The NMSDC Growth Initiative is built on the premise that equity capital is the leading tool for building global corporations. If minority businesses are to assume a role in this global economy, they also must have access to equity capital. Our initiative is designed to provide MBEs with the potential for substantial growth and the ability to access equity capital, while retaining management and control, and the advocacy of the NMSDC and its member corporations. This, we believe, helps address the scale and capacity issues that flummox so many corporate members when looking to identify suppliers that can grow with them globally.