Owens & Minor defines a minority or women-owned business as one that has 51% or greater ownership by one or more minority group members or women as well as management and control of daily business operations, with experience or technical expertise directly related to the primary product or service of the business.

The M/WBE business categories we recognize are:

• Women-Owned Large
• Women-Owned Small Business
• Asian-Pacific American Small Disadvantaged Business
• Hub-Zone Concern
• Subcontinent Asian American Small Disadvantaged Business
• Native American Small Disadvantaged Business
• African-American Small Disadvantaged Business
• Veterans-Owned Small Business
• Hispanic-American Small Disadvantaged Business
• Service Disabled Veterans-Owned Small Business
  

Owens & Minor has a broad array of buying needs with requirements that can vary greatly depending on location, operation and/or business. Below are a sampling of goods and services currently procured from diverse suppliers:

• Medical/surgical supplies
• Training consulting
• Catering services
• Marketing and promotional items
• Temporary staffing
• Material handling consulting services
• Computer hardware and software
• Technology Consulting
• Stationary