The Agency for Entrepreneurial Diversity (ADIVE) was created in January 2009 with the support from the KPMG Foundation and EADS to help the economic development of disadvantaged urban areas. The "Purchase and Diversity" Programme developed by the ADIVE aims to support entrepreneurs coming from "priority territories" to access invitations to tenders of large groups.
The KPMG Foundation is a founding member in support of implementing an experimental initiative entitled "Procurement & Diversity".
This program is intended to promote job creation in inner city zones and moreover fosters equal opportunity throughout the economy.
The KPMG Foundation has been staunchly in favor of creating the ADIVE Agency (for the promotion of Entrepreneurial Diversity) and initiating the "Procurement & Diversity" program, which serves to open the "supply chain" to companies of all sizes, from large groups to small firms. These entities were set up in vulnerable urban zones, thus facilitating the emergence of new and promising partnerships for social innovation.
The KPMG Foundation was present when the idea to create ADIVE was first floated. The Foundation participated in all stages of the process to develop the organization, providing in particular logistics and operational support during the "benchmarking" phase held in the U.S. The Foundation has also launched a series of pilot and experimental events, potentially leading to actions deployed in other companies (e.g. Entrepreneurial Diversity Week, procurement audits, buyers' workshop, breakfast gatherings).
Nearly 250 companies were directly introduced by the ADIVE Agency to major groups. Based on some 100 calls for tender issued by major accounts, 35% of these requests were transformed into contracts for firms within the ADIVE network.
In addition, training actions were proposed to ADIVE-registered companies, such as "E-to-E" (Entrepreneurs to Entrepreneurs), offering the possibility for entrepreneurs to meet with experts on a given topic in an "evening course" format (subjects include negotiation, fundraising, time management and accounting). Nearly 50 entrepreneurs have benefited from these modules.
Outcome: Almost 600 firms were directly involved in ADIVE's action programs over the period 2010-12.
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