King County Executive Dow Constantine has issued an Executive Order which aims to make it easier for minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) to contract with the County.The Order consists of a nu...

Published May 18, 2021

The North Carolina House of Representatives has approved a bill (HB 303) which would permit the City of Greensboro to establish a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program. The bill has been passed on to the State Senate, wh...

Published Apr 29, 2021

Baltimore City Council is considering a package of three bills that have been introduced with the goal of fostering inclusion of minority- and woman-owned businesses in City procurement. The bills follow a recent audit of ...

Published Apr 28, 2021

Missoula County has passed a resolution giving certain preferences to minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in county contracting. The resolution follows a 2016 statewide disparity study conducted for the Montana De...

Published Apr 27, 2021

[UPDATE 04/08/21: The City of Boston Mayor's Office has issued a press release with further updates on its MWBE initiatives. These include: the reallocation of $2 million from the Boston Police Department ...

Published Apr 09, 2021

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in collaboration with Silicon Valley Transit Consultants (SVTC), is initiating a new Mentor-Protege Program with the aim of assisting in the growth of small and minori...

Published Apr 05, 2021

The City of Birmingham has begun the process of conducting a new disparity study on the experience of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in City contracting. As part of that process, they are requesting that MWBE...

Published Apr 02, 2021

The City of Greensboro has released its annual Minority and Women's Business Enterprise (MWBE) Report for the year of 2020. The document is a review of not only top performing MWBEs in the Greensboro Relevant Marketplace b...

Published Apr 01, 2021

The City of Toledo is hosting an informational meeting regarding the upcoming disparity study it will be conducting. The disparity study will examine the usage of minority- and woman-owned businesses and small businesses i...

Published Mar 29, 2021

The Office of Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, seeking to support diverse businesses in Chicago, has announced three new business initiatives with the goal of further leveling the playing field for City contracting. These ...

Published Mar 16, 2021

The Office of Mayor Domenic Sarno for the City of Springfield has recently issued a statement on the utilization of minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) in City contracting. The statement covers the period of fisca...

Published Mar 15, 2021

[UPDATE 3-11-21: The Illinois CMS BEP program has announced that a new disparity study will also be conducted. The disparity study will give a more accurate and current idea of what disparities may exist i...

Published Mar 11, 2021

City of Atlanta Transit has announced its triennial disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal for fiscal years 2021 through 2023. The agency is required to set and publish such goals as a recipient of fede...

Published Mar 11, 2021

The City of Houston has become the first city in Texas to institute a policy of encouraging the participation of LGBT-owned businesses (LGBTBEs) in City procurement. The policy was passed through an executive order from th...

Published Mar 10, 2021

A bill has been introduced into the California State Assembly which, if passed, would set a quota (rather than a goal) of awarding 25 percent of all state contracts to small businesses. The bill, AB 915, follows a 2006 exe...

Published Feb 26, 2021