Vendor Resources & Events

Events for small, local, and disadvantaged businesses

• 2009 Washington Business Summit on March 3-4, 2009, sponosored by the Washington Development Industry Council and the Department of Small and Local Business Development
• 2009 Regional Procurment Expo
• District of Columbia Events Calendar (how to write a business plan/offered on various days in January)
• Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar
• How-To Conference for Small, Minority, and Disadvantaged Businesses in the Washington, DC and Baltimore Regions
• Charles County Diversity Forum

Organizational resources for small, local and DBEs

Federal

• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Business Opportunities at the Department of Homeland Security

District of Columbia

• DC Office of Small and Local Business Development
• DC Small Business Development Center at Howard University
• Ebic 901 G Street, MLK Library
• Insurance Resources for DC Businesses
• Score DC
• Washington Area Community Investment Fund
• Washington DC Economic Partnership Business Premier Program

Maryland

• Governor's Office of Minority Affairs (GOMA)
• Maryland Department of Transportation
• Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Meridian Management Group, Inc. (MMG)
• Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
• Prince George's Financial Services Corporation
• National Capital Minority Business Opportunity Committee (NCMBOC)
• Procurement Technical Assistance Program

Virginia

• Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
• Virginia Small Business Development Center Network