State agencies provides technical and financial assistance to minority-owned businesess so that they can compete more successfully for federal, state, local government and commercial contracts. State agencies also serve as advocates for minority-owned businesses to enhance economic development. Certification opens the door to targeted government contracting opportunities. Learn how to become a certified minority-owned business.
Explore the local resources below:
Alabama
Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Office of Minority Business Enterprise [1]
Clarence Mann [2] - (334) 353 5680
California
Department of General Services
Office of Small Business Certification and Resources [3]
Jim Butler [4] - (916) 375 4445
Connecticut
Department of Administrative Services
Supplier Diversity Program [5]
Meg Yetishefsky [6] - (860) 713 5228
Delaware
Department of Administrative Services
Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprise [7]
Pete Teague [8] - (302) 857 4552
Florida
Department of Service Management
Office of Supplier Diversity [9]
Thad Fortune [10] - (850) 487 9863
Illinois
Department of Transportation
Business Enterprise Program [11]
Frank McNeil [12] - (312) 814 4190
Indiana
Department of Administration
Minority Business Development Program [13]
Felicia Roseburgh [14] - (317) 232 3061
Iowa
Department of Inspections and Appeals
Targeted Small Business Certification Program [15]
Mann Montgomery [16] - (515) 281 5796
Kansas
Department of Commerce
Women's and Minority Business Development [17]
Rhonda Harris [18] - (785) 296 3425
Maryland
Department of Transportation
Office of Minority Business Enterprise Program [19]
Richelle Thomas [20] - (410) 865 1242
Massachusetts
Department of Business and Technology
State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance [21]
Nedra White [22]
Reggie Nunnally [23] - (617) 502 8852
Minnesota
Department of Administration Materials Management Division
Targeted Group/Economically Disadvantaged Small Business Program [24]
Stephanie Selb [25] - (651) 201 2428
Mississippi
Mississippi Development Authority
Minority and Small Business Development Division [26]
Bob Covington [27] - (601) 359 3448
Missouri
Office of Administration
Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity [28]
Celeste Metcalf [29] - (573) 751 8130
New York
Empire State Development
Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Development [30]
Dean Bennett [31] - (212) 803 2412
North Carolina
Department of Administration
Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses [32]
Bridget L. Wall-Lennon [33] - (919) 807 2330
Ohio
Department of Administrative Services, Equal Opportunity Division
Minority Business Enterprise Unit [34]
Todd McGonigle [35] - (614) 466 8380
Oregon
Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
Office of Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business [36]
Raleigh Lewis [37] - (503) 986 0063
Pennsylvania
Department of General Services
Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities [38]
Curtis Burwell [39] - (717) 783 3119
Rhode Island
Department of Administration
Rhode Island Minority Business Enterprise Compliance Office [40]
Charles Newton [41] - (401) 574 8670
South Carolina
Governor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance
Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance [42]
Christine Glover [43] - (803) 734 5010
Texas
Texas Building and Procurement Commission
Historically Underutilized Business Program [44]
Rachel Snell [45] - (512) 463 6958
Virginia
Department of Minority Business Enterprise [46]
Ida O. McPherson [47] - (804) 786 6585
Washington
Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise [48]
Cathy Canorro [49] - (360) 664 9760
West Virginia
West Virginia Development Office
Small Business Development Center [50]
Kristina Oliver [51] - (304) 558 2960
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation [52]
Peggy Burke [53]
(608) 266 3751
(608) 261 2510
Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Minority Business Enterprise Certification (MBE) [54]
Carol Dunn - (608) 267 0297
Seyom Mengesha [55] - (608) 210 6880