Business Resources

Assistance Centers

• BCL of Texas (Business & Community Lender) - Business Assistance Center Program (BAC3)
• North Texas Small Business Development Center (SBCDC)
• Dallas/Fort Worth District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration 
• Minority Business Development Agency - Dallas/Fort Worth Business Center  
• University of Texas at Arlington Cross Timbers Procurement Technical Assistance Center 

Certification Agencies

• Click here for a full listing of Dallas ISD approved certifying agencies 
• Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council (D/FW MSDC)
• North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA)
• Women's Business Council - Southwest (WBENC SW)
• State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business Program  (HUB) 

Cooperative Purchasing

• 1GPA
• Allied States Cooperative - Region 19 Education Service Center
• Central Texas Purchasing Alliance (CTPA)
• Education Service Center Region 10 Retirement Asset Management Services (RAMS)
• Education Purchasing Cooperative of North Texas (EPCNT)
• Harris County Department of Education Cooperative (HCDE) Choice Partners
• Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGACBuy)
• Purchasing Association of Cooperative Entities (PACE) | Region 20 Education Service Center
• State of Texas Co-Op Program (TXMAS and TPASS)
• The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) | Region 4 Education Service Center 
• Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)
• Texas Association of School Boards (BuyBoard)
• The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS/TAPS) | Region 8 Education Service Center
• U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance                         

Contractors Associations

• Asian American Contractors and Professional Association
• National Association for Minority Contractors - Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter 
• Regional Black Contractors Association
• Regional Hispanic Contractors Association
• United Black Contractors Association

Minority Chambers

• African Chamber of Commerce - DFW 
• Arlington Black Chamber of Commerce
• Asian Chamber of Texas
• Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce    
• Collin County Black Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Southwest Black Chamber of Commerce
• Southeast Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Tarrant County Asian American Chamber of Commerce
• U.S. India Chamber of Commerce 
• U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce