Free Business Counseling for M/WBEs:
Through our partnership with the City of Fort Worth Business Assistance Center (FTW BAC), we provide business counseling and assistance with M/WBE certification.
Monthly M/WBE Certification Seminar
At the Fort Worth Business Assistance Center (FTW BAC)
5:30pm, the second Thursday of the month
You must register with the FTW BAC at 817-871-6004
Free one-on-one business counseling to M/WBE firms. To schedule a counseling appointment, please call the FTW BAC at 817-871-6004.
M/WBE Certifications Information:
M/WBE, DBE and TUCP Certification – (NCTRCA) North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency
Texas HUB – Historically Underutilized Business Program
Federal Certifications 8(a), SDB, HUB Zone, Disabled Veteran - Small Business Administration
MBE Certification – Dallas Fort Worth Minority Business Council
WBE Certification – Women’s Business Council Southwest
Asian American-Owned Business Certification - U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Southwest
Business Development Resources:
Business Start-Up Checklist
Incorporating Business in Texas – Texas Secretary of State
Getting a Federal Tax ID (EIN #) or call 1-800-829-4933
Sample Business Plan Outline
Sample Business Plan
Chamber/Council Links:
Arlington African American Chamber of Commerce
Arlington Chamber of Commerce
Arlington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Black Contractors Association
Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Fort Worth Minority Business Council
Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce
Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce & Asian Contractors Association
Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Contractors Association
Houston Minority Business Council
National Association of Minority Contractors, Houston Chapter
NAWIC – National Association of Women in Construction
NMSDC - National Minority Business Development Council
TAMACC - Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce
US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce – Southwest
Women’s Business Council - Southwest