North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA) www.nctrca.org
Certification Types Provided by NCTRCA: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)/ Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)/ Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
Dallas/Fort-Worth Minority Supplier Development Council (DFW MSDC) http://msdc.adaptone.com/dfwmsdc/
Certification Types Provided by DFW MSDC: Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA) www.sctrca.org
Certification Types Provided by SCTRCA: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)/ Small Business Enterprise (SBE)/ Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) /Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)/ African American Business Enterprise (AABE) / Disabled Individual Business Enterprise (DIBE) / Veteran Owned Business Enterprise (VBE)
City Of Houston Minority Certification : http://www.houstontx.gov/aacc/forms.html
Certification Types Provided by City of Houston: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)/ Small Business Enterprise (SBE)/ Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) /Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)/ Persons with Disabilities Business Enterprise (PDBE)
Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) Certification: http://rss.cherokeephoenix.org/Services/41/Page/default.aspx
TERO monitors and enforces the Cherokee Nation Tribal TERO Ordinance to ensure employment rights are protected. The TERO negotiates for job vacancies with contractors doing business with the Cherokee Nation and refers qualified Native American workers to fill those vacancies.
State of Texas Certifications/ Agencies
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (TCPA): http://www.window.state.tx.us/procurement/prog/hub/hub-certification/
Certification Type Provided by TCPA: Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)
Federal Certifications/ Agencies
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): http://www.sba.gov/tools/Forms/smallbusinessforms/smalldisadvantagedbusiness8aforms/index.html
Certification Types Provided By SBA: 8-A Business Development Program
