Topics Related to Historically Underutilized Businesses

HUB/DOT Vendor Orientation Training - Purchasing 101

July 20, 2022, 9am - 11:30am
Training Overview:

Purchasing 101: Vendors will learn the rules and laws that govern state procurement, how to do business with the state, step-by-step of the bidding process and tips on how to submit a good proposal. 

Presented by: Joni Robbins, Director, Purchasing Section, Department of Transportation

Projected Outcomes: High level understanding of doing business in state government and how to find procurement opportunities.

This is a virtual training.

MBDA 1st Thursdays Training

July 7, 2022, 9am - 10am
Join us for the North Carolina MBDA Business Center's monthly series with partner organizations on Thursday, July 7, 2022, from 9:00 am - 10:00 am. The webinar will feature the Small Business Administration North Carolina District Office to discuss suitability for federal government contracting.

Register here

HUB Certification Session

June 30, 2022, 12pm - 2pm
Please join us for a North Carolina Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) certification event, Thursday June 30th, 12:00 pm -2:00pm at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, located at 134 S. Elm Street in downtown Greensboro. Sponsored by the Greensboro Business League. Lunch will be provided.

Understanding VR, AR, and the Metaverse – and How it will Transform Business

June 23, 2022, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

CYBER SECURITY: What Small Businesses Need to Know and Do

June 16, 2022, 2pm - 3:30pm

RETOOLNC Info Session

May 26, 2022, 6pm - 7pm
Funded at $20 million, the RETOOLNC 3.0 grant program will be administered by the Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB Office) in partnership with the Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) and the National Institute of Minority Economic Development.

RETOOLNC Grant Program Relaunches for Third Round of Funding June 1st

On June 1, the North Carolina Department of Administration’s Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) will once again open applications for grant funds for certified HUBs and disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) firms impacted by COVID-19.  

Session with Congressman Price, RTP Foundation, SBA (4th District)

May 23, 2022, 8:30am - 10am
Join Rep. Price (NC-04) on May 23rd for a Small Business Breakfast! Please join Congressman Price for a discussion with special guests, Tammie Hall, Director of the North Carolina Minority Business Development Agency, Raymond Trapp, Vice President of Strategic Engagement of the Research Triangle Foundation, and Allen Thomas, Region IV Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

MBDA's Collaboration w/ Partners

June 9, 2022, 10am - 11am
Join us for the North Carolina MBDA Business Center's monthly series with partner organizations on Thursday, June 9, 2022, from 10:00 am - 11:00 am. The webinar will feature guest speakers from Housing & Urban Development (HUD Section 3) and the NC Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights to discuss certification programs.

UNC-Chapel Hill and OWASA Construction Contractor Outreach Luncheon

June 7, 2022, 11am - 2pm
The UNC-Chapel Hill Facilities Services Office of Construction Management and Historically Underutilized Businesses is partnering with the Orange Water and Sewer Authority for a joint construction contractor outreach event. 

The Friday Center - 100 Friday Center Dr. Chapel Hill, NC
RSVP at https://go.unc.edu/luncheon by May 30