What you should know about MWBE 

The Minority Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) program prioritizes minority and women-owned businesses for procurement for contracts with city and state government and many publicly-traded companies, as well as many additional benefits.

Do you know how to get certified and, once certified, get more of the contracts you qualify for?

Increase your chances of success and start winning contracts by joining New York Women in Business,  directors of public agencies from city and state government and the SBA, and successful small business owners in an informative talk about how contracts are awarded and how to be more likely to win them. And how the opportunities go way beyond construction.

This event is sponsored by NYWIB in collaboration with Accompany Capital and NAWBO.

Overview

An MWBE certificate represents official confirmation of quality and compliance but that is just the beginning. Discover what else you need to know from the panel discussions and breakout sessions.

Panel Discussions (3:00-4:45pm)

Panel 1: Where the Opportunities Are
Hear Directors from the NYC Small Business Services, Port Authority, NY State Office of General Services procurement, and Small Business Centers discuss opportunities, scope of work, benefits and contract trends. Discover which industries or services are more in demand and where the opportunities are in both the public and private sectors.

Panel 2: How We Worked the System
Listen to four small business owners talk about what they learned about winning a wide range of contracts — including video production, drinking water and more –with the city, state and public-held businesses.

Breakouts (4:45-5:45pm) Pick ONE

Breakout #1: Get Certified
The mechanics of applying for an MWBE and strategies for writing winning profiles

Breakout #2: Get more out of your MWBE certification
How to increase your likelihood of winning contracts and ways to fund RFP bids

Want even more?

Free Post-Webinar Networking (5:45-6:30pm)
Join fellow attendees for a stimulating interactive session in a small virtual rooms to chat, connect, and build relationships that will help you and your business.

You will get the link to the event in your confirmation email after you register.

This event is jointly sponsored by New York Women in Business, Accompany Capital and NAWBO.

For even more networking, consider signing up for our monthly networking sessions.
Conversations & Connections, sponsored by NAWBO and WeNYC, offers network-building in an informal environment, with like-minded professional women and with the focus on getting to know each other as people not just business owners.

CLICK HERE to learn more.

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