Listed below are a few tools to help you make the most of your MBE/EDGE certification. Please check back as we continue to provide more assistance to help you and your business succeed! 

• Ohio Business Expo
  
  The 2012 Ohio Business Expo was Sept. 19, 2012 at the Ohio Expo Center's Rhodes Center, located at 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, 43211. Representatives from state agencies, boards, commissions, colleges and universities were on hand to tell you about their upcoming set aside contracts and additional purchasing needs for the fiscal year.  We hope that you found this event helpful and used the opportunity to network with agency procurement officers to tell them more about your company's capabilities.  There were also informational and skill-building workshops open to all attendees. 
  
  We look foward to seeing you at the 2013 Expo!
  
  -- Available Workshops
  -- Expo Book 2012
  -- Invitation/Flier 
  -- Watch video from local news story regarding the 2010 Expo
  
  
  
• View Agency Inclusion Plans to review what agencies project to spend with MBE/EDGE vendors:
  -- Agency Inclusion Plans
  
  
  
  
• A list of MBE/EDGE EEO Officers identified by each agency assigned to monitor and ensure MBE/EDGE spending per Executive Order 2008-13S:
  -- Agency MBE/EDGE EEO Officers (last updated 4.8.13)

• Register to receive notices of upcoming agency bid requests from DAS Office of State Procurement:
  -- Vendor Registration (Office of State Procurement)

• Contracting Opportunities
  -- DAS Office of Procurement Services (main page)
  -- DAS Office of Procurement Services (search for procurement opportunities)
  -- State Architect's Office: Construction Bids, Ohio Register
  -- Inter-University Council Purchasing Group of Ohio
  -- Ohio Dept. of Transportation
  -- Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (main page)
  -- Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (bid announcement calendar)

• Business Assistance
  -- Minority Business Assistance Centers (MBAC)
  -- Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) 
  -- Small Business Development Centers of Ohio (SBDC)
  -- Start Up Business Loans