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Equitable Development Toolkit
Equitable Development Toolkit
Minority Contracting
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Resources


Organizations



Multicultural Advantage. A set of links to federal government pages on minority business enterprises.




Regional Alliance for Small Contractors. A New York, New Jersey, Connecticut "industry partnership led by major corporations in construction, public agencies and small businesses to help small, minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises compete openly and perform effectively on public and private sector contracts."




Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund. A nonprofit law firm focusing on defense of minority contracting programs and preparation of adequate disparity studies.




Multi-Cultural Contracting Group. An independent organization that provides a mentoring program and other technical assistance to minority and women contractors in the San Diego area.




Department of Transportation's Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization




Small Business Administration's Small Disadvantaged Business Page



Readings




The Delaware Disparity Study, completed by the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League in November of 2001, is a useful template for how to go about conducting a disparity study.  It includes discussion on the methodology of how to conduct the study and illustrates how to translate disparity findings into policy recommendations.




"Networking Across Boundaries. New Directions in Community-Based Job Training and Economic Development. Volume 2: Peer-to-Peer Workforce Development Networks". Ed. Bennett Harrison and Marcus Weiss. Economic Development Consortium, 1998.




"Networking Across Boundaries. New Directions in Community-Based Job Training and Economic Development. Volume 3: Regional Intermediaries Bridging Job Training with Business and Community Development". Ed. Bennett Harrison and Marcus Weiss.

 

 

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