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| Date/Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2021 | DBEs Need Post-Ida Support, Urges Congressman | Congressman Troy Carter (D-LA-02) is asking leaders in FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include small and local disadvantaged businesses enterprises (DBEs) in the post-Hurricane Ida re ...Read more |
| October 25, 2021 | SDB Participation Promoted by 2 New Pennsylvania Bills | Pennsylvania legislators have recently introduced two bills aimed at assisting minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses in state contracting, under its Small Diverse Business (SDB) cert. ...Read more |
| October 20, 2021 | PNC Grants $16.8m to Howard U. for Black Business Development | “The center will support expanded opportunities for Black entrepreneurship with enhanced educational, leadership and capacity-building resources and programs nationwide,” the ...Read more |
| October 18, 2021 | 8(a) Firms No Longer Required by SBA to have a Bona Fide Place of Business | A moratorium has been set in place by the U.S. S ...Read more |
| October 11, 2021 | New LGBTQ+ Cert Opens Opportunities for Los Angeles County Contracts | Los Angeles County is creating increasing opportunities for LGBTQ-owned businesses. It’s doing so by expanding the county's Community Business Enterprise (CBE) certification program. LA C ...Read more |
| October 6, 2021 | Albuquerque Gets $1.8m for Minority Business Development Center | The grants will be dispersed over the course of five years, coming out to $375,000 per year. “Funding will assist center operations integral to the establishment and growth of minority-owned busi ...Read more |
| October 1, 2021 | Chicago extends M/WBE set-aside program through 2027 | The City of Chicago will set aside 26 percent of all construc ...Read more |
| October 1, 2021 | Need to Procure a Small Business? There’s an App for That | The app features a map of Virginia that shows the locations of vendors that match whatever keyword you plug in. We tested it with the search term “concrete” and were shown a busy constellation ...Read more |
| September 28, 2021 | King County upgrades M/WBE Small Contractor and Supplier Program | Washington state's King County Executive Dow Constantine has announced the implementation of a Fast Track Small Contractor and Supplier program. Meanwhile, the Washington State Office of Mi ...Read more |
| September 24, 2021 | Black business leaders call for changes to Oakland’s SLBE/LBE program | Oakland multicultural business leaders have requested that the city address and take action in reforming the disparities in contracting opportunities for Black-, Minority- and Women-owned businesse ...Read more |