Industry Council for Small Business Development (ICSBD)
Silicon Valley, CA

Who are we?

The Industry Council for small Business Development is a membership organization that facilitates collaborates, educates and provides leadership, procurement opportunities for the advancement and development of supplier excellence, as well as providing unique training and mentorship opportunities for small business owners and associates.

We base our education and training on the fact that The United States government has established goals for sourcing to Small and Diverse Business through their large prime contractors/corporations. ICSBD further more engages with Corporate America that has interest in the social impact that Small and Diverse businesses has on the US economy. Small Business is the engine that drives the country economic engine.

With the aforementioned understanding, ICSBD educates and trains small business owner and facilitate meetings of cognizant POC from large corporations and other sourcing entities. (B2B, B2C) Read/download Flyer.

What does Diverse Business Owner mean?

The United States government defines you as a Diverse Business owner if you are a Woman, Veteran, LGBTQ, Disabled, African Americans (Black), Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, Alaskan Native Americans and Indian Sub-Continent Americans. If you belong to any of these categories and you own a business, please click here to become a member of ICSBD.

Are there other organizations like ours?

Most organizations will service only certain minority groups. We are a one stop shop since we help all the categories that comes under 'Diverse Business Owner'. If you belong to any of these categories or you would like to be educated on any of these categories, please fill out this form and we will contact you.

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ICSBD - CHRISTMAS 2022

Industry Council honored Diana Pursai of College of Adaptive Arts for doing an amazing job with Special Needs children. Congratulations to Diana Pursai.

The new President of Industry Council will be Tim Evans of PG&E - Congratulations to Tim Evans.

Mission Statement

Industry Council facilitates and advocates business relationships between large, small and diverse businesses to promote commerce, procurement opportunities and educational development.
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Upcoming Event

Excited for the Minority Entrepreneurs Initiative by JP Morgan Chase in partnership with ICSBD! Don't miss this in-person meeting for amazing opportunities in procurement and business growth. Limited parking, so consider carpooling or Uber. Wednesday, May 17 between 11am - 1pm PDT.

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Recent Events

Industry Council monthly luncheon events provides a unique forum for association, training and membership with small and diverse business entities specifically geared toward adding value and skills vital to the success of corporate customers. The annual fee is $150 for a company membership and qualifies employees of that company discounted admission to monthly luncheons.

Member Reviews

"ICSBD introduced ICO RALLY to additional networking opportunities that were integral in gaining an introduction to key NASA prime contractors. After years of dedicated service to our customer base, ICO RALLY was accepted into the NASA Mentor-Protégé program, and has significantly improved our flight-cable assembly manufacturing services as a HUBZone certified supplier."

Brian Cioffi
Technical Sales Engineer, ICO RALLY
P: 650-543-9428 | F: 650-543-9429
bcioffi@icorally.com | www.icorally.com

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