Minority and Women Owned Business

Becoming certified as a MBE validates that a business is predominantly owned by a minority or group of minorities. Most government purchasing agencies and corporations track and have programs for doing business with minority-owned vendor companies. Certification also opens the doors to services set up specifically for minority-owned business such as grants, loans, contracts for minorities and corporate diversity program participation.

Below are places that you can go to get help with certification:

Government Contracting SBDC

1402 Corinth Street

Suite 1520

Dallas, Texas 75215

Phone: (214) 860-5889

Fax: (214) 860-5867

cgcsbdc@dcccd.edu

http://sbdcgc.org/contact/

Cross Timbers Procurement Center (PTAC)

202 E. Border Street, Suite 323

Arlington, TX  76010

Phone: (817)-272-5978

Fax:     (817)-272-5977

https://www.uta.edu/crosstimbers/

Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council

8828 North Stemmons Freeway – Suite 550

Dallas, TX 75247

Telephone: 214.630.0747

FAX: 214.630.0747

E-mail: admin@dfwmsdc.com

http://www.dfwmsdc.org/contact-us.html

MBDA Business Center – Dallas/Fort Worth

8828 N Stemmons Freeway – Ste 550-B

Phone: 214.920.2436

Email: admin@mbdadallas.com

http://www.mbdadfw.com/home.html

Minority and Women Owned Business

The WOSB Federal Contract Program was implemented in February 2011 with the goal of expanding opportunities for WOSBs to win Federal contracts by providing a level playing field for WOSBs to compete. It is also intended to assist Federal agencies to meet the contracting goals for WOSBs. The Program allows WOSBs to compete for set-aside contracts or receive sole source awards in industries where women-owned small businesses are substantially underrepresented.  It also enables Economically Disadvantaged WOSBs (EDWOSBs) to compete for set-aside contracts or receive sole source awards in industries where women-owned small businesses are underrepresented.