Please Note: Pre-Bid Dates for the following Solicitations: #1 Pre-Bid is Tomorrow, 11/7/2018 at 2pm. Also Note: Regarding, The “Disparity Study” Solicitation, There will be time allotted for Potential Primes to Meet Potential Subs. (Please Bring Business Cards and Capability Statements.  More information will follow.) Attention:  Potential Primes: Immediately following METRO’s “Disparity Study” Pre-Proposal meeting, METRO’s Office of Small Business will host a small business networking session, giving the small business subcontractors a 3 minutes opportunity, to share their cap ..read more

More than 90 percent of businesses in the United States are considered small businesses, and many are continuing to face challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While larger companies and corporations have been able to bounce back quickly after pandemic-related setbacks, small businesses have a smaller financial margin.  Minority-owned small businesses have been most affected, reporting difficulty securing financing, predicting decreased revenue, and fearing they may have to close their doors permanently, according to a recent study.   What is the Community Navigator Pi ..read more

As we wrap another year of service to the 300,000+ Black-owned businesses in Texas and prepare to launch into a new decade, it may be just the right time to refresh our public on just why we do what we do. The Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce is a thirty-two year old organization formed by the – now 24 – Black chambers of commerce operating in our state to advocate on their and their members behalf, primarily in Austin, but to add our voice to theirs when the occasions arise in the cities and counties where Black businesses conduct business. For the past decade, we ha ..read more

Most of you are aware that TAAACC has been at the forefront of the fight for greater opportunities for Black-owned businesses in our state, particularly in State of Texas contract awards. While we are just as concerned and committed to private sector/corporate opportunities, our vigilance as related to public sector contracting is based in the FACT that Black Texans are committed, long-term investors in state government… and Black Texans are historically shortchanged on their taxpayer investment. You are also aware that Texas requires goods and services of all kinds to keep the doors of the st ..read more

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