Procurement opportunities abound for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender businesses that use a little savvy and insight to land contracts that will take them to the next level of success. That’s the assessment of former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, who fought for gender equality during her tenure as mayor from 2010-2016. She also served
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After four successful years at the helm of Affinity Inc Magazine, LGBT business equality advocate and supplier diversity expert Robin Dillard announces her new role as CEO and Managing Principal of The Business Equality Network. The Business Equality Network builds on Dillard’s unique accomplishments in the LGBT business diversity space and expands her services
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Wouldn’t it be great if business owners could focus more on their growth, less burdened by complicated financial management? A new Chase for BusinessSM homepage redesign aims to do just that, empowering clients with a more intuitive experience that simplifies their banking needs. Launched in April 2016, this redesign brings the modern look and
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Love and Pride, an online business founded to promote education and better understanding of the LGBTQ community today announced a historic new expansion of their consumer reach with a presence Zales stores across the U.S. and Peoples stores in Canada. Zales is owned by Signet Jewelers Ltd [SIG:US]. Since its inception, Love and Pride
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Barbara Clarke has always been involved with startups in varying capacities. At present, she is a nationally-recognized investor in early-stage technology companies and she is a member of Astia, an international network of professionals committed to supporting women-led, high-growth entrepreneurial ventures. She is a founding member of Astia Angels, an angel group investing in
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AFLAC Benefits Consultant Agent Louis Varela When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges in June, it guaranteed same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry. The decision has had a number of implications for insurance companies. For example, health and life benefits that previously existed only in states
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Ellen M. DeSarno, Certified Financial Planner®, Chartered Life Underwriter®, Chartered Financial Consultant®, Accredited Domestic Partnership Advisor I recently read an article about an expedition to the North Pole in the late 1800s. The explorers traveled by sailing ship. When the weather was clear, the sailors would resent carrying both lifeboats and sleds —
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By Genny Hom-Franzen Grace Figueredo, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Aetna In 1995, Aetna Inc. was one of the first companies to set up domestic partner benefits. In 2009, it was the first major health benefits company to add gender reassignment procedures as a benefit for its employees and to add LGBT language to
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Toyota Financial Services hosted an intimate salon dinner for influencers in the LGBT community at Washington D.C.’s Art & Soul Restaurant in advance of the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner. With a longstanding commitment to the LGBT community, Toyota Financial Services held the event as an opportunity to further develop its relationship with the community
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According to a recent Wells Fargo survey, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender investors still struggle to understand changing laws and are concerned about the financial and legal implications involved one year after a Supreme Court decision and subsequent court decisions on same-sex marriage. Among those surveyed, 83 percent — including 67 percent of those currently
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