Support and Resources

Support and Information

These organizations provide support and information to assist you in growing your MWDBE business. Other resources will also help you maintain your business development momentum.

Minority Media Outlets

Soul Pitt Media
412-904-1630
soulpitt@gmail.com

JS Publishing/Talk Magazine
2275 Monroeville Boulevard
Monroeville, PA 15146

New Pittsburgh Courier
Newspaper
315 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-481-8302

Onyx Woman Network
P.O. Box 91362
Pittsburgh, PA 1522
412-731-5159

Professional Organizations

African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
2220 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-392-0610
information@aaccwp.com

Allegheny County Bar Association
Diversity Page
400 Koppers Building
436 Seventh Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-262-6161

Diversity Business Resource Center
Riverside Center for Innovation
700 River Avenue, Suite 231
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-322-3272

Duquesne University Center for Green Industries and Sustainable Business Growth
108K Rockwell Hall
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412-396-5725
duqgreen@duq.edu

Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council
Historic Alcoa Building, Suite 401
611 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-391-4423

Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs (GACAAA)
110 N. Eighth Street, Suite 505, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-965-4603

Hispanic National Bar Association
1900 L Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-223-4777

Midwest USA Chinese Chamber of Commerce - Pittsburgh Office
3325 Saw Mill Run Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15227
412-657-0702

Minority Corporate Counsel Association
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-739-5901

Minority Professional Network, Inc. (MPN)
P.O. Box 55399
Atlanta, GA 30308-5399
1-888-676-6389

MWDBE Governmental Committee
Riverside Center for Innovation
700 River Avenue, Suite 231
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-322-3523

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
NAWBO Pittsburgh
700 River Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
724-316-1011

National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
327 South Adams Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
1-800-552-3506
nawic@nawic.org

National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
486 Main Street
West Townsend, MA 01474
913-579-0003
info@NAWLEE.org

National Bar Association
1225 11th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-842-3900

National Black MBA Association, Inc.
Pittsburgh Chapter
P.O. Box 3502
Pittsburgh, PA 15230

National Society of Black Engineers
World Headquarters
205 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-2207

Network of Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI)
(Biomedical research investigators and technical personnel)
Communication Network sponsored by
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 9A04 Center Drive
MSC 2560
Bethesda, MD 20892-2560

Pennsylvania DBE & SBE Supportive Services Center
ProRank Business Solutions, LLC
The Harrisburg Uptown Building (HUB)
1821 Fulton Street, Suite 201A
Harrisburg, PA 17102
833-736-6323
penndbe@prorankllc.com

Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
1555 Broadway Avenue, Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-533-9300
chamber@pmahcc.org

Small Business Administration
411 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1450
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-395-6560

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SHPE, Inc.
5400 East Olympic Blvd., Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90022
323-725-3970

Society of Women in Engineering (SWE)
203 North La Salle Street, Suite 1675
Chicago, Ill 60601
877-793-4636

Southwestern Pennsylvania Engineering Outreach (SPEO)
c/o Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania
337 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-261-0710

Urban League of Pittsburgh
610 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-227-4802

Women's Business Enterprise Center - East (WBEC-East)
Riverside Center for Innovation
700 River Avenue, Suite 210
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-935-2545

Women’s Business Network, Inc.

P.O. Box 528
Jeannette, PA 15644
412-318-4644

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
305 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-391-5100

Catalyst for Business Development

We provide technical assistance, advocate for solutions to address MWDBE business concerns, and promote opportunities within Allegheny County. In partnership with all county departments and the community at large, the Department of Equity and Inclusion ensures the successful integration of MWDBE firms within the business structure of the county.

Some of the partners that provide technical assistance are the Center for Women's Entrepreneurship at Chatham University, the Community Empowerment Association, the Diversity Business Resource Center, the Hill District Community Development Corporation and Penn State Greater Allegheny - McKeesport Campus.