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| July 20, 2022 | Disparity Study Finds Austin’s M/WBE Program is a Success | As part of the increasing emphasis on supplier diversity, a number of cities across the country are reviewing their procurement of goods and services. The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA ...Read more |
| June 13, 2022 | LA Backs Minority, Women, and Veteran Bonding Program | A program meant to help expand opportunities for small businesses, minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and disabled veteran-owned businesses is expanding into Los Angeles county. ...Read more |
| June 7, 2022 | San Diego Aiming for More Diverse Participation in Public Works | San Diego seeks to become California’s leading city in bringing about public works participation for women and minority owned firms. City officials also want to tackle any barriers that disabled ...Read more |
| April 11, 2022 | Boston Mayor Looks to Expand City Contracts for M/WBEs | Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has filed a home rule petition to expand access to City contracts for minority-owned business enterprises (MBEs) and women-owned business enterprises (WBEs). If pa ...Read more |
| February 24, 2022 | Hillsborough County to expand SBE and DM/DWBE | A wider array of minority-owned, women-owned, and small businesses in the Tampa Bay area and throughout Florida will have new opportunities for doing business with Hillsborough County. This i ...Read more |
| February 3, 2022 | SBA Announces New Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions | SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman announced $1.5 million for Women’s Business Centers to help train entrepreneurs ahead of the release of funds through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The fund ...Read more |
| 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 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 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 |