Welcome to Minority Business Development -- the outreach effort to identify and register women and minority businesses interested in supplying 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 (SBE) program. (PDF, 187Kb)

• Obtain a Small Local Business Enterprise Application. (PDF, 153Kb)
  

UPCOMING EVENTS (click on the link for event information)

May 28, 2009 6-8p.m. - Marketing Your Small Business (PDF 111KB) presented by the St. Petersburg Business Assistance Center

June 11, 2009 - Tampa Bay Area Business Expo (FREE) (PDF 137 KB)- hosted by the Minority/Small Business Multi-Jurisdictional Regional Task Force; call Bonny (813) 274-5522 for Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities (PDF 56.4 KB) and  Restaurant/Catering Exhibitor Opportunities (PDF 61.6 KB)

June 24-27, 2009 - 26th Annual Conference-Back to the Future  (Disney Contemporary Resort, Orlando) hosted by Florida Minority Suppliers Development Council (FMSDC) (PDF, 668 KB)