Strategic Alliance Drives Money into the Hands of Women-Owned Businesses In Beverage Alcohol, Worldwide

The collaboration between Diverse Powered Brands and WEConnect International connects a
global network with women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world.

By empowering women-owned brands, Diverse Powered Brands and WEConnect International are driving economic growth and inspiring future generations of women entrepreneurs in the historically male dominated beverage alcohol industry. The organizations aim to enhance procurement opportunities for women-owned businesses through co-ventured activities including:

  • Increasing education of Supplier Diversity and Inclusion.
  • Advocacy to raise the corporate and government spend on women-owned and diverse suppliers internationally.
  • Increasing the number of women-owned businesses in the beverage alcohol industry who are certified.
  • Collaborating on information sharing, cross-marketing, and event opportunities to incubate women-owned brands.
  • Enhancing procurement opportunities for women-owned businesses through co-ventured activities.
  • Connecting certified women-owned brands to international buyers, supplier diversity procurement teams, investors, and wholesalers through the DPB B2B platform and WEConnect International membership.

This strategic alliance marks a significant step forward in creating a more inclusive and equitable beverage alcohol industry.

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WEConnect International Certification

WEConnect International is a global non-profit that helps women-owned businesses succeed in global value chains. WEConnect International identifies, educates, registers, and certifies women’s business enterprises that are at least 51% owned, managed, and controlled by one or more women, and then connects them with multinational corporate buyers. 

WEConnect International members represent over $4 trillion in annual purchasing power and a deep commitment to supplier development and inclusive sourcing. The result is a network of member buyers working with women business owners based in over 135 countries that are learning, collaborating and winning billions of dollars in new business.

  • Mission: WEConnect International helps drive money into the hands of women business owners by enabling them to compete in the global marketplace.
  • Vision: A world in which women have the same opportunities as men to design and implement business solutions that create wealth and the sustainable prosperity of their communities.
  • Their Work: WEConnect International connects member buyers to women-owned sellers globally, enhances their capabilities to transact business and instills confidence that sellers meet buyers’ standards for women-owned businesses.