Nypro Kánaak strives to maintain excellent communication with its customers, business partners and stakeholders. To this end, Nypro Kánaak regularly publishes corporate resources about its joint ventures and practices.
Many of our resources are available to download. If you need to review a publication that is not listed on this site, please contact Nypro Kánaak at nyprokanaak@sealaska.com.
Northwest Minority Business Council
The Northwest Minority Business Council, the northwest regional affiliate of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), has been a part of the northwest business community for 25 years. In 1976, Robert L. Ryan, Boeing corporate administrator for Small Disadvantaged Business Development Programs, facilitated the formation of the Puget Sound Minority Supplier Development Council. In February 2000, the Council changed its name to the Northwest Minority Business Council, to better reflect the geographical area it served. Beyond Puget Sound, the Council continues to serve Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington.
Kánaak Corporation has been an active member of the Northwest Minority Business Council since 2004.
In order for minority businesses to be affiliated with the Northwest Minority Business Council, have access to its corporate members and be eligible for the many programs and services offered, it is necessary to complete the certification process. It is also the certification that corporate America accepts and requires. Once certified and part of the NMSDC Network, over two-thirds of minority business enterprises (MBEs) confirm business increases due to their partnership with the Council's corporate members. In 2004 the largest U.S. corporations purchased more than $80 billion in goods and services supplied by MBEs. Corporations prefer to do business with certified MBEs. View Kánaak Corporation's certificate.
Wisconsin Supplier Development Council
The Wisconsin Supplier Development Council is the NMSDCs regional affiliate that services the states of Wisconsin, central Illinois and Iowa.
Kánaak Corporation received its reciprocal certification in 2004, and continues to be a member in good-standing.
National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Corporate Plus Member
Corporate Plus® is an unprecedented membership program of the National Minority Supplier Development Council for the highest caliber minority business enterprises which have the proven capacity to handle national contracts for major corporations. It is designed to recognize their national capabilities, bring them to the attention of all National Corporate Members, and expand their participation in the NMSDC Network. The success of this program will raise the level and perception of minority businesses to national prominence in corporate America.
In 2005, Kánaak Corporation became an NMSDC Corporation Plus Member.
