Resources for Small, Minority, and Woman-Owned Firms

Federal Government Resources

• Agriculture Department
• Defense Department
  • Air Force Department
  • Army Department
  • Navy Department
• Education Department
  
• Energy Department
• Environmental Protection Agency
• General Services Administration
• Heath & Human Services Department

• Homeland Security Department
• Housing & Urban Development Department
• Justice Department
• Labor Department
• NASA
• Social Security Administration
  
• State Department
• Transportation Department
• Treasury Department

State Government Resources

• eVA

• Fairfax County Purchasing
• Fairfax County Economic Development Authority

• Fairfax County Public Schools

Small Business Resources

• American Electronics Association
• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
• Community Business Partnership
• Emerging Business Forum
• Fairfax Small Business Development Center
• Fairfax County Small Business Commission

• Grants.gov
• Minority Business Development Program
• National Association of Investment Companies
• SCORE
• Small Business Administration
  • Washington DC Area Office
    
• Virginia Department of Business Assistance

Legal and Regulatory Information

• Federal Acquisition Regulations
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

• SBA Regulations

Publications

• Black Enterprise On-line
• Defense Daily
• Fortune Magazine - Small Business
• Government Computer News
• Hispanic Business Magazine

• Inc. Magazine
• Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine
• Wall Street Journal
• Washington Business Journal
• Washington Technology

Small Business Financing

• America's Business Funding Directory
• Minerva Seed Fund
• National Minority Supplier Development Council (Business Consortium Loan)

• Springboard Enterprises
• Virginia Asset Financing
• Virginia Small Business Financing Authority

Small Business, Women, and Minority Associations

• Center for Women’s Business Research
• Disabled Businesspersons Association
• Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund
• National Association of Female Executives
• National Association of Women Business Owners

• National Black Business Council
• National Federation of Independent Businesses
• National Minority Business Council
• National Minority Supplier Development Council
• U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce