AMD Partners to Create Opportunity for Minority Firms in Healthcare

MIRAMAR, Fla. - March 29, 2016 - PRLog -- American Medical Depot (AMD) is proud to announce the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance (HSDA). The official signing, hosted by the Minority Business Development Agency in Atlanta, took place at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, GA on March 24, 2016. The MOU furthers the mission of increasing supplier diversity in the field of healthcare and encourages collaboration on a national level.

As co-founders of the organization and a client and frequent collaborator with MBDA, AMD worked with the MBDA Leadership to communicate the common mission to create opportunity for minority-owned Healthcare related firms and the commercial sector through education, access, and teaming. HSDA member firms are provided access to various resources that create innovative supply chain solutions and result in cost savings for customers. This provides commercial sector partners with increased market share, strategic market advantages, and a solid ROI.

Said AMD's President of Government Business, Beverly Kuykendall, "We are constantly looking for new opportunities to leverage diversity, experience, and knowledge to deliver a level of service to the healthcare industry that surpasses the expectations of the end consumer. Our partnership with the Department of Commerce and the Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance enables us to expand that dialogue and bring in valuable new perspectives from minority-owned businesses. Thank you to Director Castillo and the Department of Commerce MBDA for allowing AMD to be of service to minority firms in this regard."

About AMD

AMD is a leading healthcare supply chain solutions company that uses technology and insight to provide smarter ways for clients to manage medical supplies and equipment utilization within complex healthcare supply chains. Having provided innovative supply chain solutions to healthcare providers for more than 20 years, AMD continually executes proven value-add models, combined with deep industry experience and strong leadership in order to deliver smarter and more cost-efficient turnkey solutions for government and commercial markets. For more information about AMD visit http://www.amdnext.com.

About the Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the only federal agency established solely to create jobs through the growth and global competitiveness of minority-owned businesses in the United States. MBDA coordinates and leverages public and private sector resources to provide access to capital, contracts and markets.

MBDA administers a cooperative grant program that funds a nationwide network of MBDA Business Centers, operated by local public or private sector entities. They provide a range of business consultation and technical services to minority-owned firms with revenues of $1.0 million or more and/or in high growth industries that are seeking to grow regionally, nationally and globally. Services include private equity and venture capital sourcing, surety bonding assistance, identification of procurement and competitive bid opportunities, merger and acquisition support, ready-to-export preparation, and loan packaging.