DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Rita Singh Leading Authority on Entrepreneurship
Our Business Development Support consultants go above and beyond by not only giving you the advice but actually work with you: In choosing the right Structure [entity] of your new business, Development of Product and Services, Business Plan, Marketing Plan, Brand Development & Strategy, Technology Readiness, Social Medial Marketing, Tradename and Trademark Registration, Copyrights/Patents, Contract and Proposal Writing, Media and Public Relations, Website Content Development, and Design.
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Entrepreneurship Programs
Our commitment continues through all phases of business development.
From the planning stages of launching, managing and growing the business. From your creative ideas, to evaluation, developing a plan, adding the resources, managing the risks, executing the entire plan and then monitoring the results, we do it all.
Start Up Stage [1 to 5 years]
Growth Stage [5 to 15 years]
Expansion Stage [15 to 25 years]
Maturity Stage [25 to 40 years]
experience excellence
Entrepreneurship Programs
Our commitment continues through all phases of business development.
From the planning stages of launching, managing and growing the business. From your creative ideas, to evaluation, developing a plan, adding the resources, managing the risks, executing the entire plan and then monitoring the results, we do it all.
Start Up Stage [1 to 5 years]
Growth Stage [5 to 15 years]
Expansion Stage [15 to 25 years]
Maturity Stage [25 to 40 years]
Navigating Business
Innovation Sessions
This Series of Business Sessions brings practical advice that will help businesses to lead through and beyond a crisis, dealing with the immediate issues and looking toward the opportunities for recovery.
Business Essentials
Manage and pivot your business through uncertain times
Strategic Plan
Blueprint your strategic move during turbulent times
Business Plan
Adapt Your Business Plan to Increase Cash Flow and Market Share
Marketing Plan
Optimize your impact with the right content, branding and communication-that audience crave
Think-Design Innovation
Create a Design Mindset and Solution Focused Approach within Your Organization
The Business Model Canvas
Time To Rethink Business Model, Processes and Workflows
Blue Ocean Strategy
How to Thrive and Create an Uncontested Market During Disruption and Beyond
WOMEN IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Rita Singh Leading Authority on Entrepreneurship
Developing Women Business Leaders to Scale Up
Over the course of 30+ years, Rita has and continues to elevate individuals and small businesses to start, grow, and compete in global markets by enhancing the skillset, knowledge, tools, and resources to succeed.
She has personally traveled this journey of entrepreneurship, with a proven track record of not only building her own successful companies and spearheading multiple projects. Rita has launched, turnaround and transformed many businesses from ground zero to becoming a profitable and innovative growing venture.
Whether you are a start-up business or a seasoned entrepreneur, Rita can explore the growth strategies and new opportunities with your team to scale up.
Actively engaged in business and leadership development, Rita brings the best of both worlds through her entrepreneurship and leadership skills.
If You Have a Vision, Strong Mindset and are Hungry for Success
1:1 Personalized Business Coaching
Our Services
Strategic Planning
We align teams with a strategic mindset around your vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans by bring together the brightest talent in our organization.
Our strategic planning process is “Culture Transformation” intervened among the employees, customers, vendors, operations, and technology. Our consultants help clients to envision and plan transformation, enhance competitiveness and respond to new business opportunities and challenges.
Strategy Development
With an understanding of emerging trends and industry disruptions, we uncover the untapped potential which exists inside your business to deliver the process automation and human experiences that create a long-term, sustainable impact. Your strategy could be simply as to find new ways to be more efficient.
Strategic Plan
S&A strategic plan is a living breathing document that continually guides inspires and strengthens your organizations future in all areas. A Strategic plan prepared by the S&A team includes an executive summary, mission, vision and values, SWOT analysis, timeline with action plan and specific details on how implementation would be monitored.
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I highly recommend Rita Singh, a successful entrepreneur and civic leader in Cleveland for almost two decades. Rita has honed her own skills and built upon them to assist others in the strategic development of businesses – whether as a startup or operating company. Her coaching skills in the areas of Financial (positive cash flow) and business growth are invaluable. Many companies’ CEOs have commented that in her personal coaching services, it seems to them, that they have “hired” 3-4 different people/skills to assist their company to next level of success.
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Global Competence in Multi-Cultural Diversity Equity and Inclusion for Sustainable Change
S&A Consulting Group and its collaborative partners bring 300+ collective years of thought leadership, invaluable DEI and Organizational Development experience which makes us, culturally intelligent, adaptable and proficient at both leading and sustaining change. Our teams experience working in diverse communities across the United States and working with organizations seeking to change organization culture is critical to the success of our consulting projects.
Diversity and Inclusion Consulting and D&I Plan
- Project initiation, meetings, and progress meetings
- Evaluation Internal Policies and Procedures
- Design, finalize, and administer surveys
- Staff Interviews - Survey the workforce on their views
- Analysis of your entire organization culture
- Review the data from the executive team, employee survey and other related data, prepare, develop and finalize the D&I Plan
- Present findings and recommendations on the development of D&I Plan
- Assist in the implementation of Diversity & Inclusion Plan
Work with Our Team for an Actionable D&I Plan
DEI Programs, Training, and Facilitation
S&A Collaborative Team Qualifications and Experience in DEI is exemplary and unmatched. Together, we have trained employees in D&I over the past 30 years as Subject Matter Experts in all areas of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including Racial Equity, Implicit Bias, Social Justice, Inclusion and Belonging, Gender Diversity and Cultural Competence.
- Designed Best-Practice D&I Programs for: Federal, State and Local Governments; Small- to Large-Sized Businesses
- Created Action-Oriented Solutions to maximize adoption and minimize resistance at individual and organizational levels by using benchmarked, evidence-based practices with a team of seasoned practitioners, business leaders and people/mind science researchers
- Skilled at discerning culture and systems to embed D&I into overall business and talent strategies
- Recognized nationally and locally for innovation and leadership—Frequent Conference Speakers, i.e., Inclusion & Diversity Expert Panel and SHRM
- Plan and facilitate Diversity & Inclusion events and initiatives
- Formulate and facilitate the employee resource groups
- Plan and conduct DEI Training Sessions for employees and leadership teams
- Plan and conduct focus groups and webinars
- Provide ongoing support and serve as an advisor
Diversity and Inclusion Program Topics
S&A Consulting Group partners with local, regional and national specialists, thought leaders to provide high impact cultural, diversity, inclusion, leadership development programs, events, workshops and dialogues. Focused on specific identities and various dimensions of diversity [Race & Ethnicity, LGBTQ, Interfaith, Trans* Inclusion, Generational Diversity, Gender, Women & Minorities, Disability, Socio-Economic Status, Nationality, Immigration].
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Microaggressions in the Workplace training
- Global Competency
- Introduction to Cultural Diversity
- Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination in the Workplace
- Managing Unconscious Bias
- Avoiding Retaliation
- Cultural Intelligence
- Intercultural Communication
- Reshaping Cultural Competence
- Intersectionality
- Communication and Conflict Resolution
- A Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion
- Inclusive Change Leadership
- Cultural Competence in the Diverse Workplace
- Emotional Intelligence
Subject Matter Expert on DEI Programs, Training and Facilitation
Racial Equity Audits
S&A has a track record facilitating systemic change by generating transformative ideas and solutions into operational strategies. Our collaborative partners have been providing equity, diversity, and inclusion related consulting services for many years and have conducted several studies for state and local governmental agencies. Our diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting services are premised on a multidimensional approach to examining organization operations, systems, policies, and practices that facilitate and/or inhibit diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We focus on leadership and organizational development initiatives with a diversity, equity, and inclusion mindset. We have a culture that promotes innovation, empowerment, diversity, and inclusion as the foundation of our company. Our team of experts evaluate and examine contracting, procurement, and workforce inequalities to bring our clients answers and remedies that are legally defensible and objective.
Development of Racial Equity Audits Entails
- Review of Existing Policies and Procedures Impacting the Employee Experience
- Review of Key Organizational Statements and Data Points Impacting the Employee Experience
- Employee Engagement
- Development of a Racial Equity Action Plan
Rita recently completed her certification at Northwestern University on Leading Racial Equity and Inclusion in Organizations to understand: Core racial equity concepts; How racial inequalities shape current business practices; Building a Racial Equity Framework; Implementing a Racial Equity Action Plan.
For a Racial Equity Audit
Our Unique Approach & Skills
Multi-disciplinary training and experience provides deep understanding in shaping organizational culture
Collaborative partnership style provides thought leadership for Executive Team and HR leaders to develop and implement D&I solutions
Seasoned Practitioners can “flex” to adapt to unique social/emotional challenges during engagement
Laser-focus on aligning programs to drive positive change across workplace, workforce, marketplace, and communities
To Hire a Diversity and Inclusion Consultant
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
Disparity Study
Disparity study is a powerful tool to help make the changes needed in the way your organization spends its resources and to make these changes effective and sustainable. With our strong partnerships with other key players in disparity study, we help clients navigate the complexities and challenges involved in producing accurate and valid disparity assessments, so everyone has a greater path to economic opportunity and prosperity. Which results in leveling the playing field for minority, women-owned, and small businesses available to provide professional services, goods, and other services your company may require.
As a collective group, we bring diversity and inclusion outreach, engagement in underserved communities and sensitive business interviews, analyzing impact of local public policy and programs, complex data collection, in-depth interviews, launch surveys to understand of how to involve local communities, perform disparity analysis, present preliminary results and final report.
What our clients say about us
Rita has been a key supporter and leader in the small business community and has worked to push the boundaries for women and minority business owners in Northeast Ohio. She has not only been an effective entrepreneur providing investment and jobs in Northeast Ohio, but she has also played the role of an educator, coach and mentor to many small businesspeople. Client or not, Rita goes out of her way to be a resource to those that need her help.
S&A consistently displays vision, innovation, and the potential for employment and maintains a high level of ethics in business. Your civic pride, promotion of business diversity and encouragement of business-to-business relationships are fostered throughout the Northeast Ohio Community.