Want to work with U.S. Bank?

Please complete the supplier registration process through our supplier portal, which will prompt you to provide your company overview, experience and business status. We will contact you if there’s an opportunity that fits your company’s description.

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Small businesses

U.S. Bank recognizes a small business as a business that is privately owned and operated, organized for profit and located in the U.S. or contributing to the U.S. economy. The number of employees and annual revenue that qualify a business as small vary by industry and are set by the U.S. Small Business Administration. 

Designations include Small Business Enterprise, Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zones, Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. To self-attest your business, go to SAM.gov.

Diverse business enterprises

We follow the industry standard definition that a diverse supplier must be at least 51% owned, controlled and managed by an individual or group that includes minority group members, women, veterans, people with disabilities or the LGBTQ+ community.

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U.S. Bank’s Supplier Development program focuses on helping small suppliers grow their businesses while enhancing our supplier portfolio and developing relationships with smaller, innovative businesses. Sourcing from the communities where we do business is good not only for us, but also for our communities.”

Craig McKenney, Chief Procurement Officer

Program objectives and focus

By doing business with small and diverse suppliers, we're contributing to the growth of companies that in turn help us build the best bank in America. 

  • Drive awareness, education and training
  • Develop supplier strategies
  • Identify and expand relationships
  • Support business growth
  • Track performance

Our Tier 2 program connects small businesses and diverse business enterprises with our prime suppliers that offer opportunities to provide subcontracting services.

U.S. Bank supports small business and diverse business enterprises efforts to become certified through a certification sponsorship program to help with the financial burden of certification and provide technical expertise throughout the process. We currently partner with national certifying organizations, chambers and other state and federal certifying bodies.

If you’re interested in learning more about the program, please reach out to supplier.development@usbank.com.

The evolution of our program helps further our support of small and diverse businesses. Our development program enhances the understanding of procurement processes at U.S. Bank. It further develops suppliers through coaching and mentoring on products and services we offer and provides entrepreneurs with the information they need on important topics that are relevant in today’s fast paced economy.

Have a question?

Email supplier.development@usbank.com
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