Hillsborough Workshop Will Help Minority-Owned Businesses Connect with Contracting Opportunities

Description

Hillsborough’s minority and small business owners and operators are invited to attend a no-cost Doing Business with Hillsborough County workshop next week to learn how to better access more than $500 million in annual County contracting for goods and services. 

The in-person workshop is specifically targeted at minority-owned and small businesses that want to bid for work with Hillsborough County.  
Topics at the in-person workshop will include: 

• The procurement processes and systems used by Hillsborough County to solicit goods and services 
• County programs to support minority- and women-owned and small businesses 
• Upcoming major County infrastructure construction projects, including roads, utilities, and buildings 

• Connect with key representatives from the Economic Development, Procurement Services, Capital Projects, and Water Resources departments 
• Get assistance to complete onsite registration for the County's iSupplier procurement system 
• Find out about the County's new Construction Apprenticeship Program procurement requirement 
• Register to start an application for Disadvantaged Minority/ Disadvantaged Women Business Enterprise (DM/DWBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE) programs 
• Discover free and low-cost small business services available from the Florida SBDC at Hillsborough County and more than 100 Entrepreneur Collaborative Center partners 
• Network with other participants representing a large variety of construction-related trades and services