A real estate developer engaged Inclusive Strategies early in a major multifamily development to establish a strong supplier diversity outreach and compliance strategy. Following a challenging prior experience with the city, the developer needed a trusted partner to help strengthen stakeholder relationships, meet project expectations, and create a more effective process for engaging certified diverse businesses.

Inclusive Strategies worked closely with the developer, general contractor, trade partners, and city stakeholders to identify, prequalify, and onboard qualified women-, minority-, veteran-, and disability-owned businesses across multiple scopes of work. Our team provided targeted supplier outreach, bid support, and ongoing compliance monitoring to help ensure diverse firms had meaningful opportunities to participate throughout the project.

The project’s original supplier diversity goal was approximately 29%. Through this coordinated approach, the development team is on track to achieve nearly 50% participation by certified diverse suppliers at completion—substantially exceeding its initial target.

This engagement demonstrates how Inclusive Strategies helps owners and project teams turn supplier diversity commitments into measurable results. By building productive relationships among developers, contractors, public agencies, and diverse business enterprises, we help clients advance equitable procurement while strengthening project performance and stakeholder confidence.