Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunity Council
SADBOC’s Mission
The Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunity Council or SADBOC is a council under the Federal Executive Board of Minnesota whose mission is to promote supplier diversity in the public sector through collaboration and information sharing between its members and through education and outreach to the small business public. SADBOC members include Federal, State and local agencies as well as non-profits with an interest in supplier diversity.
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SADBOC has gone Virtual!
Thank you again for participating and we hope to see you in person at the 22nd Annual SADBOC Government Procurement Fair on Thursday, April 29th, 2021! Save the date!
DIVERSITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA
Where do I need to go to be certified to receive a preference or satisfy a goal on a contract?
| CERTIFYING ORGANIZATION | CERTIFICATIONS | CONTRACT ORGANIZATIONS | CONTACT INFORMATION | ||||
| CERT Central Certification Program | MBE (Minority-Owned Business Enterprise) WBE (Women-Owned Business Enterprise) SBE (Small Business Enterprise) | • Hennepin County • Ramsey County • City of Minneapolis • City of St. Paul | Jef Yang CERT Certification Specialist 651-266-8900 [email protected] Information:CERT Certification Apply:Minnesota Small Business Certification Portal | ||||
| MNUCP MN Unified Certification Program | DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) | • City of Minneapolis • Metropolitan Airports Commission • Metropolitan Council • Minnesota Department of Transportation | Jeffrey A. Weinhagen 612-726-8193 jeffrey.weinhagen@mspmac.org [email protected] Information:MNUCP Apply:Minnesota Small Business Certification Portal | ||||
OSP Cut and paste URL:www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us | TG (Targeted Group small businesses) ED (Economically Disadvantaged small businesses) VO (Veteran-Owned Small Businesses) | All State of MN Agencies | 651-201-2402 [email protected] Information:Office of State Procurement Targeted Group Eligibility Apply:Minnesota Small Business Certification Portal | ||||
| SBA U.S. Small Business Administration | 8(a) Business Development Program WOSB (Women-Owned Small Business) SDVOSB (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business) HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zones) | All Federal Agencies, except VA | Shaun McClary Business Opportunity Specialist/ Chair | FEB SADBOC 612-370-2320 [email protected] Information: SBA Contracting Assistance Programs Apply: Certify.SBA.gov Self-Certify: SAM.gov | ||||
| WBDC Women’s Business Development Center | WBE (Women’s Business Enterprise) | Corporations | Yana Lentz Associate Director of WBE Certification 612-259-6584 [email protected] Information: WBDC Apply: 10 Steps to Become WBE Certify | ||||
NCMSDC Cut and paste URL:http://www.northcentralmsdc.net | MBE (Minority-Owned Business Enterprise) | Corporations | Antronette Mahomes Cut and paste URL:www.northcentralmsdc.net/ |