Minority & Women Business Enterprises (MWBE) Expo

The EXPO, sponsored by Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development and local State partners, will provide MWBEs with opportunities to meet with procurement officers and receive basic government procurement training. The events will also feature workshops and panel discussions about New York State MWBE certification and business development resources. It will include the New York State MWBE BOOT CAMP, which highlights resources available to MWBEs in their region such as the Small Business Development Center, Procurement & Technical Assistance Centers and the Entrepreneurial Assistance Program.

Business Mentor NY, the State’s first large-scale, hands-on business mentoring program, will join the Division of Minority and Women's Business Development at the EXPO. Business Mentor NY connects volunteers working in the private sector to small businesses and MWBEs to help them address specific challenges and obstacles to success. 

Information will also be available for the Bridge to Success Program, which expands access to short-term loans for MWBEs and state contractors, providing qualified MWBEs with the short-term resources needed to access the up to $1 billion in contracting opportunities with New York State.