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Image Caption: Thinkzilla CEO Dr. Velma Trayham.<\/em><\/p>\n
\u201cEntrepreneurs of color represent the fastest-growing segment of the small business market, yet they have the least access to capital, are\u00a0more likely to be denied credit, and have limited access to entrepreneurial training and technical assistance that would allow them to win multi-million dollar contracts through supplier diversity and contracting opportunities. Thinkzilla is solving this problem,\u201d Dr. Trayham said. \u201cWe are proud to partner with government entities and corporations to\u00a0expand access and contracting opportunities for underserved businesses.\u00a0We all have a lot to celebrate this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
A global company with offices in Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Scottsdale, and a recently opened office in Ontario, Canada, Thinkzilla is based at Arizona State University\u2019s Skysong Innovation Center and specializes in supplier diversity development, implementation of technical assistance programs, capacity-building programs and consulting to help organizations improve their social, environmental and economic programs.<\/p>\n
President Joseph Biden recently awarded founder and CEO Dr. Trayham the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for the select few who \u201cexhibit outstanding character, work ethic and dedication to their communities.\u201d She also joined CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™ in an unprecedented commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.<\/p>\n
The firm\u2019s programs have supported over 8,000 underserved entrepreneurs over the past 11 years, spurring more than $400 million in economic impact and advancement for diverse businesses. During that time, Thinkzilla launched a proprietary DEI Scorecard, used by hundreds nationwide to help organizations grow diversity, equity, and inclusion. Thinkzilla also developed IMPACT AZ 2025 in collaboration with the Arizona\u00a0Black Chamber, Arizona\u2019s largest technical assistance Supplier Diversity accelerator for Black entrepreneurs, which includes the support of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, the City of Phoenix, the City of Scottsdale, and many more.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmall businesses are the heartbeat of our economy, accounting for almost half of our GDP and employing nearly half of all private-sector workers, which is why we devote so much time and energy to supporting and sparking small business growth,\u201d Dr. Trayham added. \u201cOver the next five years, we aim to triple our impact, creating job opportunities, expanding public and private partnerships, and helping hundreds of communities foster innovation and bridge the racial wealth gap.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Thinkzilla\u00a0Consulting Group:<\/strong><\/p>\n Thinkzilla Consulting Group, LLC is a black and woman-owned consulting firm that\u00a0helps corporate and government\u00a0entities engage communities and make an economic impact. Our clients include commercial, corporate,\u00a0and government entities. Thinkzilla assists\u00a0financial service firms, Fortune 500 companies, and\u00a0small to midsize\u00a0companies in enhancing CRA efforts\u00a0and providing measurable\u00a0progress and success metrics.<\/p>\n As one of the fastest-growing consulting companies, Thinkzilla is committed to developing world-class programs and providing data-driven strategies that move our economy forward. Thinkzilla’s dual headquarters are in Atlanta and Scottsdale, Arizona.<\/p>\n Visit https:\/\/thinkzillaconsulting.com\/<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n
![https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-1206-s2p-drvelma-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto caption: Thinkzilla CEO Dr. Velma Trayham.<\/p>\nMEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong><\/p>\nNancy Davis<\/p>\ninfo@thinkzillaconsulting.com<\/p>\n888-509-1145<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 6, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — For the past 11 years, CEO Dr. Velma Trayham and her team at Thinkzilla Consulting have been addressing inequality by building and managing programs with the support of public and private partnerships, advancing economic opportunities across diverse and underserved U.S. communities. In addition to the many holidays this month, Dr. Trayham and Thinkzilla, one of the fastest-growing consulting firms in the country, have a lot to celebrate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9017,"featured_media":102143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,11,12804,125,13632,1,384,175,48,177],"tags":[19756,17518,683],"class_list":["post-102144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-development-news","category-advertising-marketing-news","category-ap","category-arizona-news","category-black-owned-business","category-business-news","category-consulting-news","category-corporate-social-responsibility-news","category-government-news","category-phoenix-news","tag-corporate-governance","tag-diversity-equity-and-inclusion","tag-public-private-partnership","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":3688,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9017"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-1206-s2p-drvelma-300dpi.jpg\"){kind=link}