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Contract Sport A few tips to improve your game--and help you win corporate contracts

By Cynthia E. Griffin

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Success often boils down to who and what you know.That's especially true when it comes to snagging contracts withmajor corporations.

Supplier diversity programs have given women a jump on the whopart of the equation. Much of the what factor can be found byreading, doing and talking. Four supplier diversity insiders offertips to increase your knowledge and possibly provide the edge youneed to secure that contract.

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