State agencies provides technical and financial assistance to minority business enterprise so that they can compete more successfully for federal, state, local government and commercial contracts. State agencies also serve as advocates for minority business enterprise to enhance economic development. Certification opens the door to targeted government contracting opportunities. Learn how to become a certified minority business enterprise.
Explore the local resources below:
Alabama
Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Office of Minority Business Enterprise
Clarence Mann - (334) 353 5680
California
Department of General Services (SB/DVBE Only)
Business Development Program
Tanya Little – (916) 375-4936
Connecticut
Department of Administrative Services
Supplier Diversity Program
Meg Yetishefsky - (860) 713 5228
Delaware
Office of Supplier Diversity
Office of Supplier Diversity
Michelle N. Morin - (302) 857 4554
Florida
Department of Service Management
Office of Supplier Diversity
Thad Fortune - (850) 487 9863
Illinois
Department of Transportation
Business Enterprise Program
Frank McNeil - (312) 814 4190
Indiana
Department of Administration
Minority Business Development Program
Felicia Roseburgh - (317) 232 3061
Iowa
Department of Inspections and Appeals
Targeted Small Business Certification Program
Mann Montgomery - (515) 281 5796
Kansas
Department of Commerce
Women's and Minority Business Development
Rhonda Harris - (785) 296 3425
Maryland
Department of Transportation
Office of Minority Business Enterprise Program
(410) 865-1269
Massachusetts
Department of Business and Technology
State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance
Nedra White
Reggie Nunnally - (617) 502 8852
Minnesota
Department of Administration Materials Management Division
Targeted Group/Economically Disadvantaged Small Business Program
Sheila A. Scott - (651) 201 2428
Mississippi
Mississippi Development Authority
Minority and Small Business Development Division
Bob Covington - (601) 359 3448
Missouri
Office of Administration
Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity
Celeste Metcalf - (573) 751 8130
New York
Empire State Development
Division of Minority and Women-owned Business Development
Lourdes Zapata - (212) 803 2412
North Carolina
Department of Administration
Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses
Dennis M. English, Jr. - (919) 807 2330
Ohio
Department of Administrative Services, Equal Opportunity Division
Minority Business Enterprise Unit
Todd McGonigle - (614) 466 8380
Oregon
Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
Office of Minority, Women and Emerging Small Business
Raleigh Lewis - (503) 986 0063
Pennsylvania
Department of General Services
The Bureau of Small Business Opportunities
Curtis Burwell - (717) 783 3119
Rhode Island
Department of Administration
Rhode Island Minority Business Enterprise Compliance Office
Charles Newton - (401) 574 8670
South Carolina
Governor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance
Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance
Christine Glover - (803) 734 5010
Texas
Texas Building and Procurement Commission
Historically Underutilized Business Program
Rachel Snell - (512) 463 6958
Virginia
Department of Minority Business Enterprise
Ida O. McPherson - (804) 786 6585
Washington
Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprise
Lisa van der Lugt - (360) 664 9750
West Virginia
West Virginia Development Office
Small Business Development Center
Kristina Oliver - (304) 558 2960
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
(608) 267-9550
Wisconsin
Department of Administration
Minority Business Enterprise Certification (MBE)
Email: DOABDMBD@wisconsin.gov
(608) 267-9550