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Department of Small Business Services

Here’s How Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Can Team Up to Score Larger Contracts

Black women business owners who formed a joint venture say it's helping them grow their own businesses.
By Madina Toure
The city announced its 5,000th certified minority- and women-owned business enterprise in the Bronx today.

New York City Says It Has Awarded $1 Billion in Contracts to Minority and Women Firms

The city has awarded more than $1 billion in contracts to minority and women firms a year after opening its MWBE office.
By Madina Toure
Small businesses need all the help they can get.

New Yorkers Can Nominate Their Favorite Local Businesses For Free Money From the City

New Yorkers will be able to put their favorite local stores on the map—literally.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a new vision for the city's MWBE program, with his senior MWBE adviser, Rev. Jonnel Doris, behind him.

NYC Launches New Partnership Program For Minority and Female-Owned Firms

By Madina Toure
SBS Commissioner Gregg Bishop leads a storefront improvement tour with elected officials in the Rockaway.

NYC Neighborhood Revitalization Program Aims to Boost Small Business Corridors

By Madina Toure
NYPD officers guard the entrance to Trump Tower.

NYPD Calls Trump Tower Security Situation ‘Unprecedented’—But Won’t Say How They’ll Keep It Up

By Madina Toure
Minority- and women-owned businesses at an MWBE open house in the Bronx organized by the city's MWBE Office and the Department of Small Business Services.

NYC Program Will Have Big Corporations Mentor Women and Minority Entrepreneurs

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a new vision for the city's MWBE program, with his senior MWBE adviser, Rev. Jonnel Doris, behind him.

City to Grant Minority and Women-Owned Firms $500K Credit Line Next Year

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Stringer addresses minority- and women-owned business leaders at a roundtable at Chéri Harlem.

Comptroller Says City Has to ‘Do a Lot of Work’ to Help Minority and Women Firms

By Madina Toure

Help Is Coming (just hold on)

By Observer Staff
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