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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 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 |
| 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 15, 2021 | Biden Admin Announces $8.7b for Minority Businesses | The announcement came as the pair headlined the Freedman’s Bank Forum on Tuesday. The funding comes as part of a $12 billion package pushed by VP Harris last year, called the Jobs and Neigh ...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 7, 2021 | Illinois DBEs and M/WBEs to Work on $332.2m in Tollway Contracts | The Illinois Tollway board of directors has approved three construction and professional engineering service contracts, totaling more than $3 ...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 |
| December 2, 2021 | LaGuardia Airport Project Doles Out $2b to MBEs | The overhaul of LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York has set records in contracting with minority and women-owned businesses. Additionally, the project has featured high rates of contracting with ...Read more |
| November 29, 2021 | Department of Commerce Expands Minority Business Development Agency | The U.S. Department of Commerce has expanded the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which will likely grow further through the Minority Business Development Act of 2021. A large number o ...Read more |