Diversity Business Development Center

Since 2010, the Center has organized in excess of 40 Business Conferences and Educational Symposiums in the Southwestern Region as vehicles to introduce and disseminate information on business climate, economic trends and forecasts, upcoming contract opportunities and business networking as well as to provide educational forums for continuous professional development.

The Center’s Conferences provide a continuous outreach channel for diversity businesses, manufacturers, distributors, service providers, vendors and suppliers to connect with Public and Private Sector organizations including Military, Federal, State, County, City, and local government procurement agencies as well as owners, developers, prime government contractors, healthcare providers, universities and other institutions in need of products and services provided by qualified diversity business enterprises including: Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Businesses, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB),  Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone Businesses, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Indian Incentive Program Businesses (IIP).