Building relationships that reflect and contribute to the communities in which we live.
Our Values Drive Our Behaviors
Freese and Nichols’ LEADS values guide our behaviors and form the foundation of our employee, civic and corporate responsibility. We value the worth and dignity of all people, and we seek a broad range of skills, talents and viewpoints in our workforce. Additionally, we help our clients implement high-performing projects that serve all their constituents and customers.
Learn About Our ValuesA Workplace that Thrives Together
Freese and Nichols is committed to fostering a workplace that reflects and contributes to the communities in which we live. We support our employees through business practices and policies that recognize individual worth and promote fairness.
Our value of Learn Continuously means we are committed to ongoing growth as individuals and as a company. We seek employee feedback to understand how we can strengthen our workplace culture, broaden perspectives and value all team members. This input helps us refine our efforts and provide meaningful opportunities for learning and improvement.
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Supplier Partnerships
Freese and Nichols values our partners, subconsultants and vendors and view them as essential collaborators in delivering successful projects to our clients and their constituents. We choose to work with firms who share our company values: adhering to ethical business practices, providing excellent client service, and committing to long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.
Freese and Nichols integrates a wide variety of firms into our project teams in a meaningful capacity. We understand and recognize clients’ interest in using small, M/W/DBE, veteran and HUB partners, and we have the experience, resources and local commitment to partner with these consultants and suppliers.
We actively build relationships with small, M/W/DBE, veteran and HUB firms by participating in local organizations that support, develop and collaborate with such businesses. We target firms in the communities that we serve, understanding each firm’s capabilities and developing personal relationships. We then carefully select our project subconsultants to provide quality services for each individual project to meet our clients’ specific needs.
Mentor-Protégé Program
As an experienced business and award-winning mentor since the 1990s, Freese and Nichols helps small and disadvantaged-business protégés develop effective business practices and successful operations. Our program aims to build long-term relationships with our protégés, help them grow their business, deepen our contracting opportunities together, and serve our clients successfully.
Over the years, Freese and Nichols has developed mutually beneficial relationships with Small, M/W/DBE, veteran and HUB firms, specifically through our collaborative mentor-protégé partnerships. Some of these relationships have been sponsored by our clients, and others have organically grown through our ongoing relationships. Our partnership starts by entering into an agreement that sets expectations for both parties. We set regular meetings to provide opportunities for collaboration and then work as a team with our protégés to develop a mentor-protégé plan, which can include a variety of activities:
- Coordinating technical and business training with outside organizations or through FNUniversity, our internal training program.
- Sharing best practices and knowledge of current industry regulations and government requirements.
- Hosting sessions on topics such as: strategic planning, risk management, human resources, IT, sales and marketing.
- Recommending accounting efficiencies or guidance on securing financial assistance prior to payment by the client.
- Advising on effective project delivery, budgeting and scheduling.
- Positioning together for project opportunities that would be mutually beneficial to both parties and sharing market opportunity research when appropriate.
Freese and Nichols participates in the federal All Small Mentor Protégé Agreements (ASMPP), which is approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
