5 Ways Small, Minority-Owned Firms can Build Success
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August 01, 2019
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Written by Kim Slowey, Construction Dive
Federal, state and even city and county agencies have special programs that give qualified minority- and woman-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) and other disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs), such as service-disabled veterans, a chance to bid on and win certain construction projects ranging from small to mega. That is, if they are certified.
And for those contractors starting out with less capital and fewer resources than their larger MWBE and DBE counterparts have, the road to success might be a little tougher — and longer — but there are strategies that can help them be more competitive."