Northern California MBEC, serve eligible Minority Owned Businesses, please refer to eligibility section to establish if your business qualify for assistance.

Service List

At the Center we assist MBEs to secure financing in accordance with their needs, i.e. lines of credit, term loans, and accounts-receivable financing. We also help MBE contractors build bonding capacity and obtain surety bonds.

Access to Capital

The mission of the consulting services is to help Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) owners improve the functionality of their business and take advantage of the opportunities that exist within the current market.

Technical Assistance

At NorCal MBEC we assist MBEs to identify public and private sector sales and contracting opportunities, helping entrepreneurs to network, identify and receive notifications on upcoming contracts in the Private and Public sectors (Federal, State and Local Government).

We assist MBEs to identify which certification is beneficial for their company and help qualified companies to apply.

Federal

SBA 8(a) - Small Business Agency

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - California Unified Certification Program, Department of Transportation

GSA Schedules

State of California

Small Business (SB) / Disable Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) - Department of General Services

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) / Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - California Department of Transportation

Minority (MBE) / Woman Owned Business (WMBE) - California Public Utility Commission, Clearinghouse

Private

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Northern California Minority Supplier Development Council

Networking and Contracting Opportunities

We manage three mayor procurement outreach channels to communicate opportunities to Minority Owned Businesses

Procurement Assistance & Certifications

Northern California Minority Business Enterprise Center