PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams University’s University College is continuing its collaboration with CVS Health Corp. to offer the Executive Learning Series for Diverse Suppliers for a fifth year.
RWU said the program will train diverse small businesses in management skills that may allow them to expand partnerships with Woonsocket-based CVS Health and assist them in areas such as marketing, finance and human resources.
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Applications will be accepted from April 15 to May 10. The program will run from July 18 to Oct. 24. Eligible suppliers must have been in business for at least three years and have a minimum annual revenue of $500,000.
“At CVS Health, we recognize how important it is to deepen our partnerships with small-business owners, who often have few resources and can find it challenging to approach large corporations for business opportunities,” said Monette Knapik, director of strategic procurement at CVS Health. “As part of our commitment to building healthier and thriving communities, we are dedicated to investing in their development by creating training opportunities that expand their capacity, skill level and growth potential. We value our collaboration with RWU immensely for helping us to create a unique training program catered specifically for our diverse suppliers.”
The Center for Workforce & Professional Development at RWU’s University College and CVS Health developed the curriculum with help from several national diversity chambers and councils, including Women’s Business Enterprise National Council and Regional Partner Organizations, National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, National Minority Supplier Development Council and its regional affiliates, National Veterans Business Development Council, Rainbow Push Coalition, U.S. Business Leadership Network and the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce.
“I value our relationship with CVS Health and am honored to work on this amazing professional-development program with their team,” said Dawne Pezzuco, director of the Center for Workforce & Professional Development. “The training continues to improve and build on past successes each year and has made a positive impact for so many small diverse suppliers. The classroom, online training and networking events are the perfect blend to support skills learning for these businesses.”
For more information, contact Pezzuco at dpezzuco@rwu.edu or (401) 254-3849 or Ashley Polak at apolak@rwu.edu or (401) 254-5415.
