Austin Small and Minority Business Resources

Who We Are

Austin Small and Minority Business Resources was created by the Austin City Council in 1987 to lead the City’s Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise procurement programs.
We work to expand access and equity in City contracting, creating economic opportunity for small, minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses.

What We Do

We manage the certification and compliance of minority-owned and women-owned firms that do business with the City of Austin.
We certify eligible firms as MBE/WBE businesses and help them stay in compliance with the City’s Code of Ordinances.

How We Help

We offer workshops, access to construction plans, business coaching, and trade-association memberships to help certified firms prepare to bid on City contracting opportunities.

Governance

Austin Small and Minority Business Resources operates under the City of Austin’s Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program Ordinance and Program Rules. These rules are shaped by the findings and recommendations of the City’s quadrennial disparity study. [View Program Ordinance and Rules]