Minority and Women-Owned Business Development
The mission of the Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development is to ensure that the City of
Baltimore is prepared to create new opportunities
for minority-owned (African American, Asian American,
Hispanic American, or Native American) and women-owned
(51% ownership) businesses in compliance with Ordinance
211 and the Mayor's Executive Order.
Objectives:
- Dramatically increase the number, magnitude and
success rate of minority-owned and women-owned businesses
in Baltimore City; and
- Dramatically increase contracting and procurement
dollars spent with minority-owned and women-owned
businesses; and
- Facilitate greater involvement of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in identified growth sectors of the City's economy (e.g. tourism, technology, real estate development).
Capacity Building Programs and Partners:
- Baltimore City Local Contractor Development Program - designed to assist local companies with technical
assistance and bonding as related to construction projects
with the Department of Public Works and the Department
of Transportation.
- Annual Procurement and Outreach Fair - comprehensive procurement fair featuring workshops,
business opportunities, and networking sessions with
City buyers for all agencies.
- Women’s Business Forum – an opportunity for business women to meet other business women in and around the City of Baltimore and to hear from various City agencies representatives that procure goods and services that they provide.
- Small
Business Resource Center - partner that provides
training and education in a variety of business development
areas.
- Baltimore
Development Corporation - advocate for minority
inclusion and participation on equity projects utilizing
public funding, specifically for the West Side.
- East
Baltimore Development, Inc. (EBDI) - partner
to link businesses for inclusion in all aspects of the
development of the East Baltimore Biotechnology Park.
- Baltimore
City Department of Housing and Community Development - facilitator for those looking to build relationships
for business opportunities in City's housing industry
- Greater
Baltimore Committee - partner to bridge the
gap between small and large business entities.
Sun. September 7, 2008