State Certification Programs
139 programs across 52 states
Alabama
3 programsAlabama DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Office of Minority Business Enterprise
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Alabama Small Business Development Center
- Small Business Development assistance - Government contracting support
Alaska
2 programsArizona
3 programsArizona DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Arizona Commerce Authority - Small Business Services
- Small Business certification - Arizona Procurement preferences
Arizona Veteran-Owned Business Program
- Veteran-owned business support - Procurement opportunities
Arkansas
2 programsCalifornia
3 programsCalifornia Unified Certification Program (CUCP)
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
California Department of General Services - Office of Small Business and DVBE Services
- Small Business (SB) - Microbusiness - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (D…
California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)
Colorado
3 programsColorado DOT Civil Rights & Business Resource Center
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Emerging Small Business (ESB)
Colorado Office of Economic Development - Minority Business Office
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Emergi…
Colorado Veteran-Owned Business Resources
- Veteran business support - Federal SDVOSB guidance
Connecticut
3 programsConnecticut DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Connecticut Department of Administrative Services - Supplier Diversity
- Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
Connecticut Veteran-Owned Business Set-Aside Program
- Veteran-Owned Business - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Delaware
1 programDistrict of Columbia
1 programFlorida
4 programsFlorida DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Florida Office of Supplier Diversity
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Vetera…
Florida Small Business Development Center Network
- Small Business assistance - Government contracting support - SBA certificatio…
Florida Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
Georgia
4 programsGeorgia DOT Equal Opportunity Division - DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Georgia Business Certification Program
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Vetera…
Georgia Department of Administrative Services - State Purchasing Division
- Small Business verification through Georgia Procurement Registry
Georgia Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)
Hawaii
2 programsIdaho
2 programsIllinois
4 programsIllinois DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Illinois Business Enterprise Program (BEP)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Person…
Illinois Business Enterprise Program (BEP)
- Business Enterprise Program (BEP) - Minority-owned - Women-owned - Persons wi…
Illinois Veteran Business Program
- Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Bu…
Indiana
3 programsIndiana DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Indiana Department of Administration - Minority & Women Business Enterprises
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
Indiana Veteran-Owned Business Program
- Veteran-owned business support
Iowa
2 programsKansas
2 programsKentucky
2 programsLouisiana
2 programsMaine
2 programsMaryland
4 programsMaryland DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Maryland Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Small Business Reserve (SBR) - Veteran-O…
Maryland Small Business Reserve Program
- Small Business Reserve (SBR) - SBR set-aside opportunities
Maryland Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Program
- Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE)
Massachusetts
4 programsMassachusetts DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Vetera…
Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Vetera…
Massachusetts Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business E…
Michigan
4 programsMichigan DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity - MWBE Program
- Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women-Owned Business Enterprise (W…
Michigan Small Business Development Center
- Small business consulting - Government contracting assistance - Certification…
Michigan Veteran-Owned Business Program
- Veteran-Owned Business support - Service-Disabled Veteran resources
Minnesota
3 programsMinnesota DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Minnesota Department of Administration - Office of Equity in Procurement
- Targeted Group Business (TGB) - includes: - Minority-Owned - Women-Owned …
Minnesota Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
- Veteran-Owned Small Business - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Mississippi
2 programsMissouri
3 programsMissouri DOT External Civil Rights - DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
Missouri Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
Montana
2 programsNebraska
2 programsNevada
2 programsNew Hampshire
2 programsNew Jersey
4 programsNew Jersey DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
New Jersey Division of Revenue - Business Registration
- Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women …
New Jersey Small Business Enterprise Program
- Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - 25% set-aside program
New Jersey Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise Program
- Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (DVOB)
New Mexico
2 programsNew York
4 programsNew York State DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
New York Empire State Development - Division of Minority and Women's Business Development
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
New York State Small Business Program
- Small business procurement support - State contract opportunities
New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)
North Carolina
4 programsNorth Carolina DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
NC Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) - Minority-Owned - Women-Owned …
North Carolina Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) - Minority-owned - Women-owned - Di…
North Carolina Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
North Dakota
2 programsOhio
4 programsOhio DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
Ohio Department of Administrative Services - Equal Opportunity Division
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity…
Ohio EDGE Program
- EDGE Certification - Construction and professional services - Goods and servi…
Ohio Veteran-Friendly Business Enterprise Program
- Veteran-Friendly Business Enterprise (VFBE)
Oklahoma
2 programsOregon
1 programPennsylvania
4 programsPennsylvania DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Pennsylvania Department of General Services - Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion & Small Business Opportunities
- Small Diverse Business (SDB) - Minority Business Enterprise - Women Busin…
Pennsylvania Small Diverse Business Program
- Small Diverse Business (SDB) - Small Business - Various diversity designations
Pennsylvania Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
- Veteran-Owned Small Business - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Puerto Rico
2 programsRhode Island
2 programsSouth Carolina
2 programsSouth Dakota
2 programsTennessee
2 programsTennessee DOT Small Business Development Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise (GoDBE)
- Minority-Owned Business - Woman-Owned Business - Small Business - Service-Dis…
Texas
4 programsTexas DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) - Sm…
Texas Comptroller - Statewide HUB Program
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) - Minority-Owned - Women-Owned …
Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program
- Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) - Minority-owned - Women-owned - Se…
Texas Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program
- Service-Disabled Veteran HUB certification
Utah
2 programsVermont
2 programsVirginia
4 programsVirginia DOT Civil Rights DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD)
- Small Business - Women-Owned Business - Minority-Owned Business - Service-Dis…
Virginia Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned (SWaM) Program
- Small Business - Women-owned Business - Minority-owned Business - Micro Busin…
Virginia Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program
- Service Disabled Veteran-owned (SDV)
Washington
4 programsWashington State DOT Office of Equal Opportunity - DBE
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Washington State Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises (OMWBE)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Combin…
Washington Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprises (OMWBE)
- MWBE (Minority Women Business Enterprise) - MBE (Minority Business Enterprise…
Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran-Owned Business
- Veteran-Owned Business (VOB) - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)
West Virginia
2 programsWisconsin
4 programsWisconsin DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Disabl…
Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Disabl…
Wisconsin Disabled Veteran Business Program
- Disabled Veteran Business (DVB)
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