State Agencies on Tap at Event About Doing Business in Texas

Representatives from the Department of Information Resources (DIR) and the State Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) will give presentations Tuesday on what it takes to work with the state as a minority- or woman-owned business.

They will be at the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council (DFW MSDC) Spot Bid Fair and HUB Expo in Irving, Tuesday and Wednesday.

The CPA Statewide HUB Program has three orientations and networking opportunities listed in the upcoming weeks, including the one in Irving.

Historically underutilized businesses (HUBs) are businesses that are 51 percent owned and controlled by an “economically disadvantaged person” with certain attributes such as minority-owned, woman-owned or service-disabled veteran-owned. There are multiple requirements listed at the HUB Certification Process page.

Upcoming events include:

• Texas Tech 2023 Small and HUB Business Expo in Lubbock, June 6.
• Golden Triangle Minority Business Council (GTMBC) Annual HUB Expo in Beaumont, June 15.

The HUB program “collaborates with various minority and women business trade organizations and development centers to circulate information pertaining to the initiatives of the Statewide HUB Program.”

“HUB certification provides vendors an opportunity to do business with DIR’s eligible customers to increase HUB spend,” according to the comptroller’s website.