Minority & Women-Owned Business Development
The Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development serves as the City of Baltimore’s advocate for small, local, minority and women-owned companies including prime contractors, subcontractors, and joint venture partners. MWBD provides the following services:
Support
We provide support for small, local, minority-owned and women-owned companies seeking to do business with the City of Baltimore by expanding contracting opportunities and increasing the procurement dollars spent with minority and women-owned companies
Networking
We provide networking opportunities at the following annual events:
- CEO Summit
- Franchise Seminar
- Mayor’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Awards
- Procurement Fair
- Supplier Diversity and Inclusion/Minority Enterprise Development Week
- Vendor Development Seminar Series for Minority and Women Business Enterprises
- Women’s Business Forum
Outreach
We provide outreach to assist in forging strong business alliances, building capacity, accessing assistance, resolving problems with or barriers to compliance with Article 5, Subtitle 28 of the Baltimore City Code (2007 Edition).
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