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In response to concerns that performance of the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program is not achieving the statewide goal of 29% participation, the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs was tasked with collecting and reporting data to the House Appropriations Committee Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee relating to MBE attainment at the agency level.

In response to concerns regarding vacancies and responsibilities of the liaison staff members on the performance of the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Business Reserve (SBR) programs, the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs was tasked with collecting and reporting data to the House Appropriations Committee Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee.

Pursuant to the requirements of the 2021 Joint Chairman’s Report (pages 14 & 15), the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA) respectfully submits the 2021 Agency Liaison Report – Part 1.

Every year Maryland spends roughly $8 billion procuring the goods and services needed to keep our great State running. In this process, State government has recognized the critical role that small, minority and women-owned businesses play in the vitality of our economy.

Welcome to the Governor’s Office of Minority Affair’s annual report for Fiscal Year 2016. Our mission is to empower the entire small business community, including those firms owned by minorities and women, to compete with confidence.

Maryland is home to more than 525,000 businesses and ninety percent of those are small businesses with less than 100 employees. Over 54 percent of these businesses are owned by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and women. It is evident that our statewide economy is built on diversity, as the minority is truly the majority.

Small business is the backbone of Maryland’s economy and it is my pleasure to share the FY2014 Small Business Reserve Program Report with you.

The Governor's Office of Minority Affairs administers and monitors the performance of small and disadvantaged business inclusion efforts at the State level.

Maryland’s Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program is a race- and gender-neutral program that provides small businesses the opportunity to participate as prime contractors on State contracts and procurements by competing against other small businesses instead of larger, more established businesses.

I am pleased to present the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program Report for Fiscal Year 2011. This past year has once again been one of steady growth and gains for Maryland’s small businesses in the overall volume of procurement and contract payments going to participating SBR firms.

I am pleased to provide the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program Report for Fiscal Year 2010. This past year has been one of steady growth and gains for Maryland’s small businesses and the progress continues in the overall volume of contract payments going to participating SBR firms.

I am pleased to provide the results of the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program for fiscal year 2008. As you review the numbers in this report you will see that Maryland is making “steady progress” in overall volume of contract payments going to participating small businesses.

I am pleased to provide the results of the Small Business Reserve (SBR) Program for fiscal year 2007. As you read through this report, several themes will emerge. The central theme of “steady progress” is evident by the yearly growth in overall volume of contract payments going to participating small businesses.

The Small Business Reserve Program (SBRP) in State Procurement Law mandates that at least 10% of the total dollar value of procurements made by the twenty two designated procurement units be to small businesses at the prime contract level.

The Governor’s Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) is a subcabinetlevel agency in the Executive Department of Maryland State Government. OMA’s mission is to strengthen and advocate for Maryland’s more than 250,000 1 minority and women-owned businesses. The agency is also responsible for establishing executive policy directives, overseeing the State’s Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Program for all 75 state agencies, and making sure each agency achieves its MBE Program goals.

OMA is also responsible for tracking and reporting each agency’s MBE performance. This information is published annually in the MBE Report, which is submitted to the Governor and the Maryland General Assembly. The Annual MBE Report is available to the public upon request.

OMA is also responsible for tracking and reporting agency MBE performance. This information is published annually in the MBE Report, which is submitted to the Governor and the Maryland General Assembly. The Annual MBE Report is available to the public upon request.