Resources
UVA's Supplier Diversity team maintains relationships with small and diverse business advocacy organizations, including:
- Virginia's Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD),
- the Metropolitan Business League,
- the Central Virginia Small Business Development Center,
- the Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council,
- the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO),
- the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC),
- the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC),
- the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce,
- the Virginia
WHAT IS A SWAM VENDOR?
Businesses seeking a SWaM designation must be certified by the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD). SWaM firms include small businesses and businesses owned and operated by women or minorities. For more information about the Commonwealth's SWaM program, please visit http://www.sbsd.virginia.gov/.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
The SWaM team is committed to providing UVA schools and units with the resources you need to locate small businesses and woman-and-minority-owned businesses as you make your purchases of supplies and services.
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UVA works directly with Virginia's Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD) to host several certification/recertification workshops each year. Typically, these one-on-one workshops are conducted in Carruthers Hall with only SBSD's regional rep and company owners/reps in the room. SBSD will work with each company to ensure all required supporting documents are uploaded electronically into their system. SBSD will also assist with certification application. By the end of the workshop, company owners/reps will know what, if anything, remains to complete their certification