Bexar County Small Business & Entrepreneurship Department

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The Bexar County Small Business & Entrepreneurship Department 

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Small, Minority, or Women-owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
The Bexar County Small Business & Entrepreneurship Department assists small business owners with information, training programs, capacity-building programs, and more. Our mission is to create an environment where small businesses can thrive to create a sustainable economic future for Bexar County. 
VISION
To increase small, minority and women owned business participation in Bexar County projects and procurement through the integration of public, non-profit and private sector efforts and resources.

MISSION
The County’s Department of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Department (SBED) embodies the strong partnership between economic development and entrepreneurship. The SB&E Department, which is charged with the responsibility of administrating the Small, Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (SMWVBE) Program, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program and coordination for US DOT Title VI Regulations as applied to Bexar County’s Federal Highway (FHWA) funded projects, seeks to establish innovative programs that involve new or existing businesses and provide monitoring and compliance. 

Since 2001, SBED has implemented a fact-based management process guided by the following passion: 
"We are an action-oriented team dedicated to linking SMWBE/DBE/HUB to opportunities that will ensure success in the government marketplace and the private sector"

Virtual Business Center

The Bexar County SBED Virtual Business Center is designed to serve the small business owners and entrepreneurs of Bexar County. It provides information on starting and growing your business, working with Bexar County, discovering new opportunities, and more. We strive to increase small, minority, and women-owned business participation in Bexar County projects and procurements through the integration of public, non-profit, and private sector efforts and resources.

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ABOUT SMWBE'S DIRECTOR

Renee Watson

Responsibilities include coordinating, facilitating, implementing and monitoring the County’s Small, Minority & Women Owned Business Enterprise (SMWBE) Program, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Liaison and Title VI Coordinator. She acts as a liaison with offices and departments to ensure that SMWBEs have access to County procurement, contracting and professional services opportunities. She reviews current practices to assess and recommend improvements to increase participation. Renee works in cooperation with the Purchasing Agent, offices and departments to explore these concepts and analyze the advantages and disadvantages to modifying current practices. In addition, she works directly with community organizations, other public entities and vendors to promote participation and access in local, state and federal and private sector procurement opportunities. She is a member of the County Manager’s Executive Leadership Team.

 

Renee holds a Master Contract Compliance Administrator (MCCA) Certification from Morgan State University. She is identified as a national expert and conducted a workshop on Disparity Studies at the American Contract Compliance Association Conference. She was selected as a National Urban/Rural Fellow and awarded her MPA – Urban Planning and Rural Economic Development, Baruch College, CUNY. She holds a BBA – Management/Marketing from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is a graduate of Sam Houston High School in San Antonio, Texas.  

She has also worked as the Chief of Staff for State Senator Rodney Ellis, Houston and Councilman George Stevens, San Diego, CA.  She was selected as one of the San Antonio Business Journal’s “40 under 40” Rising Stars.  Renee is an alumnus of Leadership SAISD, Master Leadership Program (MLP) San Antonio, Leadership Texas, The PhD Project, People to People Ambassador Program - China, Leadership America, Leadership California, and Leadership San Antonio.

Her most recent awards and recognition include the following: Athena Leadership Award, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce; Citizen’s Academy, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) – San Antonio District; Freedom Award, Ford Tribute to Women Business Leaders, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce; San Antonio District Office  Women in Business Champion of the Year Award, SBA; Regional Coordinator, Central Region, American Contract Compliance Association; Instructor – “Hire Yourself Ex-Offender”, Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, Inmates Program, Detention Center; Bubba Moeller Award for Community Service, The Associated General Contractors of America - San Antonio Chapter (AGC): and the "America's Top Diversity Champion" Award from DiversityBusiness.com. Renee is currently serving as the Diversity Committee Chair for the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) San Antonio Chapter and is a member of the ISM National Learning Solutions Advisory Committee.

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