Does Your Email Address Matter?
Recently, I received an email notifying me that my company had met the qualifications to be certified to participate in the state supplier diversity program allowing me to bid on state contracts set aside for minority-owned small businesses. The sender of the email was ben.greer @ ct.gov. Needless to say, I was happy to finally hear something about an application that had been submitted months and months ago to a nameless, faceless, government agency. One click on the link embedded in the email and I had a nice, official certificate showing on my computer display.
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