Small Business Resources

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Below is a listing of Internet directories for small business sources

*Note: The Central Contractor Registry is the only database resource recognized and accepted by our federal oversite agency, The Office of Naval Research. The others listed on this page should be considered as information only.

Central Contractor Registry Federal Government Vendor Database:

http://www.bpn.gov/CCRINQ/scripts/search.asp

Listings for: Small businesses; Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) (also known as ethnic minority); Woman-owned Business; Veteran-Owned Business; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned; and HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone) Business sources.

NOTE: In the event of broken link for the resource above, use your browser to open the following website: www.ccr.gov  Select the SEARCH CCR hyperlink from the list on the left side of the window.

African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania Membership Directory:

http://www.aaccwp.com/membership_directory.php

Listings primarily for African-American owned, including African-American-women-owned businesses.

NOTE: In the event of broken link for the resource above, use your browser to open the following website: www.aaccwp.com.  Select the MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY hyperlink box from the second row (light green boxes).  Next, select the ONLINE DATABASE hyperlink and use the Search windows. 

Allegheny County Office of Minority, Women & Disadvantaged Business Enterprises  M/W/DBE Directory of Certified Firms:

http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/mwdbe/startsearch.asp

Listings for ethnic minority and/or woman-owned businesses only.

NOTE: In the event of broken link for the resource above, use your browser to open the following website: www.county.allegheny.pa.us.  From the DEPARTMENT dropdown window, scroll down and select M/W/DBE.  Next, select the link SEARCHABLE DIRECTORY from the list on the left side of window under the heading M/W/DBE Certified Firms. 

Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Pittsburgh no longer maintains a separate directory.  Instead use the Allegheny County resource listed above.

State of Pennsylvania - Minority/Woman Business Database Search:

http://www.dgsapp.state.pa.us/imaginepa/bcabd/vendor_search.asp?bcabdRNavrad3E6BA=|  Then, select the MBE/WBE database from the list of Quick Links on the right side of the window.  Follow instructions to run your search.

Listings for ethnic minority and/or woman-owned businesses only.

NOTE: In the event of broken link for the resource above, use your browser to open the following website: www.dgs.state.pa.us.  Then, select the OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES PICTURE from the right side of the window.  Next, select the MBE/WBE database from the list of Quick Links on the right side of the window and follow instructions to run your search.

The Veteran’s Corporation:

http://www.veteranscorp.org/business/bizSearch.aspx

Some listings for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.  Does not specify whether business are also ethnic minority, women-owned, HUBZone qualified.

NOTE: In the event of broken link for the resource above, use your browser to open the following website: www.veteranscorp.org.  Then select FIND A VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS from the light green toolbar.