Corporate Members

	Apple, Inc.		Major League Baseball
	Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air		McKesson Corporation
	AT&T		Microsoft Corporation
	Blue Shield of California		NAVFAC Northwest
	Brocade Communications		Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
	California Water Assn.		Robert Half International
	Chevron Corporation		The Boeing Company
	Cisco Systems, Inc.		Johnson & Johnson
	Kaiser Permanente		State Farm Insurance
	Genentech		US Bank

The Bottom-Line Benefits of Working with Women-Owned Businesses

Business is all about the bottom line. Fortunately, supporting women-owned businesses not only helps level the playing field and generates good will for your company, it also makes good business sense.

A survey conducted by WBENC found that an overwhelming number of women consumers – nearly 80 percent – would be willing to try a company’s product or service if they knew the company used women-owned businesses as vendors.

Gaining access to new customers is just one way corporations benefit from increasing the number of women-owned businesses they work with. Our corporate members tell us they’ve saved millions of dollars and become more effective marketers due to their relationships with women-owned business suppliers.

Astra extends the benefits of partnering with women-owned businesses by making it easier for you to identify the right vendors, track the number of contracts awarded to women-owned businesses, and network with other supplier diversity professionals. With Astra membership, corporate members can:

• Meet the right suppliers, right now. Astra provides you with access to a strong network of talented, qualified women-owned businesses, right in your backyard.
• Bump elbows with other procurement and supplier diversity professionals. Astra is proud that our membership includes professionals from many of the most highly respected companies in the world.
• Tell the world about your company’s commitment to women in business. With Astra membership, you’ll have access to exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at major events happening throughout the year.
• Lend a hand to your current suppliers. Astra can arrange customized training to help your current suppliers become WBENC certified.
• Increase your visibility. Become a featured speaker at one of our many events for women-owned businesses.
• See your company’s name in lights – and print. We’ll show our appreciation of your support by giving you recognition on our website and in marketing materials.
• Demonstrate the value of the supplier diversity function. Participate in our Done Deals program to track the number of women-owned businesses your company is partnering with.

Take advantage of leadership opportunities. Join one of our committees and help chart the future of Astra.

Interested in becoming a Corporate Member? Download our Corporate Membership Form.