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Train and expand your workforce
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Acquire industry and government certifications
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Develop positive relationships with prime contractors
Learn best practices from construction industry experts
Increase your competitiveness on public and private bids
Definition of a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
DBEs are for-profit small business concerns where socially and economically disadvantaged individuals own at least a 51% interest and also control management and daily business operations. African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific and Subcontinent Asian Americans, and women are presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged. To be regarded as economically disadvantaged, an individual must have a personal net worth that does not exceed $1.32 million. To be seen as a small business, a firm must meet SBA size criteria AND have average annual gross receipts not to exceed $23.98 million.