Helpful Links to Small Business Website Resources
Small Business Exchange
Established in 1984, the Small Business Exchange Inc. is a business information resource for small Asian, Black, Hispanic woman and disabled veteran-owned businesses. The Small Business Exchange (SBE), has been working for two decades to provide these businesses with the most powerful tools available — accurate, up-to-date information about contract opportunities in the public and private marketplaces. SBE also provides legislative, financial, purchasing and marketing information, helping to create links between buyer and seller. Buyers can access a 500,000 plus diversity business database and entrust SBE with outreach compliance and meeting supplier diversity goals.
Central Contractor Registration
Starting 1/1/04, SBA's PRO-Net search capability will become the Dynamic Small Business Search function in CCR. For more information view: http://pro-net.sba.gov. As of December 2002, the CCR system has eliminated the requirement to register separately within the Small Business Administration's PRO-Net database. A vendor only needs to input business information in one database (CCR), which will then automatically populate the SBA database. Please note that if you are interested in receiving Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone, or 8(a) certifications, you will need to refer separately to SBA to complete that process.
e-Portals in Commerce (e-PIC)
An e-business system designed to smartly capture the global marketplace and profile information about organizations providing products and services. The system is designed to function on a Web platform and links users of the system conducting market research or seeking sources of supplies and services to this virtual market place. e-PIC is accessible by "registrants" and "searchers" at no cost. System navigation requires no training and is accomplished with uniform and convenient navigational tools throughout the system.
Table of Small Business Size Standards
SBA's Table of Small Business Size Standards based on NAICS 2002. NAICS 2002 was effective October 1, 2002 for SBA's Table of Small Business Size Standards. This table includes the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) January 1, 2002, modifications to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Together, NAICS and OMB's 2002 modifications are referred to as "NAICS 2002." The size standards in this table apply to most of SBA's programs and to many other Federal Government programs and actions where eligibility as a small business is a factor or a consideration.
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System in October 2000. The following will assist you to search the NAICS for classification assistance, to review the NAICS structure and content, and to convert SIC codes to the matching NAICS codes or vice versa:
e-PIC NAICS Search Page: Search available using keywords, alphabetical index, title & descriptions of industries and size standards by NAICS industry. There is also capabilities to cross-reference NAICS codes to the previous system know as Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC), and vice-versa.
SBA NAICS Lookup Page: This lookup tool helps you to determine if you qualify as "small" and find your NAICS. Enter information in any fields below to determine the associated information. Then click on SEARCH for the results .
UCSF Common NAICS Codes: A list of the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Codes most common to UCSF business activities.
National institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Office
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Office (SBO) serves as an advocate for small business through various program activities and outreach efforts. Program activities serving this public policy are intended to maximize prime and subcontract acquisition opportunities at the NIH for small businesses owned by the disadvantaged, women, veterans, service-disabled veterans, and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) concerns.
State of California Dept. of General Services
Small Business Search: Search for California-Certified Small Business, Microbusiness, and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) Firms that are registered as such with the state.
Small Business Certification Program: Instructions on how to become certified by the State of California Dept. of General Services.
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
The Federal Acquisition Regulations, known as FAR. The FAR is the primary regulation for use by all Federal Executive agencies in their acquisition of supplies and services with appropriated funds. It became effective on April 1, 1984, and is issued within applicable laws under the joint authorities of the Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, under the broad policy guidelines of the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
The mission of the SBA is to maintain and strengthen the nations economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters. Useful information and search tools make this website a must form small business information.
8(a) Business Development Program : The SBA's 8(a) BD Program, named for a section of the Small Business Act, is a business development program created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market.
Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Program : SBA's minority development programs are intended to help small businesses be successful for the future. Companies like yours, just starting or in a growth stage, can benefit from the wide-range services we offer—support for government contractors, access to capital, management and technical assistance, and export assistance—just to name a few.
Diversity Business.com
DiversityBusiness.com is the nation's primary resource portal for small businesses and large organizational buyers. It is a membership-based exchange platform that facilitates contacts and communication, streamlines business processes and provides vital business news and information.
Diversity Information Resources
The Diversity Information Resources (DIR) online MWBE sourcing portal includes over 9,000 certified M/WBE’s. The online M/WBE sourcing portal enables buyers to integrate supplier diversity into the normal procurement process and access M/WBE suppliers quickly and easily.
National Minority Supplier Development Council
A direct link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses is the primary objective of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the country's leading business membership organizations. The NMSDC Network includes a National Office in New York and 39 regional councils across the country. There are 3,500 corporate members throughout the network, including most of America's largest publicly owned, privately owned and foreign-owned companies, as well as universities, hospitals and other buying institutions. The regional councils certify and match more than 15,000 minority owned businesses with member corporations which want to purchase goods and services.
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. The organization also provides its corporate members and certified women's business enterprises (WBEs) with access to a range of B2B sourcing tools including, an Internet database – WBENCLink – that contains information on certified women's businesses for purchasing managers nationwide.
Minority Business Development Agency
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. MBDA is the only federal agency created specifically to foster the establishment and growth of minority-owned businesses in America. User-driven applications of the Portal (website) include the Phoenix Database of minority-owned forms and the Opportunity Contract Matching System. The Phoenix Database contains descriptive information on MBEs throughout the U.S and is designed to match firms with actual contract opportunities.
Small Business Advancement National Center
The SBANC is a multifaceted small business counseling and electronic resource information center from the University of Central Arkansas.
Veteran Owned Small Business (VBE/VOSB) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB) Resources:
The following organizations are dedicated to the Veteran Owned Business community. Veteran and Service Disabled Owned Veteran businesses are an increasing presence within university expenditures. They are also one of the small business subsets whose presence the federal government looks for in subcontracting plans when:
1. UCSF as the prime contractor is submitting its subcontracting plan to a funding agency for review and acceptance, and/or
2. Subcontractors submit their subcontracting plan to UCSF (prime contractor) for review and acceptance by the university.
Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC): The VBOC is a division of the Vietnam Veterans of California and was developed as a way to connect veteran entrepreneurs with business development resources.
Association for Service Disabled Veterans (ASDV): The ASDV is a national association that is establishing greater economic participation for service disabled and prisoner of war veterans in the United States. ASDV has established programs and services that address the areas of business development. Useful links to other veteran business websites are also included.
Service Disabled Veterans Business Association (SDVB): SDVB was established as a program to utilize federal government procurement requirements to initiate managed employment opportunities for service disabled and prisoner of war veterans, including a database in partnership with the ASDV (see above) with over 15,000 certified VOSB & SDVOB businesses.