Record amount spent on contracts with Pa. small, diverse, and veteran businesses
Pennsylvania Department of General Services Secretary Reggie McNeil said the contracts are about building stronger communities, creating jobs, and ensuring every business has a fair shot.
Casey, Shapiro Administration host Small Business Summit
Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, and the Shapiro Administration hosted the second annual Small Business Empowerment Summit.
Shapiro-Davis Administration sets mark for nearly $700M spent with small businesses
The Department of General Services announced that the Shapiro-Davis Administration invested a record-setting $691 million with small businesses in the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Initiative launched to boost Pa. small businesses through Amazon
An initiative to boost Pennsylvania’s support of state-based small businesses through Amazon Business has been launched by the Shapiro Administration.
Mentor-protege program to aid small businesses launched by Shapiro Administration
A mentor-protégé program to help small businesses compete for contracting opportunities in Pennsylvania has been launched by the Shapiro Administration.
Small businesses seek to benefit from Shapiro Administration outreach efforts
The Shapiro Administration announced Friday it is increasing its outreach efforts to help more of Pennsylvania’s small diverse businesses secure state contracting opportunities.
$10.5M ARPA grants offered to small diverse businesses
Gov. Josh Shapiro today announced $10.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding for small diverse businesses.
Small businesses seek to benefit from Shapiro Administration’s new prompt pay policy
A prompt pay policy requiring prime contractors to pay small diverse and veteran-owned business subcontractors faster has been implemented by the Shapiro Administration.
State spending with small and diverse businesses rises
For the first time in Pennsylvania’s history, 11% of state spending on goods, services and construction went to small diverse businesses, according to a report by the Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Businesses Opportunities within the state Department of General Services.







