Technical Assistance
MBDA Rural Development Project
The MBDA Rural Development Project services minority business enterprises (MBEs) within the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras and San Joaquin. These services are provided at no cost to you.
The MBDA Rural Development Project, through its network of partners and subject-matter experts, will rural assist MBEs by:
- Connecting rural MBEs with financial resources and services.
- Securing public and private contracts.
- Offering training to improve digital literacy skills.
- Enabling and growing e-commerce, online sales, and customer service.
- Facilitating entrepreneurship, new business starts, business scaling and job creating in high-demand sectors.
- Assisting rural MBEs with climate adaption and resiliency.
- Encouraging development of local education pathways for rural MBE employment.
- Documenting and seeking improvement in rural broadband accessibility and adoption.
- Providing training, business advisory services and referrals.
The MBDA Rural Development Project continues to work in support of building stronger communities and economies through small business successes. For questions about this program, or if you are an MBE in one of the above-referenced county interested in receiving support and training, please contact Sherri Reusche at: sreusche@calasiancc.org.
Contracting and Procurement Opportunities
The Sacramento MBDA Business Center is actively assisting Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in a variety of ways including the creation and editing of capability statements, connecting businesses to Department Procurement staff, matchmaking with Primes, and other technical assistance needs including certification, bonding, and operational capital needs. These services are provided at no cost to you. MBEs interested in receiving support and training are invited to complete our Client Interest form.
For those of you who would prefer a phone consultation, please schedule a meeting with our staff here.
It’s a particularly exciting time to get involved in public sector procurement opportunities, as there are many opportunities coming down the pike with the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill and new sectors gaining momentum including Electrification and Clean Energy. If you are an established business at the start of your public sector procurement process or actively bidding on solicitations, we are here to help you make valuable connections to public sector and primes, as well as assuring you are solicitation-ready.
The Sacramento MBDA Business Center, through its network of partners and subject-matter experts, will assist MBEs by:
- Identifying and vetting clean energy contract opportunities, including infrastructure-related opportunities and EV charging station infrastructure development
- Providing technical assistance on certification and capability statements
- Supporting MBEs to secure bonding and capital associated with the identified contracting needs
- Facilitating teaming arrangements and partnering of MBEs as needed
- Facilitating transaction and business-matchmaking with government or private sector procurement offices awarding infrastructure projects
- Providing training, business advisory services and referrals
As an additional benefit, participating businesses will have the opportunity to register in Diversity Procure, a robust online matching tool connecting minority business enterprises directly to federal, state, and private contracting opportunities.
The Sacramento MBDA Business Center continues to work in support of building stronger communities and economies through small business successes. Any questions related to this program can be directed to lradimsky@calasiancc.org.
