More than $1.16B will be spent with DC Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) in FY 2023.
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This year, we have identified the top 10 industries with high opportunity for SBEs. This section features almost $516 million worth of opportunities. This information is based on an in-depth analysis of waivers and special exceptions submitted by agencies. SBEs can utilize this information to gain faster insight as to where potential business opportunities exist that align with their service offerings.
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My name is Kenyon Walker, CEO of Zero Waste Services based in Ward 7. Zero Waste Services provides ecofriendly solid waste disposal and recycling services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. We haul and dispose of municipal solid waste (household), commingled recycling, dirt, rubble, stone, and demolition debris. We are the only resident-owned, CBE, licensed solid waste and disposal business in Ward 7.
We have operated TCG Property Care Inc., a commercial landscaping company, for five years, and DSLBD has played a very significant role in our development. Through this agency, we have not only become a Certified Business Enterprise (CBE), but we have received overwhelming support from them as well. We have been awarded several grants from them throughout the years, received invaluable assistance through their Procurement Technical Assistant Program, completed various trainings that they have coordinated, and have formed valuable relationships with individuals we have met through some of their networking functions. Additionally, the CBE designation has been the catalyst for many of the relationships we now have with various general contractors throughout the city. The CBE designation is a serious asset, and it is one of the main reasons for our success here in the District.
The CBE program, in particular, has proven to be of invaluable help to Salvi Associates. As the founding principal of Salvi Associates, I can attest that the CBE designation has proven to be an invaluable help to our firm. DSLBD has offered access to resources that would have otherwise been unavailable for a small business owner and a startup design company. DSLBD has also opened connections to a network of like-minded professionals and business owners committed to building businesses in DC.
The Green Book Worksheet is a companion tool to help SBEs use the Green Book and find and prepare for DC Government contracts. Download it here.
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