DMBE is the acronym for the Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprises. DMBE is the state agency intended to increase participation of small, women- and minority-owned businesses in Virginia’s procurement opportunities. DMBE is responsible for the administration of two certification programs: the Small, Women and Minority-owned Businesses under Virginia’s “SWaM” Procurement Initiative and the federal U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program.

NOVA is committed to supporting the objective of increasing procurement opportunities for small, women-owned and minority-owned (SWaM) businesses while complying with all of the procurement laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The college ensures achievement of this objective by reviewing procurement policies and procedures, developing new initiatives and by encouraging participation of SWaM businesses in all of the Colleges' procurement programs.

• Department of Minority Business Enterprise Website