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| January 14, 2022 | SDB Goal for Federal Agencies Expanded to 11% by Biden Administration | In order to increase utilization of Small-Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs), the Biden-Harris administration recently announced a set of federal procurement reforms. The White House is reques ...Read more |
| January 10, 2022 | LGBTBEs set to be added to Travis County and the City of Austin's HUB Program | LGBT-owned business enterprises (LGBTBEs) are set to be added to the Travis County Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. The City of Austin’s LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Commission ...Read more |
| January 7, 2022 | SBE Pool Expanded & DVBE/SBE Program Changes in California | The Leveraging State Procurement for an Inclusive Economic Recovery Act of 2021, more commonly known as California Assembly Bill 1574 has been passed into law and will now require state agencies to ...Read more |
| January 4, 2022 | M/WBE Utilization Led By New York | New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that her state has exceeded its minority- and woman-owned business (M/WBE) utilization goal for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. The goal was set at 30 percen ...Read more |
| December 28, 2021 | DBE workshops to be held by Illinois DOT | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will host workshop webinars this January as it looks to expand the role of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in public works. Large tr ...Read more |
| December 29, 2021 | SDVOSB Federal Contracting Goal Could Rise from 3% to 5% with New Congressional Bill | In honor of Veterans Day, a congressional bill, H.R.5953 was introduced by United States Representatives Trey ...Read more |
| December 20, 2021 | Small Biz & M/WBEs to be Mentored by NYC Department | New York City has introduced a Department of Design and Construction (DDC) mentoring program focused on increasing opportunities for Minority-owned and Women-owned Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) as ...Read more |
| December 8, 2021 | DBEs and WBEs: Don't Forget The Importance of NAICS Codes for Your Certification | NAICS codes are vital to you if your company is applying for Disadvantaged Bu ...Read more |
| November 26, 2021 | SDVOSBs Get Contract Set-Asides with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command | The Small Business Office of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defence Command (USASMDC) has launched its first service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Set Aside contract program. < ...Read more |
| November 19, 2021 | Gainesville Launches M/WBE, Small Biz, and Vet Biz Disparity Study | During the second half of 2021 the City of Gainesville has been conducting a disparity study to take a closer look at the difficulties that small and disadvantaged firms face in winning local publi ...Read more |