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The Montgomery County Business Center is part of the Office of the County Executive and is focused on helping businesses start and grow in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Sets aside 20% of eligible procurements for local small businesses.

Opportunities available for bid.

Access to information on contracts including incumbent vendors and contract expiration dates.

Montgomery County Community Engagement Cluster

Self-managed database of vendor information used by public entities to identify businesses that can respond to solicitations.

Create an open and accessible culture where Maryland is open for all small businesses, including those owned by minorities, women and veterans.

Helping local businesses build a more efficient, effective and highly motivated team.

The program encourages MFD participation by conducting outreach activities and workshops and providing a forum for businesses to explore individual and joint contracting opportunities

Hispanic Business and Training Institute Delivers classes in business, entrepreneurship, professional development, and licensure. All classes are taught in Spanish unless otherwise noted as bilinqual.

Develop and arrange networking and business opportunities for certified MBEs and corporate members to connect

America’s SBDC is to represent the interests of our members and their SBDCs, by promoting, informing, supporting and continuously improving America’s nationwide network of SBDCs. 

The Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) equips Latinos and other underserved communities with the skills and financial tools to create a better future for their families and communities

The Maryland Department of Transportation is a customer-driven leader that delivers safe, sustainable, intelligent, exceptional, and inclusive transportation solutions in order to connect our customers to life’s opportunities.

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THE KOREAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION (KAWA) IS A ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY BY DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND VALUES.

HCCMC provides a forum for matters affecting Hispanics and minorities in business

EACC is to provide advocacy, networking opportunities, and access to relevant and timely information to advance the growth and success of the business community

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Create an open and accessible culture where Maryland is open for all small businesses, including those owned by minorities, women and veterans.

Montgomery County Public Library business resources.

The main purpose of Data Montgomery initiative is to improve public knowledge of the County Government and its operations. Data Montgomery provides County dataset to the general public so the residents can be better informed and well connected to County Government services.

The Montgomery County Business Center team is part of the Office of the County Executive and is focused on helping businesses start and grow in Montgomery County, Maryland.

We are a national network of groups and individuals organizing white people for racial and economic justice.

The Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA) is a professional organization serving educational service agencies (ESAs) in 45 states.

Online racial justice organization

The Trevor Project’s mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ young people.

We identify the highest-impact policy solutions to poverty and cultivate an advocacy movement that secures the political leadership, focus, and resources to get the job done

Focused exclusively on the talent management needs of the social sector, including nonprofits, associations, social enterprises and other mission-driven organizations.

Helping organizations build their vision, leadership, and capacity to make change.

Organizations use our platform to attract and hire talent by providing an authentic look at company culture, workplace, and values through the stories of their employees.

Promoting and protecting the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Through research, collaboration, and training, Candid connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to do it.

To inspire and support nonprofit boards and executives to lead justly and with purpose.

We support organizations that are building power to achieve a racially and economically just Greater Washington.

Associated Black Charities works as an educator, advocate, and supporter to eliminate race-based structural barriers and advance long-term solutions that create new opportunities for African Americans to thrive

To connect and prepare leaders to build thriving and inclusive workplaces and communities.

McDermott Rise was born out of our commitment to combat inequality and promote fairness while helping bridge the gap for founders of color.

We offer B Corp consulting to help businesses improve their social and environmental impact, and build not only a stronger business, but a stronger community

Helping small business owners create jobs and economic opportunity; access to education, capital and long term support, eliminate obstacles of black entrepreneurship.

Helping individuals and mission-driven organizations maximize their impact through effective talent, organization development, and REDI (Race, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) strategy consulting

ProvidING nonprofit organizations with objective, current, and creative solutions and options for improving results.

We help socially-conscious organizations use the power of media to carry out their mission and vision

We design and facilitate meetings, workshops, and other encounters that allow for the expression of divergent perspectives for the greater good

The Maryland LGBT Chamber of Commerce empowers and promotes the economic well-being of the LGBT+ community in the Maryland marketplace through education, networking and advocacy.

To provide immediate financial assistance and long-term support for America’s Black-owned small businesse

Emerge Stronger was created as a solution to address the technical assistance needs of small businesses who applied for the Prince George’s County Business Recovery Initiative.

Public Purchase is dedicated to streamlining your procurement process and expediting the bid process with customized solutions that ultimately lead to lower government agency costs.

Life Asset is a non-profit organization that offers microloans, training, and support for entrepreneurs in the Greater Washington D.C. area

Black Ambition is a non-profit initiative working to close the opportunity and wealth gap through entrepreneurship.

Amazon is launching the Black Business Accelerator (BBA) to help build sustainable equity and growth for Black-owned businesses

Committed to educating and empowering financial professionals and the community to the strategically collaborate and economically transform the Black community.

Consulting, assessments, learning, training for trainers

Develop inclusive leaders, aligned teams, and human-centered workplaces where diversity, equity and inclusion are the anchors.

We guide corporations to examine their work through a race equity lens by providing training, coaching, and technical assistance.

Our mission is to strengthen the leadership, power, and voices of women and girls from all areas including underserved communities.

Nonprofit organization to help businesses grow and expand in the city of Rockville; growing & launching women-owned businesses

Association of Black Estate Planning Professionals abepp.org

1- Click on the “Community Asset Map” tab; 2- On the drop down, pick “Community Asset Map”. There are more than 20 categories to choose from – from Career Counseling and Development to Workplace Skills and more.

The Management Center (TMC) is working to advance justice and equity in the United States. Achieving this goal takes well-crafted strategies, winning over hearts and minds, and building power. It means transforming policies, systems, and structures that were never meant to serve our communities or planet.

Vendors register for public solicitations, contracts, vendor search – online procurement platform for state, county, local government

eMMA is Maryland’s new online procurement platform used to connect the vendor community with contracting opportunities from state, county, and local government entities. Registered vendors will receive notices of bid opportunities, can submit bid responses online, and may obtain bid results online. Qualified vendors may also complete the self-certification process for the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program and Veteran-owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Program.

The Equity Incubator is an 8-week startup launch program for local entrepreneurs hosted by the
Lab for Entrepreneurship and Transformative Leadership at the Universities at
Shady Grove. The program is facilitated by University Startups.

Office of Small, Minority, & Women Business Affairs

Providing women small business owners with education, networks, and access to capital. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women online is a free-to-access online business education program available to any woman around the world.

Brands by entrepreneurial women of color

A registered tax-exempt nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, Buy from a Black Woman ensures that Black Women have the tools and resources that will allow them to be successful. Through educational programs, an online directory, and funding, Buy from a Black Woman continues to grow as a trusted resource that helps Black Women in business.

https://washingtondc.score.org/

$1 million investment fund for 100 small businesses owned by people of color. Eligible businesses must be open for 3 years and employ no more than 25 employees; helps local entrepreneurs thrive, not just survive

Offers $10k grants for small, minority-owned businesses in D.C.

Helping small business owners create jobs and economic opportunity; small business, black business, black women business; access to education, capital and long term support; eliminate obstacles of black entrepreneurship

Eliminate barriers to access to info and financial resources for Black and Black immigrant business owners and promote inclusive priorities in local economic development policy and practice

Black led organization supporting low-income black women
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/help

Register your business at https://usblackchambers.org/certification

Serving the Black population and making sure they get the same level of services as their counterparts

(MCEDC) Accelerating Community Excellence (ACE) Loan Program assists eligible small businesses in underserved communities. MCEDC was selected as a fund manager to lead the ACE Loan Program by the Maryland Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Program, also known as the Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Program.

Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) will be the program’s fiduciary agent to disburse these loans to small, minority, and women-owned businesses in Montgomery County and throughout Maryland.