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Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: Support Services for a Business Development Program
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2019-08-01
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Edition:Final Report 4/18/2018-6/18/19
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Abstract:In 1982, the United States Congress authorized a statutory provision for disadvantaged business entities (DBEs) working on transportation related projects. One part of this provision is to provide business development programs (BDP) to train and assist DBEs. According to 49 CFR Appendix C to Part 26, the goal of a BDP is to assist DBEs in adding additional and/or non-traditional areas of work to compete within the context of the DBE program and outside the program in the general business marketplace. The project team at The University of Alabama was contracted by the Alabama DOT to provide BDP services to DBEs operating in the state of Alabama. The project team began with recommendations for 36 DBEs that might be candidates for the program. After contacting, assessing, and evaluating the DBEs, the team eventually worked with five DBEs. First, the team and the DBEs worked together to prepare Business Plans and Capabilities Statements. When those documents were complete, the team continued to work with the DBEs both individually and in a group training session held in Huntsville on June 11, 2019. These meetings focused on topics such as marketing, accounting, financial management, and bidding. Upon successful completion of the BDP, the five DBEs were recommended for inclusion in ALDOT’s upcoming DBE Mentor- Protégé program.
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