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HUBZone |
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The
HUBZone Empowerment Contracting program was enacted into
law as part of the Small Business
Reauthorization Act of 1997. The program falls under the
auspices of the US Small Business Administration. The program
encourages economic development in historically underutilized
business zones - "HUBZones" - through the establishment
of preferences. |
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U.S. Small Business Administration's
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Small Disadvantaged
Business |
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Minority Business Enterprise |
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Texas State HUB |
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To encourage and effectively
promote the utilization of Historically Underutilized Businesses
(HUBs) by all state agencies, including institutions of higher
education. |
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Centralized Master Bidders
List |
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The CMBL is used by state purchasing
entities to develop a mailing list for vendors to receive
bids based on the products or services they can provide to
the State of Texas. |
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Central Contractors Registration |
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SBA Certified 8(a) |
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Women Business Enterprise |
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The Women's Business Enterprise
National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the nation's
leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to
America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party
certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the
United States. WBENC works to foster diversity in the world
of commerce with programs and policies designed to expand
opportunities and eliminate barriers in the marketplace for
women business owners. WBENC works with representatives of
corporations to encourage the utilization and expansion of
supplier/vendor diversity programs. |
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Houston Minority Business
Council |
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The mission of the Houston Minority
Business Council (HMBC) is to actively involve its members
in efforts that will increase and expand business opportunities
and business growth for minority business enterprises (MBEs). |
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Central & South Texas Minority Business Council |
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The mission of the Central and South Texas Minority Business
Council is to create opportunities for minority business enterprises
to grow, and to actively involve corporate members in these
positive business relationships; to create an environment that
encourages MBE success. |
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