Smeal Alumni Minority-Owned Business Network

The mission of the Smeal Minority-Owned Business Network is to promote underrepresented and underserved Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) owned businesses to the Smeal and Penn State alumni networks and Penn State Supplier Diversity for participation in the university’s procurement program.

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ID	Name	Company	URL	Location (HQ)	Classification	Industry Sector(s)	Launch Date
1	Troy Cromwell	GermSweep	www.germsweep.com	PA, US	Black-American	Industrials	2020-02-05 Digital Business Card Name Troy Cromwell Business Email Address Troy@germsweep.com Business Phone Number 8002226202 Company Name GermSweep Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL www.germsweep.com Company Launch Date 2020-02-05 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Industrials Company Products and Services At Germsweep, our overarching mission is to keep you and others safe from bacteria and other harmful elements. Electrostatic Disinfecting and Indoor Air Quality Monitoring.
2	Karla Trotman	Electro Soft, Inc	ElectroSoftInc.com	PA, US	Black-American	Manufacturing	1986-11-06 Digital Business Card Name Karla Trotman Business Email Address ktrotman@electrosoftinc.com Business Phone Number 2156540701 Company Name Electro Soft, Inc Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL ElectroSoftInc.com Company Launch Date 1986-11-06 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Manufacturing Company Products and Services Electro Soft is a custom electronics manufacturer, specializing in benchtop electronics. Our focus is on printed circuit boards, cable, wire harness, and box build assemblies.
4	Makeda Brown	PVR Coaching & Consulting	www.pvr-cc.com	PA, US	Black-American	Information Technology, Communication, Communication Services, Manufacturing, Materials	2019-06-01 Digital Business Card Name Makeda Brown Business Email Address makeda.brown@pvr-cc.com Business Phone Number 2672186004 Company Name PVR Coaching & Consulting Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL www.pvr-cc.com Company Launch Date 2019-06-01 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Information Technology Communication Communication Services Manufacturing Materials Company Products and Services PVR Coaching & Consulting is a leadership & talent optimization firm – specializing in the development of leaders at all levels through science and data. As a Predictive Index Certified Partner, we help align people strategy with business strategy.
5	Troy Cromwell	Cromtec Cyber Solutions	cromteccyber.com	TX, US	Black-American	Information Technology	2019-01-09 Digital Business Card Name Troy Cromwell Business Email Address troy.cromwell@cromteccyber.com Business Phone Number 5714360179 Company Name Cromtec Cyber Solutions Company Location (Main Headquarters) TX, US Company URL cromteccyber.com Company Launch Date 2019-01-09 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Information Technology Company Products and Services We partner with clients build and implement cyber tools to mitigate risks from Cyber-attacks, hackers and other adversaries seeking to do harm. We provide Cyber Risk Assessments, Mobile Threat Detection, aiSIEM and Endpoint security.
6	Wayne Codner	Cool Vet	gocoolvet.com	PA, US	Black-American	Healthcare	2018-01-01 Digital Business Card Name Wayne Codner Business Email Address waynjilla@yahoo.com Business Phone Number 7187103771 Company Name Cool Vet Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL gocoolvet.com Company Launch Date 2018-01-01 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Healthcare Company Products and Services We are a mobile veterinary surgical service. We do soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries on small animals.
7	Jimetta Colston	JC Consulting Firm	www.jcc-firm.com	PA, US	Black-American	Consulting Services	2020-07-01 Digital Business Card Name Jimetta Colston Business Email Address jimetta@jcc-firm.com Business Phone Number 7173075676 Company Name JC Consulting Firm Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL www.jcc-firm.com Company Launch Date 2020-07-01 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Consulting Services Company Products and Services Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) training and discussion sessions where we create a safe space encouraging engagement and perspective sharing by utilizing interactive tools to help bring the workshop(s) to life.
8	Natasha Bansgopaul	VegaX Holdings	www.vegaxholdings.com	NY, US	Black-American	Information Technology, Financials	2019-08-01 Digital Business Card Name Natasha Bansgopaul Business Email Address natasha@vegaxholdings.com Business Phone Number 2124578974 Company Name VegaX Holdings Company Location (Main Headquarters) NY, US Company URL www.vegaxholdings.com Company Launch Date 2019-08-01 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Information Technology Financials Company Products and Services VegaX is the 'BlackRock" for the crypto asset industry. We provide investors critical access to the investment products that have the potential to improve their portfolios, and on average we’ve already helped investors make 30% more profit.
9	Natasha Bansgopaul	DarcMatter	darcmatter.com	NY, US	Black-American	Information Technology, Financials	2014-11-04 Digital Business Card Name Natasha Bansgopaul Business Email Address natasha@darcmatter.com Business Phone Number 2124578974 Company Name DarcMatter Company Location (Main Headquarters) NY, US Company URL darcmatter.com Company Launch Date 2014-11-04 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Information Technology Financials Company Products and Services Global award winning platform for alternative investments. Connecting GPs with LPs globally to invest in alternative funds.
10	David Gonzalez	GEMM DC, LLC	https://www.gemmasterplanning.com/	MD, US	Hispanic American	Energy	2021-02-19 Digital Business Card Name David Gonzalez Business Email Address david.gonzalez@gemmasterplanning.com Business Phone Number 8044461369 Company Name GEMM DC, LLC Company Location (Main Headquarters) MD, US Company URL https://www.gemmasterplanning.com/ Company Launch Date 2021-02-19 Classifications Hispanic American Industry Sector(s) Energy Company Products and Services Grid and Energy Masterplanning, LLC (“GEMM” or “The GEMM Network”) is a company that provides advisory, financing and implementation solutions for behind-the-meter customers in the areas of Energy Efficiency, Solar, EV Charging, and Battery Storage.
11	Alvin Oommen	Alpha Organics Inc	ALPHAORGANICSINC.COM	PA, US	Asian-Indian American	Manufacturing	2017-11-08 Digital Business Card Name Alvin Oommen Business Email Address Info@alphaorganicsinc.com Business Phone Number 2153546512 Company Name Alpha Organics Inc Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL ALPHAORGANICSINC.COM Company Launch Date 2017-11-08 Classifications Asian-Indian American Industry Sector(s) Manufacturing Company Products and Services We are an ISO 9001:2015 certified contract manufacturing facility for high-end household & personal care products. Our turn key operation has the capacity to develop, produce, fill, & package products of all types including bottles, jars, and tubes.
12	Steven Williams	Acquisition Experts, LLC	Acquisition Experts, LLC	VA, US	Black-American	Consumer Discretionary, Consulting Services	2012-08-13 Digital Business Card Name Steven Williams Business Email Address swilliams@acqexperts.net Business Phone Number 8046581988 Company Name Acquisition Experts, LLC Company Location (Main Headquarters) VA, US Company URL Acquisition Experts, LLC Company Launch Date 2012-08-13 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Discretionary Consulting Services Company Products and Services Our typical consulting engagement lasts a year or more to advise and perform parts of the Federal government procurement lifecycle. Our employees are typically former military and government employees.
13	Keshia Davis	Denise's Delicacies	www.cakesbydenises.com	PA, US	Black-American	Manufacturing	2021-04-29 Digital Business Card Name Keshia Davis Business Email Address keshia@cakesbydenises.com Business Phone Number 2674085388 Company Name Denise's Delicacies Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL www.cakesbydenises.com Company Launch Date 2021-04-29 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Manufacturing Company Products and Services Denise's is a full-service bakery serving buttery pastries and breads, the most delicious doughnuts you have ever experienced, fresh baked cookies and all natural pies.
14	Castleigh Johnson	My Home Pathway	Www.myhomepathway.com	NJ, US	Black-American	Financials, Real Estate	2020-03-27 Digital Business Card Name Castleigh Johnson Business Email Address castleigh@myhomepathway.com Business Phone Number 9735184693 Company Name My Home Pathway Company Location (Main Headquarters) NJ, US Company URL Www.myhomepathway.com Company Launch Date 2020-03-27 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Financials Real Estate Company Products and Services We provide a platform to help lenders rehab higher risk consumers and early business owners. Providing access fo capital for consumers and new revenue for lenders.
16	Terees Western	FragranTed	fragranted.com	MI, US	Black-American	Consumer Discretionary	2017-07-01 Digital Business Card Name Terees Western Business Email Address terees@fragranted.com Business Phone Number 3136525262 Company Name FragranTed Company Location (Main Headquarters) MI, US Company URL fragranted.com Company Launch Date 2017-07-01 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Discretionary Company Products and Services FragranTed is a mobile fragrance and flavor apothecary. We provide interactive sensory experiences, formulate custom/private label fragrances and craft a specialty fragrance line named GENTEIL.
17	Tianwu (Tiger) Wang	TW Tools	https://autospecialtools.com/	WI, US	Asian-Pacific American	Manufacturing	2021-08-01 Digital Business Card Name Tianwu (Tiger) Wang Business Email Address technician@autospeicaltools.com Business Phone Number 2624196515 Company Name TW Tools Company Location (Main Headquarters) WI, US Company URL https://autospecialtools.com/ Company Launch Date 2021-08-01 Classifications Asian-Pacific American Industry Sector(s) Manufacturing Company Products and Services We are committed to maintaining the top quality we are known for. We believe we have a very comprehensive range of tools for both engine and body maintenance/repair workshops.
18	Michael Kirklen	Blooming Property Management & Insurance	bloomingpc.com	UT, US	Black-American	Real Estate, Consulting Services	2007-07-01 Digital Business Card Name Michael Kirklen Business Email Address mike@bloomingpc.com Business Phone Number 4356029735 Company Name Blooming Property Management & Insurance Company Location (Main Headquarters) UT, US Company URL bloomingpc.com Company Launch Date 2007-07-01 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Real Estate Consulting Services Company Products and Services We manage high-end vacation properties AND provide insurance services for commercial buildings and businesses
19	Leon Woolford	Worldwide Computer Consulting Corporation (WC3)	https://www.wc3.us	PA, US	Black-American	Information Technology	2007-02-12 Digital Business Card Name Leon Woolford Business Email Address leon.woolford@wc3.us Business Phone Number 2673234485 Company Name Worldwide Computer Consulting Corporation (WC3) Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL https://www.wc3.us Company Launch Date 2007-02-12 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Information Technology Company Products and Services WC3 provides organizations with cost effective technology solutions within cyber security, cloud, hardware, software, data engineering, analytics, virtual / mixed / and augmented reality.
20	Ryan Brown	We Are Wonderfully Made	wearewonderfullymade.com	NJ, US	Black-American	Consumer Staples	2018-05-17 Digital Business Card Name Ryan Brown Business Email Address Support@wearewonderfullymade.com Business Phone Number 2672518572 Company Name We Are Wonderfully Made Company Location (Main Headquarters) NJ, US Company URL wearewonderfullymade.com Company Launch Date 2018-05-17 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Staples Company Products and Services We Are Wonderfully Made manufactures and retails authentic Trinidadian pepper sauces.
22	Hao Truong	Panovasi Inc.	www.camphillcafe.com	PA, US	Asian-Pacific American	Consumer Staples	1997-08-05 Digital Business Card Name Hao Truong Business Email Address camphillcafe@gmail.com Business Phone Number 7177012162 Company Name Panovasi Inc. Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL www.camphillcafe.com Company Launch Date 1997-08-05 Classifications Asian-Pacific American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Staples Company Products and Services Catering services / meal preparation
23	Cynthia Roman	CRS Law Office, LLC	www.crslawpr.Cómo	PR, US	Hispanic American	Real Estate, Consulting Services	2011-04-01 Digital Business Card Name Cynthia Roman Business Email Address roman@crslawpr.com Business Phone Number 7877210979 Company Name CRS Law Office, LLC Company Location (Main Headquarters) PR, US Company URL www.crslawpr.Cómo Company Launch Date 2011-04-01 Classifications Hispanic American Industry Sector(s) Real Estate Consulting Services Company Products and Services RS Law Office, LLC is a results-driven boutique law firm that provides both legal and management counseling services (the “Firm”). Our core service values are quality, customer satisfaction and reliability.
26	Quamayne Collins	CALI HNDSME LLC	https://calihndsme.com/	NJ, US	Black-American	Consumer Discretionary	2020-05-07 Digital Business Card Name Quamayne Collins Business Email Address info@calihndsme.com Business Phone Number 8564340784 Company Name CALI HNDSME LLC Company Location (Main Headquarters) NJ, US Company URL https://calihndsme.com/ Company Launch Date 2020-05-07 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Discretionary Company Products and Services CALI HNDSME is building a multi-million-dollar business with premium essential skincare and cosmetic products for men to feel unapologetically handsome AF via normalizing male-focused cosmetics, "HNDSME Tools."
27	Marcus Neumann	Bon Juju LLC	Bon Juju LLC	MD, US	Hispanic American	Consumer Staples	2022-05-07 Digital Business Card Name Marcus Neumann Business Email Address mneumann1@msn.com Business Phone Number 3013702052 Company Name Bon Juju LLC Company Location (Main Headquarters) MD, US Company URL Bon Juju LLC Company Launch Date 2022-05-07 Classifications Hispanic American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Staples Company Products and Services Women's Clothing and Accessories
28	Isadom Parra	Sai Flys Drone Services	Www.saiflys.com	PA, US	Hispanic American	Consumer Discretionary, Communication, Communication Services, Energy, Utilities, Real Estate, Consulting Services	2019-01-01 Digital Business Card Name Isadom Parra Business Email Address Contact@saiflys.com Business Phone Number 7176938566 Company Name Sai Flys Drone Services Company Location (Main Headquarters) PA, US Company URL Www.saiflys.com Company Launch Date 2019-01-01 Classifications Hispanic American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Discretionary Communication Communication Services Energy Utilities Real Estate Consulting Services Company Products and Services Drone services for inspection of property, mapping of land, and content for social media. Changing the perspective while providing a new point of view for the everyday consumer.
29	Curtis Charles	FFB Collaboration	ffbcollaboration.com	NJ, US	Black-American	Communication Services	2020-05-01 Digital Business Card Name Curtis Charles Business Email Address ccharles@ffbcollaboration.com Business Phone Number 9175993613 Company Name FFB Collaboration Company Location (Main Headquarters) NJ, US Company URL ffbcollaboration.com Company Launch Date 2020-05-01 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Communication Services Company Products and Services We are a creative marketing and Brand strategy agency. We support startup and mid size business in consumer goods, retail, fashion, beauty and charity industries. With a combined 40+ years of exp. from brands such as Puma, Estee Lauder, Unilever,Nike
30	Hastin Shah	Jersey Property Rental	https://www.linkedin.com/in/hastinshah/	NJ, US	Asian-Indian American	Real Estate	2017-10-17 Digital Business Card Name Hastin Shah Business Email Address hastins@gmail.com Business Phone Number 18144413318 Company Name Jersey Property Rental Company Location (Main Headquarters) NJ, US Company URL https://www.linkedin.com/in/hastinshah/ Company Launch Date 2017-10-17 Classifications Asian-Indian American Industry Sector(s) Real Estate Company Products and Services Real Estate Development (Construction) and Investments
31	Renée Baker	The RBI Group	www.TheRBIGroup.com	FL, US	Black-American	Consumer Staples, Consulting Services	2023-08-08 Digital Business Card Name Renée Baker Business Email Address reneebaker@theRBiGroup.com Business Phone Number 8562640120 Company Name The RBI Group Company Location (Main Headquarters) FL, US Company URL www.TheRBIGroup.com Company Launch Date 2023-08-08 Classifications Black-American Industry Sector(s) Consumer Staples Consulting Services Company Products and Services The RBI Group creates age-specific financial literacy content which includes customized websites, turnkey advisor presentations, community events, lesson plans, parent subscription programs, and promotional items and more.
32	Sarah Fleischman	Sweets by Sa	https://www.instagram.com/sweets_by_sa/	NY, US	Hispanic American	Communication, Manufacturing, Consulting Services	2020-09-01 Digital Business Card Name Sarah Fleischman Business Email Address SFleischman09@gmail.com Business Phone Number 6313659817 Company Name Sweets by Sa Company Location (Main Headquarters) NY, US Company URL https://www.instagram.com/sweets_by_sa/ Company Launch Date 2020-09-01 Classifications Hispanic American Industry Sector(s) Communication Manufacturing Consulting Services Company Products and Services Sweets by Sa sources, markets, produces & sells custom made desserts for milestone events such as baby showers, engagement parties & birthdays. We also offer in person resident events that foster a collaborative and close-knit living communities.