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Partners

We pride ourselves on being able to work and play well with others. Our partners include a number of businesses, government agencies and supporting organizations, each of whom shares our commitment to helping diverse businesses succeed.

Hats off to all our partner organizations! We couldn’t accomplish all that we do without you.

Corporate Partners

In addition to our corporate members, we have many corporate partners who have provided financial assistance, event sponsorships and other resources that benefit our organization. A round of applause goes to:

  • AEG
  • Aetna, Inc. 
  • Allergan 
  • Altria Group 
  • American Cancer Society 
  • American Family 
  • Amgen, Inc. 
  • Archer Daniels 
  • Bank of America 
  • BBDO 
  • BMC Software Inc. 
  • Office Max 
  • Prudential 
  • Raytheon 
  • Shell 
  • Sodexco 
  • Staples 
  • The Clorox Company 
  • Target 
  • Toyoto Boshuko 
  • USPS 
  • Verizon 
  • Wal-Mart 
  • Yumi Brands
  • Jones Lang LaSalle
  • KPMG
  • Kohl’s Department Stores
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Manpower
  • Mutual Insurance Metlife
  • Motorola
  • Midland Company Nationwide Insurance
  • Nike, Inc
  • New York OC Tanner
  • Office Depot
  • Oracle
  • Proctor & Gamble
  • Regulus Integrated Solutions
  • SUPERVALU
  • Sprint Nextel
  • The Coca Cola Company
  • State Farm Insurance Co
  • Time Warner
  • US Bank
  • UPS
  • Walgreens
  • Wells Fargo

Government Agency Partners

Astra and our government agency partners share a common mission: to help start, maintain and expand small businesses. We maintain relationships with the following government agencies, and are actively looking to build new alliances with state and local bodies within our territory:

  • US Small Business Administration (www.sba.gov) – Astra and the SBA have a formal commitment to support and advance the other’s mission and interests. SBA support of Astra includes organizing and sponsoring matchmaker events, and collaborating with us on future programming and activities.
  • State certification agencies – Astra is actively seeking to form relationships with state agencies to create a fast track process for women-owned businesses to receive state certification following their certification with Astra. If you’re interested in partnering with Astra on this process, please download and complete the Partner Form [insert link to Partner Form].
  • Local cities and counties – Astra works with local communities within our geographic footprint to provide training for small businesses that will help them grow and expand their businesses locally. Contact us to learn more.

Supporting Organizations

Astra’s supporting organizations include many amazing community partners who are working to increase support, education and access to procurement opportunities for a wide variety of businesses. We’re proud to have relationships with the following supporting organizations:

International Partners

WEConnect

WE Connect brings together women-owned businesses and multinational corporations using the WBENC certification program. WE Connect has now expanded to Canada and will open up an office of WEConnect India in December 2009. WEConnect advocates for women-owned businesses as suppliers to global and national corporations and government bodies.

WeConnect- UK
www.weconnect.org.uk

WeConnect-Canada
www.weconnectcanada.org

WeConnect- India
Launching December 2009

Become a Partner

If you’re interested in becoming a partner, please contact us.