{"id":13014,"date":"2024-08-19T15:56:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=13014"},"modified":"2024-08-19T15:56:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:56:57","slug":"county-hosts-vendor-meet-and-greet-for-historically-underutilized-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2024\/08\/19\/county-hosts-vendor-meet-and-greet-for-historically-underutilized-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"County hosts vendor meet and greet for historically underutilized businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"
Representatives from more than 140 historically underutilized businesses and from more than 20 county departments met last week at a vendor meet and greet hosted by the county.<\/span><\/p>\n Businesses can <\/span>obtain certification as historically underutilized<\/span><\/a> from North Carolina\u2019s Department of Administration if at least 51% of the business is owned by a minority, woman or disabled person.<\/span><\/p>\n The event, held during Black Business Month, was designed to provide a space for historically underutilized businesses to connect with department representatives and to promote collaboration and growth within the local minority- and women-owned business community, according to a release from the county.<\/span><\/p>\n Durham County has set a goal of spending a quarter of its budget with businesses certified as historically underutilized.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Minority- and women-owned businesses interested in obtaining certification are invited to <\/span>apply for the Certify & Succeed program<\/span><\/a>, a collaboration between the county’s economic development department and Infinity Bridges, a business consulting firm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Articles in The 10th Street Journal are generated by AI and reviewed by human editors.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Representatives from more than 140 historically underutilized businesses and from more than 20 county departments met last week at a vendor meet and greet hosted by the county. More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[395],"tags":[394],"class_list":["post-13014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-10th-street-journal","tag-the-10th-street-journal","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n