Corporate Sponsorships

AT&T sponsors many supplier diversity outreach events such as trade shows, award and recognition programs and workshops. All of these provide excellent forums for diversity suppliers and corporations to network and explore potential business opportunities. We also fund the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Clearinghouse, a certification agency that provides free-of-charge certifications to minority and women-owned businesses. See our Calendar of Events for upcoming opportunities to meet with AT&T employees.

A strong financial network of resources is also important to the development of healthy M/WBE-DVBE businesses. AT&T helped fill this need through our founding sponsorship of the California Economic Development Lending Initiative (CEDLI). CEDLI is a multi-bank community development corporation that makes loans to small businesses and provides financing outside of the normal bank lending practices. We also fund the Business Consortium Fund, the NMSDC's national loan program.