Powerstart Services: Ways to Help

  Current MBE law requires agencies to allocate 29% of the total dollar value of their procurement contracts directly or indirectly to certified MBE firms.  

 The Small Business Enterprise Certification is a race and gender neutral program. 

 Firms with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification may meet minority business participation goals on federally-funded contracts issued by the Department  

 The 8(a) program can be a valuable tool for experienced socially and economically disadvantaged small business owners, who have already been in business for at least two years or more, and are interested in expanding their footprint in the federal marketplace. 

 The Small Business Administration (SBA) created the Woman Owned Small Business Program (WOSB) as a way of giving businesses owned by women easier access to the resources they need to grow.  

(VetCert) opens opportunities for

veteran-owned small businesses (VOSBs) and service-disabled

veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs) to compete for federal

sole-source and set-aside contracts across the federal government