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| March 24, 2022 | NYC Provides Less Than 4% of Contracts to M/WBEs | On a state level, New York in 2021 announced that it had reached its 30% goal for state contracts being with minority- and women-owned business enterprises. Yet, the numbers are much lower ...Read more |
| March 19, 2022 | New Ohio Law Reduces Barriers for M/W/VBEs | Ohio has been taking a more proactive approach in getting businesses from historically marginalized communities involved in more public works contracts and procurement. On March 2, 2022 the s ...Read more |
| March 8, 2022 | M/WBE goals rarely met in Missouri, lack of disparity studies | A new report published on NPR provides a historical overview of the lack of disparity studies and procurement and bid opportunities for minority and women-owned firms in the state of Missouri. |
| 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 6, 2022 | New York Governor Unveils Small Business Rescue Plan | As part of her first State of the State address, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a variety of initiatives aimed at improving the recovery process for small businesses in her state, which m ...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 |
| December 3, 2021 | White House Begins Implementing Reforms to Increase SDB Procurement | The White House released a fact sheet on Thursday detailing five reforms as “the first step towards meeting the President’s goal of ensuring that 15 percent of federal contracts go to SDBs by 2 ...Read more |