The City of Dallas Small Business Center is a pioneer in community support and is excited to announce the launch of its inaugural 2024 Mentor Protégé Program (MPP) on May 2, 2024. The MPP aims to foster the growth of local Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (M/WBE) by creating partnerships and increasing the overall success of small businesses in Dallas, TX.
The MPP provides one-on-one mentoring relationships, workshops, training sessions, and opportunities for networking. The program is designed to enhance the skills and capabilities of small businesses in Dallas.
The key features of the City of Dallas Small Business Center’s Mentor Protégé Program include pairing financial stable Prime Contractors with secured contracts in the City of Dallas or other municipalities with emerging M/WBE certified small business owners seeking training and knowledge to grow their financial capacity to secure contracting opportunities.
Applications for the next cohort of the program are available at the Small Business Mentor Protégé Program – Source Dallas. The goal of the program is to facilitate collaboration between seasoned businesses (mentors) and smaller enterprises (protégés) to help them excel as prime contractors or subcontractors in various contracting opportunities.
The City of Dallas Small Business Center encourages eligible businesses to apply for the Mentor Protégé Program. For more information on the program and eligibility criteria, please visit Small Business Mentor Protégé Program – Source Dallas. Together, let’s build a stronger future for our community through the support of small businesses.
Established in December 2021, the City of Dallas Small Business Center combines the City’s business diversity, workforce development, and entrepreneurship programs to provide support-related activities that champion the growth and development needs of small businesses, as well as workforce readiness and re-entry services for residents.