The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the results of the annual Small Business Federal Procurement Scorecard for fiscal year 2022. The Scorecard is a measure of the extent to which the various agencies...

Published Jul 26, 2023

The Pennsylvania Department Of General Services (DGS) has announced that bureaucratic improvements it has made have reduced the time taken to certify small minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses through the DGS's B...

Published Jul 25, 2023

Mercer County has published a new certification directory on its website for small and diverse businesses in the area. The online directory was created as a means to support such businesses in their growth and success gene...

Published Jul 20, 2023

Mayor Brandon M. Scott of Baltimore has announced the merge of two offices: the former Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development with the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office. The function...

Published Jul 19, 2023

Amarillo City Transit (ACT) has published a proposed DBE participation goal for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The goal has been set at 9.15 percent. ACT is required to set such a goal as a recip...

Published Jul 18, 2023

The County of Volusia Transit Services Division, or Votran, is inviting the interested members of the public to help Votran set its next Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal. Votran is required to set...

Published Jul 13, 2023

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill, H.R. 3511, which, if passed, would direct the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide training to various federal agencies that do not succeed in hitting...

Published Jul 12, 2023

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has published a proposed DBE participation goal for federally-funded transportation projects during the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026. The goal has be...

Published Jul 11, 2023

The Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) is currently conducting a disparity study on the experience of diverse businesses in doing or attempting to do business with the state. As part of the disparity study, ...

Published Jun 27, 2023

Delaware County has decided to commission a disparity study into its procurement procedures. The study will investigate whether minority-owned, women-owned, LGBTQQIA+-owned, and disabled veteran-owned businesses face barri...

Published Jun 22, 2023

Culver CityBus, of Culver City, California, is seeking public comment on its proposed 2023-2025 DBE participation goal. Culver CityBus is required to set such goals as a recipient of federal transportation funding....

Published Jun 22, 2023

New legislation advancing equity for minority- and woman-owned businesses (MWBEs) and other diverse businesses has recently passed both houses of the Illinois General Assembly. HB 2878, sponsored by State Senator Cristina ...

Published Jun 20, 2023

Shelby County is currently moving forward with plans to reinstate its minority- and woman-owned business (MWBE) contracting program after a three-year hiatus. The hiatus came after the settlement of a lawsuit by Mechanical...

Published Jun 20, 2023

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has voted in favor of commissioning a disparity study into the County's utilization of minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) in its public procurement. The study ...

Published Jun 20, 2023

The City of Austin is currently seeking public comment on its proposed DBE participation goal for the triennial period of fiscal years 2024 through 2026. The City is required to set such participation goals as a recipient ...

Published Jun 20, 2023