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Meet the Small Businesses We’ve Mentored this Year

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Our Newest Small Business Protégés

CEdge is an based in St. Louis, designated as a small disadvantaged, minority-owned business. The firm specializes in multi-industry IT solutions for government and commercial clients ranging from enterprise architecture, Agile software development, cybersecurity, network, and IT infrastructure.

Core-CSI is an located in Quantico, VA, designated as a small disadvantaged, minority-owned business. It supports the Department of Defense and other federal and commercial clients.

Year-One Recap: What We’ve Achieved

CEdge and Core-CSI have made significant strides in their first year with ĢƵ Allen’s NGA Mentor Protégé Program. Here are a few highlights from our collaboration:

  • ĢƵ Allen advised CEdge as it matured its technology services in geospatial intelligence, solutions architecture, data analytics, software/cloud development, and system security engineering. ĢƵ Allen’s AI/ML experts also coached CEdge on developing its artificial intelligence tool, CModelEdge.
  • We closely guided Core-CSI in capability development for its business-decision-support tool, CoreStrategy. The tool uses AI/ML modeling capabilities to grow Core-CSI market expansion in the Northern Virginia region.
  • Facilitated by ĢƵ Allen subject matter experts and backed by our Corporate Quality Office, we aided both protégés in pursuing certifications and ratings in both the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (ISO 9001 QMS) and the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).

There are more exciting things to come as we move into our second year of mentorship. We look forward to deepening our relationship with both protégé companies, working together to drive innovation and broadening our capacity to be successful.

What is the Mentor Protégé Program?

Sponsored by the Department of Defense, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and other federal agencies, the Mentor Protégé Program is dedicated to connecting experienced “mentor” companies with small, specialized “protégé” businesses.

Interested in becoming a Protégé?

Our Commitment to Supplier Diversity

Participating in the Mentor Protégé Program is just one of the ways we’re delivering on our long-standing commitment to elevating small businesses and advancing supplier diversity.Learn more about our commitments here: ĢƵ Allen’s Global Supplier Diversity Program

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