Grow with incentives & personalized counseling
Utilize counseling, capital, and contracting opportunities that help small businesses expand and compete successfully.
General Business Counseling
- DSLBD/SCORE counseling
- DCRA Small Business Resource Center
- DC Small Biz Help (network of nonprofit organizations)
- DOES employer assistance for staffing
Contracting
- Counseling for local, federal and private contacting (DC PTAC)
- CBE Connect portal for DC government contract opportunities
- DC contract opportunities
- DC supply schedule
- Federal contract opportunities
- Post your contract opportunities
- Teaming
- Finding local businesses (CBEs)
Certified Business Enterprise (CBE)
- Program overview for contracting competitive advantage
- New certification
- Find a CBE business
Exporting
- Exporting counseling and classes
Marketing and Promotion
- Planning promotions guide
Access to Capital & Incentives
- Financing: Overview of options for small businesses
- Loan assistance: Community lenders, collateral support and loan capital/debt service
- Investing in Small Businesses: CAPCO investments, Equity crowdfunding
- Financial assistance: Overview, incentives, DC grants, Federal grants and green business incentives
- Grants (Office of Partnerships and Grants): Search for grants. Receive weekly Funding Alert.
Commercial Space Improvement and Expansion
- WDCEP commercial space site selection consultations
- DCRA Green building compliance consultations