Minority and Women
Business Enterprise Program

This program is designed to assist minority and women owned business enterprises in providing goods and services to the city. In addition, the program provides workshops and seminars for minority and women owned businesses, and assistance with the resolution of problems and complaints relating to the M/WBE program. You do not have to be a certified minority company to do business with the City of Winston-Salem but the certification will improve your chances to participate on City contracts.  Please follow the link below to the State's HUB Office to apply for certification.

State's HUB Office SWUC web site Follow this link to the State's HUB Office and Certification Process

Section 3 Business Training Program [pdf/] 
Began October 15, 2009.  Contact Ruben Gonzales for information.

Examples of Goods & Services the City uses
during the year. Goods and Services examples [pdf] 

City of W-S M/WBE Directory
The City of Winston-Salem is no longer certifying businesses as minority or woman owned and no longer maintains a certified directory.  The State of North Carolina, through its HUB Department, is now the certifying agency in the State. If you are checking to see if a business is certified as minority or woman owned please follow the link below to the Statewide Uniform Certification program, through the HUB Office. 

If you would like to apply for certification please follow the directions at the State's HUB Office SWUC program.

The State of North Carolina has implemented a Statewide Uniform Certification program.  If your firm is currently certified with the HUB Office, your certification will automatically be transferred into the SWUC Program on July 1, 2009. When your current certification expires, you must request a new certification under the SWUC Program.

If your firm was not certified with the HUB Office, you must register your firm in the Vendor Link NC database and request HUB Certification. The HUB Office will then contact you for further information it may need. Upon receipt of your documentation, your firm will receive its certification. When your current certification expires, you'll have to request new certification under the SWUC Program. The process is lengthy but begins with the initial application at the Vendor Link web site.

To Search for a State Certified HUB Business

Vendor Search North Carolina

State of N.C. HUB Office Web Site

MWBE Citizen Advisory Committee: Meets the second to last Tuesday of every month as needed, to review participation goals and projects.  If interested in volunteering please contact the Mayor's Office.

M/WBE - Section 3 Application

The City of Winston-Salem is no longer certifing businesses as minority or woman owned however, we will continue to certify businesses as Section 3 eligible.  Businesses interested in certifying as MWBE/HUB businesses are directed to the State's HUB Office.  The City of Winston-Salem will accept the HUB certification as qualification for participation on City construction projects that require MWBE participation.