RVA Burger Menu Richmond Quick Links VIRTUAL CITY HALL SOCIALS PAGE CITY NEWS BACK TO DEPT Contact Us Address: 1500 East Main Street, 5th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 USA Email: Ask Minority Business Phone: (804)646-5947 Fax: (804)646-0136 Facebook Link Instagram Link Twitter Link Facebook - Minority Business About Us OMBD’s VISION Greater economic and social equity in our community through the pursuit of parity in the amount the City of Richmond spends to procure goods and services using taxpayer dollars and user fees. OMBD’s MISSION Our mission is to facilitate, produce, and advance opportunities for minority business enterprises (MBEs), emerging small businesses (ESBs), and disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) to successfully participate in the full array of contracting opportunities available in the City of Richmond. OMBD strives to increase: The number of local MBE/ESB and DBEs The capacity among local MBE/ESB and DBEs MBE/ESB and DBE availability in certain under-utilized business categories, e.g. architecture The number of public and private sector contracts won by MBE/ESB and DBEs The number of effective strategic alliances, both in the MBE/ESB and DBE community and beyond MBE/ESB and DBE access to capital MBE/ESB and DBE integration of information technology OMBD’s VALUES We believe in functioning with honesty, integrity and upholding the highest work ethic. We are dedicated to helping the business community. We make every effort to deliver quality customer service. We strive to accomplish creativeness and innovativeness. We embrace self-improvement to maintain our quality workforce. OMBD's GOAL The Office of Minority Business Development (OMBD) shall direct its efforts toward making the utilization and recognition of minority, disadvantaged, and emerging business enterprises in Richmond's procurement activities the usual course of practice. The OMBD is one of the strongest advocates for increasing contract opportunities for minority and emerging small business enterprises in the Richmond metropolitan area. We are making changes to better serve our clients. We Want Your Business To Succeed We understand that your success is our success. The City of Richmond and the OMBD are committed to increasing contracting opportunities for all minority-owned businesses (MBEs) and emerging small businesses (ESBs). We've Expanded Your Contracting Opportunities Your business is as unique as you are. The City of Richmond's MBD policy now covers all contracts, construction and non-construction alike. If your business is minority-owned or exists in a City of Richmond Enterprise Zone and provides professional or non-professional services, there may be a special opportunity for you with the City of Richmond. Footer menu Accessibility Auditor Reports FOIA Privacy Policy RVA 311 Tech Issues Emergencies: Call or text 911 Non-Emergency Police: Call (804) 646-5100 Report issues at rva311.com Information and Non-Emergency Services: Call 3-1-1 900 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm Mayor Levar Stoney Select language Select Language English Afrikaans Amharic Arabic Armenian Bengali Bosnian Chinese (Simplified) Filipino French Haitian Creole Hindi Hmong Italian Khmer Korean Kurdish (Kurmanji) Lao Mongolian Myanmar (Burmese) Nepali Persian Portuguese Punjabi Russian Somali Spanish Sudanese Swahili Thai Turkish Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Yoruba Zulu RVA.gov usa Google Translate™ para proveer una traducción genérica en el idioma de su preferencia. Esta aplicación no sustituye su derecho de obtener una traducción profesional provista por la Ciudad de Richmond como parte del Plan de Acceso a Lenguaje. Para solicitar una traducción, llame al 804-646-0145.