Services
The Minority Business Development Agency Business Center – Dallas delivers a variety of services for minority-owned businesses.
Access to Contract Opportunities
- Identification of procurement opportunities
- Solicitation analysis
- Bid and proposal preparation coaching
- Negotiation and closing support
- Research contract award histories
Education & Training
Workshops and seminars conducted by industry leaders and subject matter experts providing relevant information to help your business grow the next level
Business Networking
With some of the best business networking available, experience the MBDA Monthly Business Networking Sessions. Designed for businesses interested in contracting opportunities with government agencies, prime contractors and other corporations.
International Trade Consulting
- Identification of export markets
- Identification of international trade opportunities
- Facilitation of global transactions
- International trade missions
- Market analysis
- Overseas market promotion assistance
Financial Sourcing Assistance
MBDA helps minority owned companies obtain financing for business growth and job creation. The Center maintains strategic alliances with conventional and nonconventional financial institutions and identifies their target markets. MBDA provides assistance with:
- Packaging financial documents for Commercial/SBA loan
programs - Bonding assistance
- Invoice factoring
- Loan structuring to meet business needs for working capital, inventory, purchasing machinery or equipment, construction or a facility
- Equity financing consulting
- Identification and closure of merger and acquisition transactions
Pipeline Enhancement
- Government procurement assistance
- Private sector contract identification
- Specialized certification assistance including 8(a)
- Assistance with market research
Research
- Marketing Feasibility Studies
- Business Analysis
- Sales analysis and forecasting
Strategic Business Consulting
- Teaming Arrangement consulting
- Mentor/Protégé Agreements
- Merger/Acquisitions consulting
- Sales consulting and forecasting
- Operations management and quality control consulting
- Bid preparation consulting
- Management and Organizational Consulting
- Business Plans
- Marketing Plans
- Professional Referrals
- Minority Certification
- Vendor Registration
- Proposal Writing
National Database Services
The Center has several
national database systems that provide vital information for the success of MBE businesses including:
- BidSync Link Plus – the nation’s largest bid notification company with city and county government contract solitcitations
- Construction Market Data – provides commercial pre-construction phase projects information .
- Hoovers – a business research tool that maintains a database of 85 million companies in 900 industries
Service Fees
The services provided by MBDA Business Centers to clients are subsidized through Federal appropriations. Fees charged are based on the service provided and the client’s gross sales. Contact us for more details.
Please note all MBE firms must formally register as clients by completing an application form.