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The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification program is a federal program. The purpose is to increase the participation of certified DBEs in projects funded by the US Department of Transportation and other federal sectors. Projects typically include heavy construction, such as building and designing roads, bridges, railroads, ports, and airports.

Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) is a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more women who are citizens (born or naturalized) of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged.

Small Business Enterprise is a company level diversity certification. SBE certifications are usually issued by the local or state government. Eligibility for certification as a Small Business Enterprise varies depending on the issuer; requirements may relate to number of employees, length of time the company has been in business and the net worth of the company's owner.

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Mentor-Protege Program through the SBA that encourages small businesses to partner with a more experienced firm for mentorship.

A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certification is a state-level designation for 51% owned and operated by one or more American citizens considered an “ethnic minority.”

Each year, the Federal Government awards about 10% of all federal contract dollars, or roughly $50 billion in contracts, to Small Disadvantaged Business Enterprise businesses. SBA’s Office of Government Contracting and Business Development monitors the progress of 24 Executive Branch agencies in contracting with Small Disadvantaged Businesses.

The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program provides procuring agencies with the authority to set acquisitions aside for exclusive competition among service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns.

The General Services Administration Schedule, also known as Federal Supply Schedule, and Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), is a long-term governmentwide contract with commercial companies that provide access to millions of commercial products and services at fair and reasonable prices to the government. MAS makes buying easy and efficient with the use of modern technology to connect government buyers and industry.

Every year, the federal government awards a portion of contracting dollars specifically to Veteran Owned Small Business. Also, small businesses owned by veterans may be eligible to purchase surplus property from the federal government. Use the table below to determine which programs are right for you.

The Women-Owned Small Business Federal contracting program authorizes contracting officers to set aside certain federal contracts for eligible women-owned small businesses.

The HUBZone program helps small businesses in urban and rural communities gain preferential access to federal procurement opportunities. These preferences go to small businesses that obtain HUBZone certification in part by employing staff who live in a HUBZone. The company must also maintain a "principal office" in one of these specially designated areas. A State Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) is a company level diversity certification that is generally issued by a State Government to increase the amount of goods and services acquired by that state from HUBs.

The 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program offers a broad scope of assistance to firms that are owned and controlled at least 51% socially and economically disadvantaged individual(s)