USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE

1. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE An inner-city model for small minority women veteran local, diversity & inclusion Social Responsibility to Social Media LOCAL | DIVERSE | GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Division of Financial and Business Services RHONDA THORNTON, DIRECTOR | SBLO

2. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE LOCAL | DIVERSE | GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Division of Financial and Business Services Mission Value Statement The Department of Supplier Diversity Services' mission is to provide professional, responsive, and quality services to support the University of Southern California's (USC) academic, research, social and economic goals. Supplier Diversity Services vision is to surpass the USC goal to procure 15% of all purchases, regardless of source of funds from diverse and USC local community suppliers. Supplier Diversity Services values the quality of our suppliers and the strength of our collaborative partnerships. Director's Reflections FY 10-11 Diverse Spend Organizational Structure Supplier Diversity Services is a department within Business Services. Business Services is a department within Financial and Business Services. RHONDA THORNTON, DIRECTOR | SBLO

3. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE LOCAL | DIVERSE |GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Division of Financial and Business Services USC Government Subcontract Plans Federal | State | Local small business diversity subcontract plans [$650,000.00 above | 23% or designated SBC goal] Tier I & II Tracking of spend. Federal Acquisition and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations FARS | DFARS Corporate SBC goals developed from federal small business Social Responsibility not just “good faith”.

4. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE LOCAL | DIVERSE | GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Division of Financial and Business Services Social Responsibility to Social Media USC Supplier Diversity and Local Vendor Program The Department of Supplier Diversity Services fosters economic growth in California through campus use of businesses owned by minorities, women, and veterans, and small local businesses in the communities surrounding USC's campuses.USC has a goal to procure 15% of all purchases, regardless of source of funds, from Diverse Suppliers. To reach this goal, Supplier Diversity Services:Pre-qualifies, recruits, and trains Diverse Suppliers Provides orientation for improvedaccessibility to and awareness of Diverse Suppliers throughout USC for USC students, staff, and suppliers on "How to do Business with USC" Acknowledges and Recognizes USC departments for outstanding use of Diverse Suppliers USC SBDO Face book - http://www.facebook.com/pages/USC-Supplier-Diversity-Services/151967238169149 USC Leimert Park Beat -http://www.universityparkfamily.com/profile/RhondaThornton DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE * MINORITY BUSINESS * HUBZONE * VETREPRENEUR * DIVERSITY FIRST

5. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE LOCAL| DIVERSE | GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Division of Financial and Business Services USC Local Vendor Program Targeted Zip Codes The University promotes the use of small businesses located in one of the 26 targeted zip codes surrounding the University Park Campus, Health Sciences, Alhambra Campus and Marina del Rey Campus. Use of these small local suppliers contributes to: USC’s goal of spending 15% of the University's purchasing dollar volume with Diverse Suppliers. Economic development in the USC local business communities.

6. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE LOCAL|DIVERSE | GOVERNMENT USC LVP - Small Business, Big Plans Carmen Rad started her business, CRA Custom Banner, out of her home in 1993. By 2009, her banner printing enterprise had grown enough for her move into a 25,000-square-feet building not far from the USC University Park campus. Rad attributes part of her company’s success to the USC local vendor program. • http://search.usc.edu/?cx=017196764489587948961%3A0uzwqg1rcr4&ie=utf8&oe=utf8&q=SMALL+BUSINESS Social Responsibility - /WHO IS IN YOUR BUSINESS COMMERCE COMMUNITY?/

7. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE LOCAL | DIVERSE | GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES USC SBDO : Advocacy for diversity & inclusion = economic growth USC CAPITAL PROJECTION – 35 YEAR GROWTH USC MARSHALL SCHOOL – USC ALUMNI ENTREPRENEURS USC LOCAL CITY AND COMMUNITY – 10 | 30 USC RESEARCH | HOSPITALS | SCHOOLS USC Supplier Diversity Services USC BUSINESS DIVERSITY EXPO 2011 January 27, 2011 SMALL LOCAL | SUSTAINABLE | DIVERSE | PROCUREMENT USC BUSINESS DIVERSITY EXPO 2011 | January 27, 2011 BD EXPO VIDEO Length: ‎11:46

8. USC SMALL BUSINESS DIVERSITY OFFICE STAKEHOLDERS | PARTNERS | RESOURCES LOCAL | DIVERSE | GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Division of Financial and Business Services www.usc.edu/supplierdiversity RHONDA THORNTON, DIRECTOR | SBLO