Release Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
National Creditors Connection, Inc. has received official designation as a certified Minority Owned Business (MBE), joining 3,600 other leading, national companies (300 in Southern California) who share this special certification. These firms participate in various national events and activities including an annual Minority Business Opportunity Day. NCCI received the certification from the Southern California Minority Business Development Council (SCMBDC).

To receive a minority-owned business designation, a company must be at least 51 percent owned, operated and controlled by a minority group member, with a minimum of 25 percent direct minority descent, who is a U.S. citizen. NCCI was founded and continues to be operated by Richard Rodriguez, who strategically led the company from a local Southern California business in 1992, to a solid nationwide presence today.

“The diversity of a minority owned businesses allows for different points of view and ideas,” Rodriguez said. “It is a privilege and an honor for NCCI to have received a minority owned business designation. Many of our current and future clients will be able to benefit from doing business with NCCI. We are very excited and appreciative,” he added.