Big Frog of Raleigh-North announces its recent certification as an LGBT Business Enterprise (LGBTBE) through the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) Supplier Diversity Initiative. The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBT community and serves as the nation’s exclusive certifying body for LGBT-owned and operated businesses.

“We are so pleased to welcome Big Frog of Raleigh-North to the ever-expanding network of NGLCC certified LGBT Business Enterprises and the hundreds of corporations and government agencies eager to put them to work,” said NGLCC Co-Founder and President Justin Nelson and Co-Founder and CEO Chance Mitchell, in a press release. “According to NGLCC’s groundbreaking America’s LGBT Economy report, America’s estimated 1.4 million LGBT business owners, many of them NGLCC certified, add over $1.7 trillion to the GDP and create tens of thousands of new jobs. We are proud to count Big Frog of Raleigh-North among those who prove every day that LGBT businesses are the future of the American economy.”

Big Frog of Raleigh-North is now eligible to participate in the NGLCC’s corporate partners’ supplier diversity programs, can take advantage of the case educational opportunities promoted by the NGLCC, and can work to foster business-to-business relationships with other LGBTBE’s worldwide throughout the year and especially at the NGLCC International Business & Leadership Conference.

“We take immense pride in our official affiliation with the LGBT community,” asserts Kyle Perkins, Co-Founder of Big Frog of Raleigh-North. “The unwavering backing and encouragement we have garnered from local chambers, national organizations, and the wider LGBT community have been resoundingly positive. As store owners, we are honored to embody a vital aspect of the LGBT spectrum.”

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