A minority-owned business is a business that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned, controlled and managed by U.S. citizens who are among one or more socially and economically minority groups:

1. Minority and woman-owned suppliers seeking business opportunities through the aid of our MWBD program must:
   1. Confirm their business certification status; copies of certifications and subsequent renewals should be sent to Mike Warrick, P.O. Box 650311, MS 3935, Dallas, TX 75265.
   2. Register on our MWBE Supplier Database; click on the link at the left.
      
      
2. Asian-Pacific American - U.S. citizen with origins from Japan, China, the Phillipines, Vietnam, Lorea, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), the Northern Mariana Islands, Laos, Kampuchea (Cambodia), Taiwan, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia.
   
   
3. African Americans - U.S. citizen.
   
   
4. Historical Black College and University/Minority Institute.
   
   
5. Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian American) - U.S. Citizen with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, or Nepal.
   
   
6. Combined Ethnic group Ownership - Two or more minority groups.
   
   
7. Hispanic American - U.S. citizen with origins from South America, Central America, Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Spain, or Portugal.
   
   
8. Native American - American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native Hawaiians, including Indian tribes or native Hawaiian organizations.

A women-owned business means a small business that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women who are U.S. citizens.