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Announcing America’s Top 25 Government Agencies for Multicultural Business Opportunities

Announcing America’s Top 25 Government Agencies for Multicultural Business Opportunities Immediate Release | Southport, CT Southport, CT, February 19, 2018/- Today, OMNIKAL announced “America’s Top 25 Government Agencies for Multicultural Business Opportunities”, known as the “Omni50.” The Omni50 represent the top 25 government agencies who are awarding the most business to the growing culturally diverse marketplace. These same organizations are also successfully appealing to the growing millennial generation, which, by 2020, will be the largest diverse market segment in America (a market segment that is forcing brands to evolve from minority/diversity paradigms to inclusion). United States Postal Service was named
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OMNIKAL and Norwalk Community College Launches “ African American STEM Scholarship” for African American Male Students

OMNIKAL and Norwalk Community College Launch African American STEM Scholarship Immediate Release | Southport, CT | Southport, CT – OMNIKAL, the Nation’s largest inclusive business organization, has announced the launch of the “OMNIKAL and Norwalk Community College African American STEM Scholarship” program. The scholarships will be awarded to 10 African American males entering Norwalk Community College who major in STEM-related fields. The scholarships will become available starting January 1, 2018. Created by OMNIKAL founder, Norwalk Community College alumni and Fairfield businessman Kenton Clarke, the scholarship addresses the lack of opportunities for African American males to enter fields in technology. “There
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Brian Tippens, HPE Chief Diversity Officer Appointed Head of Omnikal Advisory Board

Brian Tippens, Chief Diversity Officer with Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE), Appointed as Head of Advisory Board for Omnikal Immediate Release | Southport, CT | Southport, CT: OMNIKAL.COM, the Nation’s largest inclusive business organization built to empower all entrepreneurs and corporations announced the formation of the OMNIKAL Advisory Board and the selection of Brian Tippens, Chief Diversity Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) as it’s first chairperson. OMNIKAL (formerly DiversityBusiness.com) was launched in 1999 to serve the diversity business community. The organization’s members now include most Fortune 500 companies and over 2.5 million entrepreneurs. “The formation of the OMNIKAL advisory board will
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“OMNIKAL 18th Annual Top Businesses in America” Program Announced

Quantise Rodgers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/18/17 | OMNIKAL | 203.255.8966 | Quantise @omnikal.com OMNIKAL 18th Annual Top Businesses in America Program Announced: Register at OMNIKAL.com 18th Annual “Top Businesses in America” Awards Program Announced SOUTHPORT, CT: OMNIKAL, the Nation’s largest inclusive business organization built to empower all entrepreneurs, will be conducting its 18th annual “Top Businesses in America” survey. The research allows entrepreneurs to be identified and honored for their business achievements on a national and regional basis. Over the course of the year, the selection committee for the “Top Businesses in America” awards carefully evaluates the eligibility
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The Most Overlooked Real Statistic in Apple’s Diversity & Inclusion Report

Apple’s Diversity & Inclusion Report by Michelle Van Otten | CEO Omnikal | Big. But before we share with you exactly what that is…. We want to give accolades to Apple’s first Diversity & Inclusion Report by Denise Smith Young, Apple’s Vice President for Inclusion & Diversity . The truth is, they are making great strides toward becoming a more diverse and inclusive organization. The most important point today should be the focus on the positive, not berating negatives. Everyone would agree we have enough negativity in our world. We say, focus on what’s good. What right actions are being taken? What
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