Potential customers that have a social conscience have a distinct advantage to using a minority-owned business. Getting VA-certified serves to illustrate that the company has taken the time and effort to achieve certification. There are over 6 million minority-owned businesses in the United States, and yet, less than 20,000 have been certified as a Minority Business Enterprises. Many companies require…

Remember when you were young and the words people wrote on the washroom wall could affect your reputation all the way through high school? Of course, the janitor painted over those words from time to time, and when you left school most of you got a second chance to prove yourself as an adult in the workplace. However, there is…