HUB Education and Outreach Report Fiscal 2011 Susan Combs Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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1 HUB Education and Outreach Report Fiscal 2011 Susan Combs Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Small business has always been the very backbone and spirit of Texas. We re here to make it possible for these small businesses to rise to the occasion and be a big success.

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3 The Honorable Rick Perry Governor of Texas State Capitol P.O. Box 12428, Texas The Honorable David Dewhurst Lt. Governor of Texas P.O. Box 12068, Texas The Honorable Joe Straus Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910, Texas Gentlemen: We are pleased to submit the Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report for the Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program, as required by Texas Government Code This report describes educational and outreach activities conducted in the past year to increase HUB certification and educate minorityand woman-owned businesses about the state s procurement process to create more opportunities for HUBs. During the past year, we hosted Procurement Connection Seminar and EXPO events in and Irving, Texas. We also co-hosted 17 other economic opportunity forums at venues across the state, including (4), Arlington, Beaumont (2), El Paso, Fort Worth (3), Houston (2), San Antonio (3) and Tyler. We incorporated educational and networking workshops into our events to provide vendors with in-depth information on the state s procurement process; opportunities to interact with state HUB coordinators and purchasers; and information related to HUB resources, including the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL), Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD), HUB Subcontracting Plan and HUB Reporting. These resources allow vendors to increase their exposure to peer businesses and state government opportunities. In all we attended more than 140 events and HUB discussion sessions, providing more than 180 outreach activities and extensive networking opportunities with state agencies, colleges and universities, private companies, trade associations, chambers of commerce, local governments and nonprofit organizations. During fiscal 2011, we registered more than 1,200 businesses for the HUB program and verified the eligibility status of businesses through 598 on-site compliance reviews. During these reviews, program staff provided HUBs with one-on-one training on resources for seeking state contracts, such as the state s CMBL and ESBD. In addition, we launched the HUB Mentor Protégé Spotlight on the program s website, featuring stories on state agency sponsored Mentor Protégé relationships throughout Texas. We remain committed to increasing awareness of the state s HUB program and expanding contract opportunities for minority- and woman-owned businesses across Texas. If you have any questions or need additional information about this report, please contact Paul Gibson, Statewide HUB Program manager, by at paul.gibson@cpa.state.tx.us or by phone at (512) You may also contact me by at ron.pigott@cpa.state.tx.us or by phone at (512) Sincerely, Ron Pigott Director, Texas Procurement and Support Services Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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5 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Table of Contents Introduction... 1 Vision, Mission and Philosophy... 3 Policies on Education, Outreach and Information Dissemination... 5 Goals and Objectives Attained in Fiscal Future Education and Outreach Initiatives Attachment A Education and Outreach Events Education and Outreach Map Detailed List of Education and Outreach Activities Attachment B Marketing Materials First HUB Mentor Protégé Spotlight 2011 Procurement Connection Seminar & EXPO Flyers and Hand-outs Mentor Protégé List Fiscal 2011 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts i

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7 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Introduction Minority- and woman-owned businesses continue to be a vital element of Texas thriving economy. By obtaining Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certification and increasing their knowledge of the state government s procurement process, these businesses significantly increase their chances of winning state contracts or being considered for a vast number of subcontracting opportunities. The Statewide HUB Program is tasked with ensuring the integrity of the certification and compliance of these companies and providing information on the state s procurement process. Texas Government Code requires the Statewide HUB Program to report to the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House on its education and outreach efforts by the end of each fiscal year. This report reflects numbers through July of the fiscal year. In February 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly referred to as the stimulus or the recovery act, was enacted by the 111th United States Congress. The stimulus act was intended to create jobs and promote investment and consumer spending during the late-2000s recession, and the Statewide HUB Program saw an influx of businesses applying for HUB certification during fiscal 2009 and By the end of July 2011, nearly 14,200 businesses were registered as Texas-certified HUBs, representing a 19.3 percent increase in the number of businesses that were registered as Texas-certified HUBs at the beginning of fiscal The Statewide HUB Program certified more than 1,200 businesses as HUBs during fiscal The program continues to review and enhance its outreach efforts and materials, ensuring that we meet the needs of our target audience. The program s website continues to serve as a vital repository of information and resources for the vendor community, resulting in more than 316,000 total site pageviews between September 2010 through July In addition, the program received positive feedback for its Procurement Connection Seminar & EXPO (PCSE) events and the materials presented. One vendor who attended a PCSE event commented, Thank you for all that you and your team do to certify HUBs. The networking opportunities and information sessions at the 2011 Procurement Connection Seminar & EXPO was very valuable in my business development. It gave me the opportunity to develop relationships with other vendors The University of Texas System Participating at the 2011 PCSE Event in Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 1

8 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program and learn information from the different presenters and panels. Another vendor offered this praise: The program you presented last week in Fort Worth was one of the most informative and complete with information to tap into and maximize the certifications available throughout the state. We have attended a number of similar events, and to date I can say this one provided the most useful information and support materials to maximize the benefits and programs available with these certifications. The Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report details our education and outreach efforts to minorityand woman-owned businesses throughout the state. These efforts include educating businesses about HUB resources, encouraging state certification and facilitating the use of HUB vendors in the state s procurement process. 2 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

9 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Vision, Mission and Philosophy The Statewide HUB Program works to certify all eligible Texas businesses as HUBs and to increase the share of Texas state government contracts that are awarded to HUBs. This vision is supported by our mission and philosophy: to encourage and increase the use of HUB vendors in state purchasing and to provide minority- and womanowned businesses with useful information on the state s procurement process. Education and outreach components of the Statewide HUB Program in support of our vision, mission and philosophy include the following: Providing information to minority- and womanowned businesses regarding Statewide HUB Program initiatives; Educating these companies about opportunities to do business with the state; Assisting state agencies and institutions of higher education with HUB education and outreach efforts; Developing and administering HUB rules and statutes to ensure full and equal access to state contract opportunities for minority- and womanowned businesses; Administering the program s certification and compliance functions; and Compiling the state s HUB expenditures and contract awards, and reporting them to the Legislature semi-annually. As noted in our Fiscal 2010 Education and Outreach Report, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts retained MGT of America, an independent consulting firm, to determine if there is a compelling interest to continue a narrowly tailored HUB program, as required by the U.S. Supreme Court. The 2009 Texas Disparity Study confirms the need for the continuation of the Statewide HUB Program. In fiscal 2011, representatives from the Comptroller s office met with more than 50 state agencies and institutions of higher education, providing them with a summary presentation on the impact of the Texas Disparity Study on the HUB program, including statewide and agency specific HUB procurement categories and goal setting calculations. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 3

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11 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Policies on Education, Outreach and Information Dissemination The Statewide HUB Program s education, outreach and information dissemination policy is to promote full and equal opportunities for all businesses involved in state contracting, in accordance with the goals specified in the Texas Disparity Study. The program works closely with Texas HUBs, partner organizations, state agencies and institutions of higher education to increase HUB participation in state contracts and to generate new contract opportunities. The Statewide HUB Program employs a variety of marketing strategies and materials designed to provide clear and concise details and instructions based on our targeted audience s needs. We provide this information through general and detailed presentations, mailed materials, electronic materials provided online for 24- hour access, video training, one-on-one assistance over the phone and in person and through staffed booths at outreach events and conferences across the state. The Comptroller s office has made a concerted effort to provide HUBs with the resources they need to understand the state s purchasing processes and to improve their opportunities to pursue state contracts. This includes detailing the HUB certification process and how to register as a state vendor; tracking state agency purchases from HUBs to identify new opportunities; making contact with state HUB coordinators; learning about HUB subcontracting opportunities; and searching daily bid postings. Attachment B provides samples of our most recent education and outreach materials. Fiscal 2011 Marketing Plan Our marketing plan promotes certification and provides minority- and woman-owned businesses with information about the state s purchasing processes. With the assistance of the Comptroller s Data Services Division, we remain committed to consistently producing publica- tions and Web materials that are clear, concise and useful to a broad and diverse readership. Highlights of our 2011 marketing plan include the following: Increase awareness of the Statewide HUB Program. In fiscal 2011, the Comptroller s office conducted more than 180 interactive seminars and workshops across Texas, aimed to increase the awareness of the Statewide HUB Program. We networked with state agencies, institutions of higher education, minority- and womanowned business trade organizations, small business development centers and other economic development organizations to increase awareness of the Statewide HUB Program and certify new HUBs. Increase the number of certified HUBs and those registered on the Centralized Master Bidders List. As of July 2011, 14,194 businesses were registered as Texas-certified HUBs. As previously mentioned, the enactment of ARRA in February 2009 brought about an influx of businesses applying for HUB certification during fiscal 2009 and And while fewer new businesses applied for HUB certification during fiscal 2011 than in fiscal 2009 and 2010, the program certified more than 1,200 businesses as HUBs during fiscal While only approximately 25 percent of certified HUBs have elected to register on the state s Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL), the Statewide HUB Program continues to educate HUB vendors on the importance of CMBL registration. HUB certification and a listing in the online Texas HUB Directory are free, while the annual CMBL registration fee is $70. State agencies are required to work from the CMBL, but not the HUB Directory. Essentially, HUB vendors wishing to furnish products and services to the state should register on the CMBL to increase their chances of receiving bid opportunities, and our outreach emphasizes this benefit of the CMBL. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 5

12 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program Provide venues for HUB training and education. To help business owners learn more about HUB certification and the state s procurement process, we coordinated conferences in cities around the state. The conferences provided business owners with opportunities to learn from experienced HUB members and to attend question-and-answer sessions with HUB vendors, state HUB coordinators and purchasing personnel. Review all current outreach materials and methods. We annually review our outreach efforts and materials, ensuring that we meet the needs of our target audience. In July 2011, we updated our Grow Your Business brochure that we send to vendors upon certification and recertification. The brochure provides HUBs with information pertaining to the various resources that are available to their businesses, including the following: Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) registration; HUB/CMBL vendor profile instructions; the Electronic State Business Daily; HUB Subcontracting Plan opportunities; State Agency HUB Coordinators; the Vendor Guide; the HUB Report; Mentor Protégé Program partnerships; and the HUB Calendar of Events. 6 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

13 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Goals and Objectives Attained in Fiscal 2011 The Statewide HUB Program established the following goals and objectives for fiscal Goals: Increase awareness of the Statewide HUB Program; Increase the number of certified HUBs; Increase the number of HUBs registered on the state s Centralized Master Bidders List; Refine the HUB certification registration process as necessary; and Continue to enhance HUB understanding of the state s purchasing processes and maximizing their award opportunities. Objectives: Network with minority- and woman-owned business trade organizations, small business development centers and other economic development organizations to increase the awareness of the state s HUB program; Refine education and outreach materials and efforts to meet HUB needs by obtaining feedback from HUBs; Identify new training opportunities, including events to reach the maximum number of potential HUBs; Provide extensive specialized training and education presentations; and Work closely with state agencies and institutions of higher education to encourage the use of HUBs in state purchasing. Results and Assessment The Statewide HUB Program completed the following tasks: The HUB Roster In fiscal 2011, the Statewide HUB Program welcomed more than 1,200 newly certified HUBs, pushing the total to more than 14,000. Outreach Efforts To provide a detailed overview of our education and outreach efforts, Attachment A lists the events we attended as speakers or exhibitors and our efforts at each. We manage an electronic calendar for vendors, providing information on forums, spot bid fairs, conferences, conventions and other events that target minority- and woman-owned businesses across the state. Program representatives often attend these events to disseminate information related to our program. Our compliance staff conducts on-site audits of HUB applicants and certified businesses to verify their eligibility for the Statewide HUB Program. Compliance staff plays a valuable role in public outreach by providing HUBs with one-on-one training on the various program resources available to them. Regional Seminars We worked closely with state entities and business organizations focused on the needs of minority and women business owners to co-host and help execute events. In addition to the events we attended as speakers or exhibitors, the Statewide HUB Program hosted and co-hosted events across Texas where current and prospective HUBs learned more about the state s procurement process. These outreach efforts include the 2011 Procurement Connection Seminar & EXPO (PCSE) events, our workshops titled From a Purchaser s View and the Texas Department of Transportation s Small Business Briefings. Through these outreach efforts, the Statewide HUB Program hosted or co-hosted events in nine cities: (5), Arlington, Beaumont (2), El Paso, Fort Worth (3), Houston (2), Irving, San Antonio (3) and Tyler. The seminars aimed to accomplish the following: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 7

14 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program Provide in-depth information on the state s procurement process; Provide vendors throughout the state an opportunity to interact with state HUB coordinators and purchasers; and Provide vendors with the resources to increase their exposure to peer businesses and state government. Procurement Connection Seminar & EXPO This is the third year the Statewide HUB Program has hosted PCSE events. The theme for the 2011 PCSE events was Ready, Willing and Able Texas HUBs! We encouraged vendors to ensure that their companies possessed the information and contacts necessary to successfully do business with Texas state government. The Statewide HUB Program hosted a PCSE event in Irving, Texas, in conjunction with the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Diversity Council s Access 2011 and Senator Royce West s Doing Business Texas Style Spot Bid Fair. We hosted another PCSE event in, Texas, that included the HUB Discussion Workgroup s Mentor Protégé/HUB Subcontracting subcommittee s Building Partnerships MatchMaking Session. From a Purchaser s View We increased our education efforts to HUBs registered through certification agreements with local governments and non-profit organizations by co-hosting a special two-hour workshop titled From a Purchaser s View, providing information about the state s procurement cycle. This also gave the HUBs an opportunity to network with state personnel within the geographical area. Small Business Briefings The Statewide HUB Program served as the co-host to the Texas Department of Transportation s Small Business Briefings, providing workshops as well as a special speaker for their Learning Information Networking Collaboration (LINC) mentoring program. Other Events Additionally, Showorks Inc., a professional trade show management company that provides procurement conferences across the U.S., recognized the Statewide HUB Program as a partnering agency at its 9th Annual Alliance Small Business Procurement Fair. The Statewide HUB Program provided training to update state HUB coordinators and agency procurement staff on HUB-related statutes and rules and related issues. We also participated in monthly, bi-monthly and quarterly meetings with HUB coordinator groups for state agencies and institutions of higher education. In addition, our staff worked closely with the HUB Discussion Workgroup, an organization of state HUB coordinators and purchasers that serves as a liaison between state purchasing personnel and HUBs. HUB Education and Outreach Materials We distributed HUB brochures and resources to vendors and HUBs at the numerous events we attended this year. All vendors who became a certified HUB received a vendor orientation packet, including a HUB certificate and a booklet describing key resources, such as the CMBL, the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD), a state HUB coordinator contact list and information about the Mentor Protégé Program and HUB Subcontracting Plans. Statewide HUB Program Website An interactive presence is crucial to the Statewide HUB Program. In fiscal 2011, the program s website traffic reached these levels: more than 316,000 total site pageviews; more than 94,000 pageviews of the HUB home page; and more than 45,000 pageviews of the HUB certification page. To better serve our audience, we made the following content changes on the website: 8 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

15 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB We added a Small Business Resources link on our page, which directs businesses to assistance entities that provide business development assistance. To further promote the Mentor Protégé Program, we added a HUB Mentor Protégé Spotlight feature. The spotlight focuses on building partnerships and provides an overview of an established Mentor Protégé agreement each month, giving perspectives from the sponsoring entity, the mentor and the protégé. In fiscal 2011, the Statewide HUB Program used the Comptroller s Twitter feed to promote the program to more than 4,000 of the agency s followers. In addition, the agency s Facebook profile featured several HUB-related news items and promotions. Memorandum of Cooperation In 2009, the Comptroller s office and several other state agencies and institutions of higher education signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce (TAAACC) and the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC). The following agencies and institutions of higher education signed the MOC: Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Texas Department of Transportation; The University of Texas System; The University of Texas at ; Texas Tech University; The Texas A&M System; Texas A&M University; and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. * The MOC continues to be an important aspect of our commitment to increase the awareness of the HUB program and the participation of minority-owned businesses in the state s procurement process. In fiscal 2011, the Statewide HUB Program participated in five TAAACC/TAMACC associated events, providing nine education outreach activities. * The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality signed the MOC with TAMACC in Fiscal 2011 and is currently working to sign the MOC with TAAACC. Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce The Statewide HUB Program served on the Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce s Procurement and Certification Committee, participated in chamber events and assisted in developing a certification questionnaire to help chamber members identify the various certifications available and beneficial to small businesses. Disparity Study Education Activities Representatives from the Comptroller s office hosted public hearings in, Dallas, Houston, McAllen and San Antonio to receive comments on the proposed amendments to Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 1, Chapter 20, Subchapter B, concerning the HUB program. The amendments affect these portions of the code: 20.13, concerning Statewide Annual HUB Utilization Goals; 20.14, concerning Subcontracts; 20.15, concerning Agency Planning Responsibilities; 20.16, concerning State Agency Reporting Requirements; 20.17, concerning Certification Process; 20.18, concerning Protests; 20.19, concerning Recertification; 20.20, concerning Revocation; 20.21, concerning Certification and Compliance Reviews; 20.22, concerning Texas Historically Underutilized Business Certification Directory; 20.24, concerning Program Review; 20.25, concerning Memorandum of Understanding between the Governor s Division of Economic Development and Tourism and the Comptroller; 20.26, concerning HUB Coordinator Responsibilities; concerning HUB Forum Programs for State Agencies; and concerning the Mentor Protégé Program. A majority of the proposed rule amendments were a result of the recommendations identified in the 2009 Texas Disparity Study. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 9

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17 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Future Education and Outreach Initiatives In fiscal 2012, we plan to expand on our efforts to increase the number of certified HUBs, increase state purchasing opportunities for HUBs, provide extensive training to vendors on state purchasing resources and provide assistance and training to state agencies and institutions of higher education regarding HUB rules and related statutes, policies and procedures. To accomplish this, we have set the following goals: Increasing awareness of the Statewide HUB Program; Increasing the number of certified HUBs; Increasing the number of HUBs registered on the state s Centralized Master Bidders List; Streamlining the online HUB certification process; and Improving HUB understanding of the state s purchasing processes and maximizing their award opportunities. To achieve these goals, our objectives include the following: Networking with minority- and woman-owned business trade organizations, small business development centers and other economic development organizations to increase the awareness of the state s HUB program; Refining education and outreach materials and efforts to meet HUB needs by obtaining feedback from HUBs; Identifying new training opportunities, including events to reach the maximum number of potential HUBs; Providing extensive, specialized training and education presentations; and Working closely with state agencies and institutions of higher education to encourage the use of HUBs in state purchasing. Major initiatives for fiscal 2012 include: Regional Seminars We will continue hosting regional seminars throughout Texas. While the concept behind our seminars will remain virtually the same providing workshops to acquaint vendors with the state s purchasing processes we also plan to include federal and local governmental entities in our agenda to present information that may help vendors develop economically through state, federal and local government resources. We will continue to work with state HUB coordinators and procurement staff to identify their needs and include agency representatives in our regional seminars. Website Development and Online Training Modules In fiscal 2012, we will continue to add content and functionality to our site to better assist HUBs and serve our online users, develop additional training modules to assist vendors with the certification registration process and illustrate how to use various resource tools, such as the CMBL/HUB Directory and the ESBD to search for bid opportunities. Ongoing Communication with HUBs Our continued success relies on meaningful communication with Statewide HUB Program members along with prospective members. We will continue to evaluate additional outreach methods that are cost-effective for the program and strive to reach new audiences. Mentor Protégé Program In business, mentors provide access to countless hours of experience and knowledge. The Statewide HUB Program embraces this philosophy and believes both parties have something to gain: mentors pass along their Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 11

18 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program experiences, while new HUBs gain real-world tips and examples to follow. The program will work with agencies to identify Mentor Protégé success stories that we can highlight within HUB marketing materials and on our website. 12 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

19 Attachment A Education and Outreach Events Education and Outreach Map Detailed List of Education and Outreach Activities

20 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Total Number of HUB Economic Opportunity Forums Attended Amarillo (1) Office Visits (5) Webinar (2) Phone (1) Conference Call (12) Fort Worth (7) Arlington (4) Irving (5) Dallas (3) El Paso (3) Midland (1) Tyler (1) Nacogdoches (3) San Antonio (13) (64) San Marcos (2) Corpus Christi (1) Waco (1) Killeen (2) Huntsville (1) Beaumont (3) College Station (1) Galveston (1) Houston (9) McAllen (2) Number of Outreach Activities Conducted 188 Areas of Outreach # Conducted Booth HUB Report 3 Certification 12 CMBL 5 Panel 7 Networking 5 HUB Subcontracting Plan 1 49 Other Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

21 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Statewide HUB Program Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 9/9/2010 9/9/2010 Procurement & Certification Committee Meeting HUB Disparity Study Phase II: Sharing the Results with State Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education and Other Interested Entities Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce University of Texas at San Antonio Other 9/11/ Annual Convention Texas Process Servers Association Booth 9/13/2010 HUB Disparity Study Phase II: Sharing the Results with State Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education and Other Interested Entities Stephen F. State University 9/14/2010 HUB Forum Stephen F. State University 9/14/2010 One-on-One 9/17/2010 HUB Vendor Fair 9/21/2010 9/21/2010 One-on-One Learning, Information, Networking, Collaboration (LINC) Program Tina Burns & Associates Property Services Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce and its partnering Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) group Texas Department of Transportation Tina Burns & Associates Property Services 9/23/2010 HUB Affair Women s Business Enterprise Alliance 9/24/ /5/2010 HUB Vendor Fair, Partners for a Better Texas Procurement & Certification Committee Meeting Health and Human Services Commission Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Booth and Disparity Study Hispanic American Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Minority and Women Business Owners African American Business Owners Women Business Owners San Antonio Nacogdoches Nacogdoches Nacogdoches Beaumont Office Houston Booth Other 10/6/2010 HUB Advisory Board Meeting Department of Information Resources Other 10/6-7/ /8-9/ /12/ /13/2010 Biz Tech EXPO 2010 Right Here, Right Now! 74th Annual Texas One Nation, One Dream West Texas Small Business Forum 10/14/2010 Small Business at Work BiGAUSTIN 10/18/ th Annual Business Conference Houston Minority Supplier Development Council Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches Office of the Governor and Texas Workforce Commission El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Office of the Governor Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce Booth Booth Booth and Panel Booth and Panel Booth, and Certification Booth and Disparity Study Hispanic American Business Owners Minority Business Owners African American Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Hispanic American Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Hispanic American Business Owners Houston Houston Killeen Midland El Paso Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 15

22 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program Statewide HUB Program (cont.) Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 10/20/2010 MED Week Outreach Event Bexar County CMBL 10/20/2010 Small Business Forum 10/22/ /28/2010 MED Week Certification Workshop Small Business Forum and Media Circus Office of the Governor and Texas Workforce Commission University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Economic Development Office of the Governor and Texas Workforce Commission 10/28/2010 HUB Discussion Workgroup Statewide HUB Program 10/29/ /9/2010 Governor s Small Business Forum for Tarrant County Tri-County Small Business Summit Office of the Governor and Texas Workforce Commission Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and San Marcos Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 11/10/2010 Small Business Briefings Texas Department of Transportation 11/10-11/ /15/ /30/ /1/ /7/ /7/ /8/2010 Business Acquisition and Employment Conference Governor s Small Business Forum Community Development Small Business Summit Final Planning Meeting for the 10th Annual Small, Minority, Women and Veterans Business Enterprises (SMWVBE) Contracting Conference HUB Disparity Study Phase II: Sharing the Results with State Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education and Other Interested Entities HUB Disparity Study Phase II: Sharing the Results with State Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education and Other Interested Entities 10th Annual Small, Minority, Women and Veterans Business Enterprises (SMWVBE) Contracting Conference Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC) Educational Development Foundation Office of the Governor and Texas Workforce Commission City of Beaumont Department of Community Development and DOMINION Capital Management Corporation Bexar County and University Health System Vendor Advisory Committee Meeting University of Texas System Bexar County and University Health System 12/15/2010 LINC Program Texas Department of Transportation Booth Certification Booth Certification Booth and Other Booth, and Two Certification s and Booth Panel Other Booth, Two Certification s and Three CMBL s Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Hispanic American Business Owners Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Disadvantaged Businesses (such as women, minority, veteran and disabled veteran-owned businesses, as well as small businesses) General Vendor Community Disadvantaged Businesses (such as women, minority, veteran and disabled veteran-owned businesses, as well as small businesses) San Antonio College Station San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth San Marcos Beaumont Dallas Houston Beaumont San Antonio San Antonio Tyler 16 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

23 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Statewide HUB Program (cont.) Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 12/16/2010 HUB Disparity Study Phase II: Sharing the Results with State Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education and Other Interested Entities Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 12/16/2010 General Meeting HUB Discussion Workgroup Other 1/11/2011 One-on-One Arati Singh 1/13/2011 1/14/2011 Rio South Small Business Summit 1/20/2011 One-on-One 1/27/2011 1/28/2011 2/2/2011 2/7/2011 MOC Meeting for Training at Tri-County Event 2011 Professional Services Committee Meeting 2/7/2011 One-on-One 2/10/2011 MOC Meeting for Training at Tri-County Event Fifth Annual Fort Hood Region Government Vendor Conference and Expo 11th Annual Purchasing and HUB Connection Economic Opportunity Forum MOC Meeting for Training at Tri-County Event Office of the Governor, Texas Workforce Commission and Committee for Rio South Texas Small Business Summit Booth and General Overview Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Office McAllen MOC Members Other Prairie View A&M University and Cooperative Extension Program Texas Association of African American Chambers of Commerce Other and Other African American Business Owners Office MOC Members Other Central Texas Business Resource Center Texas Workforce Commission and Teacher Retirement System of Texas Thomas Wattley Jr. of Wattley Consulting Group and Gene Guzman of G&C Direct Mail Marketing Inc. 2/10/2011 From a Purchaser s View Statewide HUB Program 2/15/2011 2/18/2011 One-on-One 2/23/2011 One-on-One 2/25/2011 2/28/2011 Project Management and Construction Services and Construction HUB Forum 2011 Plan of Work Conference and Annual Meeting 2011 African American Legislative Summit Booth and General Overview Disadvantaged Businesses (such as women, minority, veteran and disabled veteran-owned businesses, as well as small businesses) Killeen Booth MOC Members Other University of Texas at Booth Anthony J. Mungin of Managed Care Concepts LLC Nolans Office and Promotional Products Inc. Tri-County Black Chamber of Commerce Texas Legislative Black Caucus 3/3/2011 HUB Rules Public Hearings Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Booth and General Overview Panel HUB Rules/Disparity Study African American Business Owners African American Business Owners Call Galveston McAllen Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 17

24 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program Statewide HUB Program (cont.) Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 3/4/2011 HUB Outreach and Educational Expo Texas Facilities Commission, Department of Public Safety and Health and Human Services System 3/8/2011 Vendor Advisor Committee Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Other 3/9/2011 HUB Rules Public Hearings Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Booth and HUB Report HUB Rules/Disparity Study 3/9/2011 Public Policy Day MBE Institute for Public Policy Networking 3/10/2011 From a Purchaser s View Statewide HUB Program 3/11/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Parks and Wildlife 3/15/2011 HUB Rules Meeting Sen. Royce West 3/16/2011 LINC Program Texas Department of Transportation 3/17/2011 HUB Rules Public Hearings Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 3/22/2011 HUB Rules Public Hearings Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 3/22/ th Annual HUB/Vendor Fair Sam Houston State University and Small Business Development Center, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Waller County and City of Huntsville 3/24/2011 HUB Rules Public Hearings Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 3/29/2011 MWBE/HUB Seminar 3/31/2011 Small Business How 2 Series How to do business with City, County, State and Federal Agencies 4/4/2011 From a Purchaser s View 4/5/2011 4/5/2011 8th Annual Procurement and Contracting Symposium 2011 Southwest Woman s businessworks! 4/6-7/2011 It s Time to Move 4/19/ th Annual HUB Vendor Fair 4/19/2011 From a Purchaser s View Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce North Chamber Small Business Council El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Statewide HUB Program El Paso Community College s Contract Opportunities Center and El Paso Small Business Consortium Women s Business Council Southwest Government Procurement Connections University of Texas at and University of Texas System University of Texas at and Statewide HUB Program 4/20/2011 Small Business Briefings Texas Department of Transportation HUB Rules/Disparity Study HUB Rules/Disparity Study HUB Rules/Disparity Study HUB Rules/Disparity Study Booth and Panel Booth and Panel General Vendor Community Minority Business Owners Texas Legislature Minority and Women Business Owners General Vendor Community General Vendor Community Houston Fort Worth Huntsville Dallas Irving San Antonio El Paso El Paso Booth Women Business Owners Irving Booth and Panel Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Houston Networking Booth, Two Certification s and Minority and Women Business Owners Fort Worth 18 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

25 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Statewide HUB Program (cont.) Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 4/26/2011 Project Build 4/27/2011 From a Purchaser s View 4/28/2011 4/29/2011 5/9/2011 5/9-10/2011 ACCESS Professional Services Committee Meeting 6th Annual Make the Connection Minority and Women Business Owner s Forum, Featuring Women in Business Procurement Connection Seminar Texas Education Agency, Pearson, Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council and Statewide HUB Program Houston Minority Supplier Development Council and Statewide HUB Program Texas Association of African- American Chambers of Commerce (TAAACC) Texas AgriLife Extension Service Potter County Statewide HUB Program Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council 5/11/2011 One-on-One Vaugn + Medical LLC 5/12/2011 5/13/2011 Project Build 5/17/2011 Small Business Academy Session I Orientation and Certification Reception and Ribbon Cutting University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Alamo Colleges, University Health System, Edwards Aquifer Authority, VIA, San Antonio Water System, San Antonio River Authority, BexarMet Water District and San Antonio Housing Authority Texas Education Agency, Pearson, Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council and Statewide HUB Program Women s Business Council Southwest Other Other and Booth African American Business Owners Women Business Owners Houston Amarillo Irving Booth Irving Certification and CMBL Other Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Office San Antonio Conference Call Networking Women Business Owners 5/18-19/2011 Expo: Connections 2011 Women s Business Enterprise Alliance Booth Women Business Owners Houston 5/24/2011 Construction Services HUB Forum Texas State University 5/25/2011 LINC Program Texas Department of Transportation 5/26/2011 From a Purchaser s View Women s Business Council Southwest and Statewide HUB Program 6/1/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Department of Transportation 6/2/2011 Premier Face Time 6/6/2011 6/6/2011 One-on-One Procurement and Certification Committee Meeting Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Debbie Gelmini and Ray Samnani of AC Printing, Booth and HSP Booth Other Minority Business Owners Hispanic American Business Owners Minority Business Owners San Marcos San Antonio Fort Worth San Antonio Office Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 19

26 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program Statewide HUB Program (cont.) Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 6/7/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 6/7/2011 From a Purchaser s View 6/8/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting 6/9/2011 Doing Business with the Education System City of Houston and Statewide HUB Program Texas State University and Texas State University System Board of Regents 6/9/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting State Office of Risk Management 6/13/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Lottery Commission 6/14/2011 Alliance Texas ShoWorks Inc. Booth 6/14/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting University of Texas at 6/15/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Office of the Attorney General 6/16/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Department of Criminal Justice 6/16/2011 From a Purchaser s View Houston Fort Worth ISD Booth Fort Worth City of Small & Minority Business Resources and Statewide HUB Program 6/17/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Legislative Council 6/20/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Facilities Commission 6/21/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Department of Motor Vehicles 6/21/2011 6/21/2011 6/23/2011 Texas Regional Small Business Federal Contracting Summit The Texas A&M University System Economic Opportunity Forum Roundtable Discussion on SMWBE/DBE/HUB Programs 6/23/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting 6/27/2011 Procurement Connection Seminar and EXPO 6/28/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting U.S. Women s Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Small Business Contractors Texas A&M University System Bexar County Economic Development Department Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Statewide HUB Program Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Family and Protective Services, Department of State Health Services, Department of Assistive and Rehab Services, and Department of Aging and Disability Services and Booth and Booth Other Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Arlington Arlington Corpus Christi San Antonio 20 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

27 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Statewide HUB Program (cont.) Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 6/29/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 7/3/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting University of Texas System 7/6/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Workforce Commission 7/7/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting 7/7/2011 Tarrant County Vendor Information Forum 7/8/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Tarrant County Purchasing Texas Tech University Health Science Center 7/14/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Medical Board 7/20/2011 Small Business Briefings Texas Department of Transportation 7/21/2011 7/22/2011 Project Build Small Business Forum Bexar County 7/25/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Office of the Governor Texas Education Agency, Pearson, Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council and Statewide HUB Program State Office of Administrative Hearings 7/26/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 7/28/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Youth Commission 7/28/2011 HUB Reporting Training 8/2/2011 MOC Meeting for Training at the TAAACC Annual Conference Citibank and Statewide HUB Program MOC Members 8/2/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Tech University 8/2/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting 8/3/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting 8/4/2011 Pearson Connections 2011 Building Sustainable Relationships 8/4/2011 HUB Reporting Training University of North Texas, University of North Texas/System Administration Texas Tech University Health Science Center Texas Education Agency, Pearson and Statewide HUB Program Citibank and Statewide HUB Program 8/4/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting University of Texas at Tyler Booth and Certification Booth, Certification and Networking Other HUB Report Other Minority and Women Business Owners Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Minority and Women Business Owners Conference Call Fort Worth Conference Call San Antonio San Antonio Webinar Conference Call Conference Call Conference Call Other HUB Report Webinar Conference Call Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 21

28 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program Statewide HUB Program (cont.) Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Efforts Date Event Host/Sponsor Outreach Audience City/Venue 8/4/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler 8/4/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Angelo State University 8/8/2011 8/9/2011 Procurement and Certification Committee Meeting Texas Small Business Forum Waco Regional Conference 8/9/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting 8/10/2011 Government Procurement Conference Greater Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Greater Waco Chamber University of Houston Clear Lake, University of Houston Victoria, University of Houston System and University of Houston Downtown University of Texas at Arlington 8/10/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Stephen F. State University 8/11/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Department of Insurance 8/16/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting Texas Racing Commission 8/17/ th Anniversary Asian Business EXPO 8/18/2011 HUB Goal Setting Meeting 8/24/2011 From a Purchaser s View 8/25/2011 8/26/2011 ABC Buyer/Vendor Quarterly Forum Corpus Christi 2011 Governor s Small Business Summit 8/26/ th Annual Conference U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber Southwest Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, Texas A&M Argilife Research and Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, BexarMet and Statewide HUB Program City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County and BNSF Railway Corpus Christi Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce Other Networking Booth and General Overview Booth Booth Booth and General Overview Booth and General Overview Hispanic American Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Asian American Business Owners Minority and Women Business Owners Small, Minority and Women Business Owners Hispanic American Business Owners Conference Call Conference Call Waco Conference Call Arlington Conference Call Arlington Conference Call San Antonio Fort Worth Corpus Christi Irving 22 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

29 Attachment B Marketing Materials First HUB Mentor Protégé Spotlight ( procurement/prog/hub/mentorprotege/spotlight_may2011.html) 2011 Procurement Connection Seminar & EXPO Flyers and Hand-outs Mentor Protégé List Fiscal 2011

30 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program 24 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

31 Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program HUB Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts 25

32 HUB Fiscal 2011 Education and Outreach Report Statewide HUB Program REady & WILLIng able... TExaS HUBS! Make sure your company has the information and contacts to be in position to succeed in doing business with the state government. HUBEXPO Statewide Historically Underutilized Business Program 2011 Procurement Connection Seminar & EXPO This event is held in conjunction with the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council s 2011 ACCESS and Senator Royce West s Doing Business Texas Style Spot Bid Fair. The HUB EXPOs are supported by the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Discussion Workgroup- Outreach Committee. Assistance will be provided on the HUB Application and Centralized Master Bidder List (CMBL) Registration. Special thanks to the Texas Department of Transportation and the Health and Human Services System. May 9 & 10, 2011 Time Registration: 7:45-8:30 Event: 8:30-4:30 Construction Panel May 10: 9:30-11:30 Information/Registration Link Texas4HUBS.org Location Irving Convention Center 500 West Las Colinas Blvd Irving, Texas Contact Rachel Snell (888) Texas4HUBs@cpa.state.tx.us 26 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts