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| August 24, 2022 | City Of Portsmouth Undertakes M/WBE Disparity Study To Provide Equal Opportunities | Virginia's City of Portsmouth recently conducted a Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise Disparity Study. This research will determine whethe ...Read more |
| August 24, 2022 | NYC Department of Design and Construction Creates List of Prequalified M/WBE Firms | The New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) has produced the City's first Pre-Qualified List (or ...Read more |
| August 15, 2022 | Shelby County Relaunches M/WBE & LOSB Programs | Shelby County in Tennessee is promoting the relaunching of its M/WBE (Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise) and LOSB (Locally-owned small business) programs. The county's Equal Opport ...Read more |
| August 15, 2022 | National Defense Authorization Act Includes Provisions for Small Businesses | The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA), which is a bipartisan defense bill. It includes numerous measures to supp ...Read more |
| August 2, 2022 | Santa Clara County M/WBE, DVBE, LGBTQ Disparity Study Looking For Feedback | Disparity studies determine whether a government entity has engaged in exclusionary practices in the solicitation and award of contracts to minority, women-owned, and ...Read more |
| 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 |
| April 7, 2022 | SBA Ramps Up Women-Centered Services | The SBA has announced that they now have Women’s Business Centers in all 50 states in addition to Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. The announcement comes following the opening of the admini ...Read more |