Get Certified
These are the six certification types managed by the Certification Division.
What are MBE, WBE, DBE, ACDBE, SBE, and HUB?
A local business with 500 or fewer employees and $5M or less in annual revenue.
What is a small business?
This UT-based institute is one of SMBR’s technical assistance partners.
What is IC2?
This is the mission of the Small and Minority Business Resources Department.
What is promoting access and equity on City contracts?
This project is one of the largest public infrastructure efforts in Austin.
What is the Airport Expansion and Development Program? (AEDP)
The percentage of ownership that must be held to receive a business certification?
What is 51%?
This acronym is used by a City of Austin department that manages the small, minority and women-owned business procurement program.
What is ASMBR?
Supportive Services's networking events help foster what it calls the ABC's of Business.
What is Always Be Connecting?
ASMBR is located in this City-owned building located at the corner of S. 1st. Street and Barton Springs Rd.
What is One Texas Center?
This downtown facility is undergoing redevelopment with SMBR's support.
What is the Austin Convention Center?
This certification is through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the State Comptroller’s Office.
What is a Historically Underutilized Business?
What percentage of ownership is required to become a certified firm?
What is 51% ownership?
This workshop is designed for firms who are already certified but don’t know what to do next.
What is I'm Certified What's Next?
This is the name of SMBR's annual event that celebrates outstanding minority and women-owned business participation.
What is the Diversity in Contracting Awards Ceremony?
This SMBR division ensures certified firms are used and paid properly on City contracts.
What is the Compliance Division?
These monthly workshops help businesses learn how to get certified.
What is a Pre-Certification Workshop?
This City database lists all currently certified firms.
What is the Certified Vendor Directory?
This annual conference is now in its third year.
What is the Small Business Connections Conference?
This division manages the City's website updates, data reporting, and newsletters.
What is the Strategic Services Division?
This initiative aims to increase local participation in the airport concessions program.
What is Gateway 2 Concessions?
This online search tool lists all firms currently certified with the City of Austin.
What is the City’s Certified Vendor Directory (Austin Finance Online)?
This study, conducted every 5–7 years, helps the City determine if disparities exist in awarding contracts.
This division offers supportive services, technical assistance, workshops and panel discussions.
What is the Resources Division?
These are the three core functions SMBR performs to support small and minority businesses.
What are certifying firms, monitoring utilization, and providing outreach/resources?
Estimated value of scheduled public works projects occuring in Austin over the next 10 years.
What is 25 billion?