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Alabama MBE Program

The Office of Minority Business Enterprise at the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is in charge or administering and maintaining the states' minority business enterprise (MBE) program. Through the progr...

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Alabama DBE Program

The Alabama Unified Certification Program (ALUCP) is a program administered by the state of Alabama that certifies businesses as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) for the purposes of doing business with the state o...

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Alaska DBE Program

The Alaska Approved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program runs a certification process, the objectives of which are to ensure not only that the applicable laws are being followed and that DBEs can compete fairly ...

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Arizona DBE Program

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in Arizona is implemented by the Business Engagement and Compliance Office. The Arizona Department of Transportation conducts a Disparity Study every three years to deter...

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Arkansas MWBE Program

The Minority and Women-Owned Business Division at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission oversees the state's minority and women-owned business certification process. In addition to certification, it maintains direct...

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Arkansas DBE Program

In Arkansas, disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) are certified by the Arkansas Unified Certification Program, which acts in association with the Arkansas Department of Transportation's Equal Employment Opportunity de...

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California DBE Program

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), with the California Office of Civil Rights, is the responsible for the state certification of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs). The department has set an ove...

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San Francisco LBE Program

The City and County of San Francisco frequently applies Local Business Enterprise (LBE) participation goals on its contracts, but a company must first be certified as an LBE to take advantage of this program. Through the c...

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San Diego SLBE Program

The City of San Diego encourages the participation of small local businesses through its Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBEs) certification program. As a certified SLBE, a company can take advantage of bid preferences,...

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Bay Area Rapid Transit MBE, WBE (EOPP) Program

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has a Non-Discrimination Program for Subcontracting which makes reference to minority and women-owned subcontractors (MWBEs), but does not certify such MWBEs. The Program falls under the rubri...

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Los Angeles County CBE Program

The County of Los Angeles Office of Small Business has implemented a Community Business Enterprise (CBE) program to improve access to county contracts for minority, women, disadvantaged, LGBTQQ, and disabled veteran busine...

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Alameda County SLEB Program

Certain businesses fitting the specified criteria may be certified by the Small, Local and Emerging Business (SLEB) program of Alameda County. Certified companies can then receive bid preferences on county contracts of up ...

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California Supplier Clearinghouse Diversity Program Program

Firms owned by minorities, women, disabled veterans, persons with disabilities, and LGBT people can gain better access to contracts with the California Public Utilities Commission if they are certified through its Supplier...

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Oakland LBE/SLBE Program

With a Local or Small Local Business Enterprise (LBE/SLBE) certification from the City of Oakland, a company is eligible for bid discounts and preference points on city contracts. Additionally, the city requires 50 percent...

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Los Angeles County SLBE & DVBE Program

Under the auspices of its Social Enterprise Preference Program, Los Angeles County operates certification programs for Local Small Business Enterprises (LSBEs) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs). DVBEs and L...

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Alameda County Alameda CTC LBE/SLBE Program

Under the Alameda County Transportation Commission’s (Alameda CTC’s) Local Business Contract Equity (LBCE) Program, the following is offered on contracts funded by specific local sources with no state or federa...

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California SB-PW Program

The Office of Small Business and DVBE Services (OSDS) for the State of California offers a Small Business for the purpose of Public Works (SB-PW) certification. To be eligible, a business must, among other criteria, be not...

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California DVBE Program

The California Department of General Services (DGS) operates a certification program for Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprises (DVBEs). To be eligible, a prospective DVBE's owner must have a "service-connected disabi...

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Denver EBE, MWBE, SBE, SBEC Program

The City of Denver's Office of Economic Development (OED) is responsible for administering Denver's minority and women business enterprise (M/WBE), emerging business enterprise (EBE), small business enterprise concessionai...

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Colorado DBE Program

The state of Colorado has eliminated the need for disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) to acquire certifications from various agencies by creating the Colorado Unified Certification Program (UCP). The Colorado UCP cer...