In early January, Gov. Cuomo announced in his State of the State Address a plan to channel 5 percent of the state's contracting dollars to disabled veterans."Disabled veterans showed us their loyalty; we must show...

Published Feb 03, 2014

Companies bidding on government contracts are often faced with small (SBE), minority (MBE), women (WBE), disadvantaged (DBE), and disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) participation subcontracting requirements, but m...

Published Jan 31, 2014

In September 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the implementation of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. The department is reopening the publi...

Published Jan 20, 2014

The City of Raleigh and the Wake County Public School System is inviting minority- and women-owned businesses to participate in its 16th Annual Small Disadvantaged Minority and Women Owned Businesses (SDMWOB) Expo on January ...

Published Jan 16, 2014

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is proposing a new disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal for contracts receiving federal funding. If approved by the the federal Department of Tra...

Published Jan 14, 2014

For the first time, minority and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) in Kansas have access to a dedicated source of capital for their businesses. In early October, NetWork Kansas launched the Minority and Wo...

Published Oct 28, 2013

Cerritos College, located in Los Angeles County, launched a Bond Construction Outreach Program this month to encourage and help facilitate the participation of local, minority, women, disabled veteran, and small businesses in...

Published Oct 28, 2013

New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office announced that minority- and women-owned business enterprise (M/WBE) participation has eclipsed 20 percent for the first time in the program's history. In Fiscal Year 20...

Published Oct 08, 2013

Empire State Development (ESD) is partnering with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Carver Federal Savings Bank to help expand the Small Business Mentoring Program and improve small businesses' ability to ac...

Published Oct 07, 2013

In mid-September, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it is awarding the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (EDC) a $1.5 million grant to operate a Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Busi...

Published Oct 07, 2013

In mid-September, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the Los Angeles Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center is receiving $625,000 in additional funding to expand its outreach efforts to Southe...

Published Oct 07, 2013

Gov. Martin O'Malley's office has announced that Maryland's overall goal for minority business enterprise (MBE) participation on state-funded contracts has increased from 25 percent to 29 percent for Fiscal Years 2014 and 201...

Published Sep 03, 2013

On July 17, Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn signed into law a measure that will allow women that are also minorities to become simultaneously certified by the state as minority-owned businesses (MBEs) and women-owned businesses (...

Published Jul 29, 2013

The City of Austin is seeking public comment for its proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE) Plan for fiscal years 2014-2016. As a recipient of federal construction dollars, the city is required t...

Published Jul 29, 2013

The City of Scottsdale has proposed a 5.23 percent goal for Fiscal Years 2013-15 for disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation on the city's airport construction contracts. The public is also invited to submit com...

Published Jul 29, 2013