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MBE certification in Texas: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Texas no longer certifies minority-owned businesses at the state level: its HUB program became VetHUB, for service-disabled veterans only, in December 2025. …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Tennessee: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Tennessee certifies minority-owned businesses through the Governor's Office of Business Initiatives and Development (GO-BID). Here is who qualifies, what documents you need, …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in South Dakota: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

South Dakota does not operate a standalone state MBE program; minority business owners certify through the Midwest Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC), …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in South Carolina: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

South Carolina MBE certification runs through two parallel tracks: the state's Small and Minority Business office and the Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Rhode Island: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Rhode Island MBE certification runs through the Office of Diversity, Equity & Opportunity and the NMSDC affiliate NMSDC New England. Certification opens …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Oregon: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Oregon has two MBE paths: the state's COBID office, which certifies MBE, WBE, DBE, ESB and VBE firms for public contracts, and …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Oklahoma: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Oklahoma MBE certification runs through the Oklahoma Minority Supplier Development Council, the NMSDC regional affiliate. State contracts and corporate supplier diversity programs …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Ohio: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Ohio operates its own state MBE program through the EDGE program, certifying minority-owned businesses for state procurement set-asides. NMSDC certification through a …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in North Dakota: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

North Dakota does not have a standalone state MBE program; certification runs through the NMSDC's Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council and …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in North Carolina: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

North Carolina's state HUB program, once the other path to MBE recognition here, was eliminated by the 2026 state budget. NMSDC certification …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in New York: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

New York has two separate MBE certification tracks: a state program through Empire State Development and a corporate program through the New …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in New Mexico: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

New Mexico does not run a standalone state MBE program; minority business owners pursue certification through the Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in New Jersey: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

New Jersey runs its own state MBE program through the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, separate from the NMSDC affiliate. Both …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in New Hampshire: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

New Hampshire does not operate its own state MBE program; minority-owned businesses seeking MBE certification in the state apply through NMSDC's Northeast …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Nevada: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Nevada MBE certification runs through the Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC affiliate) for corporate contracts, the federal DBE program for …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Nebraska: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Nebraska does not have a standalone state MBE program; certification runs through the Heartland Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC), the regional NMSDC …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Montana: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Montana does not have a state-run MBE program separate from NMSDC. Minority-owned businesses certify through the Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Missouri: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Missouri MBE certification runs through two separate tracks: the Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council for corporate contracts, and the Missouri Minority Business …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Mississippi: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Mississippi MBE certification is issued by the Mississippi Development Authority's Minority and Small Business Development Division or an NMSDC affiliate. It opens …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Minnesota: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Minnesota runs its own Targeted Group Business (TGB) program through DEED, but the nationally recognized MBE credential comes from the Midwest Minority …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Michigan: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Michigan offers two MBE certification paths: the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MSDC) for corporate contracts and the state DTMB program for …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Massachusetts: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Massachusetts runs its own state MBE program through the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), successor to the former SOMWBA, separate from NMSDC. Certification …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey

MBE certification in Maryland: Requirements, Process, and Benefits

Maryland runs its own MBE program through the Maryland Department of Transportation, with a statewide spending goal of 29% on state-funded contracts. …

Jul 6, 2026 · Mario Bailey