Small Business Enterprise Program - MCbiz

2009 NACo Achievement Award Winner

Maricopa County, Ariz., AZ

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2009

Maricopa County's Small Business Enterprise program facilitates opportunities in Maricopa County's procurement activities and promotes growth for small business enterprises with less than 100 employees or less than $4 million in annual revenues within the last fiscal year. The county acknowledges that the small business community is one of the forces positively impacting the economic vitality in Maricopa County, mirroring the key role that small businesses manifest throughout the nation. The McBiz program consists of a website that provides small business with important resources that increases the flow of information between the businesses, vendors, and the community at-large. Additionally, the program organizes a variety of workshops and seminars to assist owners in the development of their small business.