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The 2022 Green Book, the District’s SBE Opportunity Guide

Mayor Bowser Releases the 2022 Green Book, the District’s Small Business Enterprise Opportunity Guide

The Green Book website allows SBEs to search for opportunities in real-time through an interactive dashboard. The site brings the Green Book to life with dynamic spending data that businesses can easily sort by District agency and by-products or services. Through the website, District small and local businesses will be able to easily identify current opportunities and make...

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Aug 8 2022
Mayor Bowser Announces Record $1.1 Billion Small Business Enterprise Spending in FY21
DC Government Surpassed $917 Million Spend Goal in FY21
May 10 2022
Mayor Bowser Launches Applications for the 2022 Robust Retail Citywide Grants
DSLBD intends to award up to $7,500 per business to approximately 78 businesses.
May 1 2022
Mayor Bowser to Kick Off Small Business Week and Announce $1.25 Million Inclusive Innovation Equity Impact Fund Award Recipients
The Mayor will kick off Small Business Week.
Apr 28 2022
Bowser Administration Announces May 2-5, 2022, as DC Small Business Week to Honor and Support the Outstanding Small Business Owners in the District
Apr 22 2022
The Department of Small and Local Business Development Announces Fiscal Year 2022 Food Waste Innovation Grant Awardees.
 

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Sep 16 2020
Letter from the Director - CBE Law Reform
Click Here To View The Mayor's Press Release Click Here To View The Official Letter from the...
Apr 29 2020
DSLBD: Small Biz Quarterly | FY20 Q2
DSLBD SmallBiz Quarterly FY20 Q2 Download PDF (with access to links via online viewing) View in...
Feb 13 2020
DSLBD: SmallBiz Quarterly | FY20 Q1
DSLBD SmallBiz Quarterly FY20 Q1. View newsletter in Slideshare.   Download newsletter...
Oct 15 2019
DSLBD: The Small Biz Quarterly I FY19-Q4
DSLBD FY19 Q4 Small Biz Quarterly Newsletter: https://www.slideshare.net/DSLBDDC/dslbd-...
Jun 17 2019
DSLBD: The SmallBiz Quarterly | FY19-Q3
May 2019 Newsletter

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Jun 14 2021
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Small and Local Business Development
Statement of Kristi C. Whitfield, Director, Before the Committee on Business and Economic...
Feb 10 2021
Fiscal Year 2020 Performance Oversight Hearing Testimony of Director Whitfield
Good Morning, Chairman McDuffie, members of the Committee, staff, and residents of the District of...
Nov 6 2020
Public Hearing on B23-0918 & B23-0959 (Virtual)
Download Complete Testimony Good afternoon, Chairman McDuffie, distinguished members of the...
Sep 15 2020
Public Hearing on B23-0860 & B23-0471 (Virtual)
Download Complete Testimony
Jun 8 2020
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Oversight Hearing Testimony of Director Whitfield
Download Complete Testimony   Good afternoon, Chairman McDuffie, members of the Council, staff,...

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Sep 22 2021
Mayor Muriel Bowser Kicks Off 10th Anniversary of Citywide Art and Cultural Festival - DC Art All Night
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: September 22, 2021  
Jul 27 2020
Public Notices: Proposed Rulemaking (N0094810)
The Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development (“Director”), pursuant to...
Mar 22 2020
Small Business Recovery Microgrants
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Mar 18 2020
Update on DSLBD's Operating Status During COVID-19 Emergency
While the District of Columbia Government began modifying its operations starting Monday, March 16...
Mar 18 2020
Small Business Financial Assistance Now Available Through the SBA
Greetings District Small Business Community,  Yesterday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the U....

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Feb 13 2020
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield Hosts 2nd Episode of Mayor Bowser's Every Opportunity to Rise Podcast
Access to capital is critical for many small business owners and DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield...
Feb 13 2020
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield Hosts Mayor Bowser's Every Opportunity to Rise Podcast
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield was honored to host Mayor Bowser's Every Opportunity to...
Dec 6 2019
Director Whitfield, Culture Coffee Too Owner Join DC Storefront Podcast
This is a fantastic episode featuring DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield and Ms. Veronica Cooper,...
Aug 1 2019
Anacostia Residents Seek Development Without Displacement
Anacostia Residents Seek Development Without Displacement WAMU.com, 8/1/19 Most D.C....
Aug 1 2019
Kojo In Your Community: Small Businesses, Entrepreneurship And Employment East Of The River
Kojo In Your Community: Small Businesses, Entrepreneurship And Employment East Of The River WAMU....

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District CBE Waiver Portal

As the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) continues to identify and implement new ways to increase the transparency businesses have into the District's contracts & procurement process and simplify their ability to find current District government opportunities, DSLBD is proud to announce that we have improved the Agency Subcontracting Requirement Waiver Requests Page by creating an all-new District CBE Waiver Portal (made possible through the District Enter

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