Small Business Program Resources

Other Certification Programs
Below are links to other programs that certify small and women- and minority-owned businesses.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Certifications: 8(a) certification and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
8(a) Application: https://sba8a.symplicity.com/applicants/guide
SDB Application: https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/

Central Certification CERT Program: Hennepin and Ramsey County, Minneapolis and St. Paul

Certifications: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
Application: http://www.govcontracts.org/Intcert4.pdf

Minnesota Materials Management (Minn MM)

Certifications: Targeted Group (TG)
Information: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/mn02001.htm
Application: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/webven/

Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC)

Certification: Minority Business Enterprise (MEB)
Information: http://msdc.adaptone.com.mmsdc.app.template/contentMgmt%2CContentPage.vm?

Other Governmental Contracting Opportunities
Below are links to other government contracting opportunities

City of St. Paul: http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=54
City of Minneapolis: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/business/
Ramsey County: http://www.govcontracts.org/
Hennepin County: http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/portal/site/HCInternet/menuitem.4abd65a3575b98896997dff6b1466498/?
MnDOT: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/business.html
MAC: http://www.metroairports.org/business/
Metropolitan Council: http://www.metrocouncil.org/doing_business/overview.htm
Metro Transit: http://www.metrotransit.org/otherTransOpts/index.asp
State of Minnesota: http://www.admin.state.mn.us/recs/cs/cs-sa.html

Women and Minority Associations
Below are links to some metro area women and minority associations.

National Association of Minority Contractors - Upper Midwest Chapter
http://www.namc-um.org/
612-521-3366

Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA)
http://www.meda.net/contact.html
612-332-6332

Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
612-789-7337 ext. 14

Association of Women Contractors
http://www.awcmn.org/
651-489-2221