Deep Dive: Anchor Partner Engagement Playbook
Ascend Cities now counts 15 cities, each with its own culture and set of businesses they cater their programs and services. However, the connecting thread is the M3 Model During October, Candace Mitchell Harris will be going over one of the Ms- Market access. She’ll present the most updated Market Access Playbook and go over in detail the different parts and provide templates and examples of successful approaches.
Session Goals
Externally: Ascend is the bridge to contract-ready BIPOC-owned businesses for corporations, public institutions, and government agencies to provide new contracting opportunities on a rolling basis.
Internally: Ascend’s 3-M model of management education, market access, and money (access to capital) aims to generate $1 billion in new business growth by 2025 by collaborating with our local partners, anchor partners, and Ascend national community of over 600 companies.