BEAM COLLABORATIVE WORKS WITH ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED BUSINESSES AND WELL-ESTABLISHED ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND RESILIENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. BEAM STARTS WITH DEEP ANALYSIS OF THE PROCUREMENT DATA FROM A DOZEN OF THE PITTSBURGH REGION'S LARGE ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS WHO ARE DRIVING THE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND PAIRS IT WITH DEVELOPMENT COACHING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR LOCAL MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES. USING THIS UNIQUE AND DATA-INFORMED MODEL, BEAM TAPS INTO THE POTENTIAL OF THE MINORITY BUSINESS COMMUNITY, EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING SUPPLIER CHALLENGES AND IMPROVING SUPPLIER DIVERSITY, LOCAL HIRING, TRAINING AND GROWTH.