WBE Opportunities

Our annual Connections to Contracts event will be virtual this year! We’ve put together a list of the top five strategies for making yourself standout at virtual networking events.

On June 30th, the application period for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will be ending, and funds are still available! In addition, financial resources continue to become available through local counties and private foundations - many can even be used in conjunction with the PPP or EIDL loans.

As a resource for women-owned and minority-owned businesses, The Study USA has launched a new Mastermind Series called It's My Business.

WeTHRIVE is a new executive education program for WBEs focused on developing a flexible and nimble organization in times of uncertainty and crisis.

The scholarship fund will award 50 scholarships of up to $10,000 each to business owners of qualified certified small and diverse businesses for targeted training and development to enhance their business.

The next application deadline is June 3rd! Register for these informational webinars to find out how this program can transform your businesses.

Dallas County has announced a new eProcurement system that provides web-based bidding services to the vendor community. The new “BidSync” eProcurement system will make it easier to view and respond to solicitations from Dallas County.

The City of Dallas has launched a Small Business Continuity Fund and applications are open as of Monday, May 4, 2020.

In summer 2020, the certification process for Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs) and Economically Disadvantaged WOSBs (EDWOSBs) will change as put forth by Congress in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has designated COVID-19 as a qualifying event for the provision of Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) for businesses and private non-profits in affected communities. We are helping you understand what this means for your small business.