TeamUP Broward Mentor-Protégé Pilot Program

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2020

As part of Broward County’s commitment to promoting and maximizing access to contracting opportunities for its County Business Enterprises (CBEs), Small Business Enterprises (SBEs), Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBEs), the County, through its Office of Economic and Small Business Development (OESBD) designed a small business development Mentor-Protégé Pilot Program (MPP), known as “TeamUP Broward”. The program is consistent with the mission of OESBD, which is “to stimulate economic development by attracting, retaining and expanding targeted industries, including a special focus on small business growth, and thereby, enhance the quality of life for Broward County residents and visitors.” This program supports the Broward County Commission’s value of “[e]nsuring economic opportunities for Broward’s diverse population and businesses.” As required by Broward County Administrative Code Section 13.41(l-m), “[t]he Office of Economic and Small Business Development shall promote and coordinate the provision of management, financial, educational, and technical assistance to small and disadvantaged business enterprises in Broward County; and ensure that small and disadvantaged business enterprises have fair opportunities to participate in the mainstream of Broward County's economic development.”