{"id":792,"date":"2024-06-27T17:17:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/?page_id=792"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:03:42","slug":"small-business-development-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/small-business-development-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Development Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<div id=\"tablepress-6-scroll-wrapper\" class=\"tablepress-scroll-wrapper\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Contact<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Email<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Phone<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">General Inquiries<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"mailto:SBDP@austincc.edu\" target=\"_blank\">SBDP@austincc.edu<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">512-223-1302<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>In December 2014, to maximize the economic vitality and robustness of the College\u2019s service area, the Board of Trustees amended <a href=\"https:\/\/pol.tasb.org\/PolicyOnline\/PolicyDetails?key=1145&amp;code=CF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ACC Board Policy CF (Local)<\/a>&nbsp;to establish the Small Business Development Program (SBDP). The SBDP seeks to achieve this objective by encouraging Small Local Business Enterprises (SLBEs) to participate in all purchasing and contracting opportunities through race\u2013 and gender\u2013 neutral means.<\/p>\n<p>The following information is intended to help suppliers understand requirements, qualifications, and the application process for SBDP participation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solicitation Goals<\/h2>\n<p>At this time, ACC has not associated any specific SLBE participation goals in current projects or contract awards. However, ACC will implement additional measures to achieve the objectives of the SBDP in the future.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<p>TBD<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions and Answers<\/h2>\n<p>If you need information to respond to a <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/procure-to-pay\/procurement\/advertised-solicitations\/\" data-type=\"page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">procurement opportunity<\/a>, direct your questions to the designated buyer associated with the solicitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 2014, to maximize the economic vitality and robustness of the College\u2019s service area, the Board of Trustees amended ACC Board Policy CF (Local)&nbsp;to establish the Small Business Development Program (SBDP). The SBDP seeks &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/small-business-development-program\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-792","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/business-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}