Minority and Women
Business Enterprise Program

Welcome! The city's M/WBE program is designed to assist minority- and women-owned business enterprises in providing goods and services to the city. In addition, the program provides workshops and seminars for minority- and women-owned businesses, and assistance with the resolution of problems and complaints relating to the M/WBE program. You do not have to be a certified minority company to do business with the City of Winston-Salem but the certification will improve your chances to participate on city contracts.  Please follow the link below to the State's HUB Office to apply for certification.

If you wish to do business with the city, please follow this link to the City's Purchasing Department, to get an application to be a vendor with the city.

It's Your Business" forums

The City of Winston-Salem and the Chamber of Commerce have teamed to present a series of forums designed to assist businesses during these difficult economic times.  The forums will beheld in the City Hall Council Chamber, the first Thursday each month from 3:00 to 4:30.  The forums wil be recorded by WSTV 13 for viewing at later times.  Follow this link to the Chamber of Commerce web site for a list of forums and more details or call Ruben Gonzales with the City's Development Office; (336)747-7474. Links to the videos are also available on the Business page.

State's HUB Office SWUC web site Follow this link to the State's HUB Office and Certification Process

City of Winston-Salem MWBE Business Listing [pdf] (this is not a certified listing - for a certified business you must use the State of North Carolina HUB list.  See below).

 DBE List - the City's List of Certified DBE Businesses [pdf]   

Please Check out our Bid Opportunities page

Examples of Goods & Services the City uses
during the year. Goods and Services examples [pdf] 

MWBE Business Certification
The State of North Carolina, through its HUB Department, is now the certifying agency in the State. If you are checking to see if a business is certified as minority or woman owned please follow the link below to the Statewide Uniform Certification program, through the HUB Office. 

If you want certification for your business you must register your firm in the Vendor Link NC database to request HUB Certification. The HUB Office will then contact you for further information it may need. Upon receipt of your documentation, your firm will receive its certification.  The process is lengthy but begins with the initial application at the Vendor Link web site.

To Search for a State Certified HUB Business

Vendor Search North Carolina

State of N.C. HUB Office Web Site

MWBE Citizen Advisory Committee:
Meets the second to last Tuesday of every month, as needed, to review participation goals on construction projects.  If interested in volunteering, please contact the Mayor's Office.

M/WBE - Section 3 Application

The City of Winston-Salem is no longer certifing businesses as minority or woman owned however, we will continue to certify businesses as Section 3 eligible.  Businesses interested in certifying as MWBE/HUB businesses are directed to the State's HUB Office.  The City of Winston-Salem will accept the HUB certification as qualification for participation on City construction projects that require MWBE participation. 

Businesses wishing to be certified under the Federal Goverment Section 3 guidelines must visit our office.  Please follow this link for information on the City's Section 3 program.