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In 1983, Congress created the country’s first Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. In 1987, that program was amended to include women-owned businesses (WBE). The program was originally geared towards transportation projects. But now, this approach Read More

As business development and marketing professionals, we spend much of our efforts highlighting how our firms are different and, most importantly, demonstrating our firm’s value over that of competitors. In other words, “In a world Read More

Make no mistake about it: The A/E/C industries are at an HR crossroads, and the decisions firms make today will determine the talent available for the next professional generation. The lessons learned from previous crises Read More

For the first two years of my A/E/C career, I lived and worked in Santiago, Chile. One thing that always stood out to me, especially in the workplace, is that Spanish is a very gendered Read More

In 2003, SMPS issued its first diversity statement, which came out of the work of a prior task force created for this purpose. Since that time, various members, chapter leaders, board members, and staff have Read More

Commemorating the role of women in A/E/C marketing and business development. In honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we’d like to acknowledge our members in advancing the work of women in the Read More

In a pre-COVID proposal kickoff meeting, a firm principal said, “Can you all please make sure your LinkedIn profiles are up to date? Clients have been checking these recently.” This was the same principal to Read More

The next generation of A/E/C professionals is an impressive wave of talent. They’re diverse, well-educated, and altruistic, with a personal network seamlessly connected with technology. They’re eager to advance their careers and change the world Read More

The novel coronavirus has done nothing if not show us the power of making connections virtually and doing so successfully. Working at home, most of us now reach out electronically in place of face-to-face meetings, Read More

In the A/E/C world, business is dynamic, constantly evolving, innovating, and adjusting. As marketers, we want to help our firms stay on the leading edge of the market so we can continually position our services Read More