Contracting & Business Certifications

Contracting is a great financial opportunity for small business growth and job creation. Federal, State, local, and County agencies must publicly list their contract opportunities to the public. Some of these contracts are set aside exclusively for small, women-owned, minority-owned, economically-disadvantaged and disabled-veteran owned businesses. Small businesses also have access to acquiring contract opportunities with private fortune 500 corporate companies like Walmart, amazon, and apple and so many more. Corporate America and the Government is constantly increasing their emphasis and awareness on diversifying the vendors to do business with, and you can take advantage of these opportunities. Check out the resources below to learn more:

Federal Contracting

https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting

• • Doing Business with Maryland: procurement.maryland.gov/
  • Doing Business with Virginia: eva.virginia.gov/
  • Doing Business with Washington DC: ocp.dc.gov/
  • Small Business Administration: Locate government contracts

Certifications for doing business with corporate and some government

• • Disability:IN: Disability Owned Business Enterprise (DOBE) certification
  • Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC): Women Owned Small Business (WOSB Certification)
  • Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council: Minority Owned Business (MBE) Certification
  • National LGBT Chamber of Commerce: LGBTBE Certification