEs), and it’s having a ripple effect. When large companies obtain goods and services from traditionally underrepresented groups, both parties thrive and the local economy gets a boost. Everyone wins.
