Community Business Development Partners

New: Business eXpo-2010

The Community Business Development Partners (CBDP) Annual Business eXpo-2010 event has been scheduled for September 29, 2010 at the Italian Community Center, 631 East Chicago Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

The guest speaker at this year’s event will be Daniel Steininger, founder of www.BizStartsMilwaukee.com. As an added bonus this year, we will roll out the Milwaukee County Contract Administration (MCCA) tool.

The event will be held from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, and registrations are now being accepted. Click on the registration information link to complete the Registration Form and forward it with your check payable to Milwaukee County CBDP, 2711 West Wells Street, Room 830, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208.

Click here to view and print registration information/form

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We look forward to seeing you there!

The Community Business Development Partners (CBDP) is responsible for administering the County's disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program. The CBDP ensures that DBE participation in procurement, public works and professional services contracts; goal setting for DBE participation; contractor/vendor good faith effort (GFE) procedures and procedures for findings of contractor non-compliance are adhered to by the County.

Specific responsibilities include:

contract compliance monitoring;
certifying bona fide disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs);
ensuring that procurement of contractors and suppliers by the County complies with government requirements;
administering revolving loan accounts to provide short-term assistance to qualifying firms;
developing various Community Business Development Partners (CBDP) seminars on effective business operations.

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Community Business Development Partners (CBDP) section is to increase overall economic viability for small and disadvantaged businesses in Milwaukee County.

In order to accomplish this mission, CBDP staff is dedicated to:

establishing goals for overall disadvantaged business enterprises;
certifying firms as qualified to participate in disadvantaged business enterprise programs;
monitoring and enforcing contract compliance;
promoting business opportunities and capacity building.

Director

Freida Webb (414) 278-4803

Staff

Ruby Brooks (414) 278-4613

Keith Garland (414) 278-5104

Mildred Hyde-Demoze (414) 278-5037

Lisza Johnson (414) 278-4747
Donya Saffold (414) 278-4749

E-mail Address

CBDP@milwcnty.com

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