Welcome to Minority and Small Business Development - Promoting Economic Development Through Inclusion -- Outreach Efforts to Identify Small, Women, and Minority-Owned Businesses that can supply goods and services to the City of Tampa.

• What you need to know to become Women/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) certified. (PDF, 44Kb)

• Obtain an application for WMBE certification. (PDF, 153Kb)
  
  

• Learn about the Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) program. (PDF, 187Kb)

• What you need to know to become Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) certified. (PDF, 153Kb)

• SLBE Orientation Schedule and Registration

• How to do business with the City of Tampa Resource Booklet.

BUSINESS START-UP INFORMATION - Interested in Starting up a Business? Need Licensing, Zoning, Financing, Information?  Get information on business development workshops and technical assistance provided by the Hillsborough County Small Business Information Center (SBIC) and other local agency partners.

City of Tampa Minority/Small Business Enterprise Listings For additional information about the City's Minority Business Enterprise and Small Local Business Enterprise Programs please call (813) 274-5522. Hillsborough County Minority/Small Business Enterprise Listings (Select 'Hillsborough County' from the 'Visit A Jurisdiction?' drop down list on left side of page.) For additional information about the County's Minority Business Enterprise and Small Business Enterprise Programs please call (813) 914-4028.

NEWS ALERTS:

• THE TAMPA BAY 2012 HOST COMMITTEE launches the SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK to support the upcoming REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION