Our Impact X Capital mentor via MSDUK Accelerator was brilliant and, within one phone call, supported us in breaking through a significant barrier for our business and helped us connect with Amazon. It was a game-changing moment for our business and something we had struggled to overcome for several months.
As a founder and entrepreneur, I believe in interconnectedness and that if one part of your business is weak, it will affect the rest of the business. My biggest takeaway from this programme was seeing how every session and learnings built upon one another showing the importance of interconnectedness.
It was great to have that spotlight at the MSDUK Accelerator Demo Day to showcase my business and it was also interesting to see how the programme first into the wider MSDUK initiative of driving supplier diversity within large corporations
Gusto Snacks is an ethical-focused company that uses farm-rejected fruits to produce delicious and healthy snacks to reduce food waste. We act as a bridge between farmers and consumers, improving the economic output of farmers by re-introducing the rescued produce to the market using innovative flavours.
BetterShared’s mission is to bring this talent into the public consumer space by shipping art prints by African artists and their diaspora worldwide.
When we think about racial injustices and misrepresentations, we often think about it as an individual problem. But misrepresentation is also embedded in the systems we create in order to organise ourselves—the ways we do business, the laws that govern us, and even the products we buy and sell.
In 2023, we expect our growth to continue, with a focus on building a stronger community within our network and fostering partnerships with other business networks and diversity groups so that everyone can come together under one goal. Check out some of the MSDUK highlights this year!
Are you new to supplier diversity? Or have you ever wondered what the term ‘supplier diversity’ means and how it can affect your business and the global economy?