Defining “Emerging Domestic Markets”
“Segments which have not been part of the mainstream U.S. corporate industrial landscape”
Companies, the individuals who own them, their employees and the regions and communities in which they live, which are:
• Limited in access to Top Tier suppliers and customers in the mainstream corporate industrial landscape
• Underserved by the financial network available to companies which have historically been part of the mainstream industrial landscape
• Companies which are recognized as minority-owned 1
(1) Minority is defined to encompass racial minorities, women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBTQ),
disabled veterans, people with disabilities and individuals with other minority designations within the U.S.
