Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)

Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB)

UNCW's Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program aims to recruit, educate and interact with minority and women-owned businesses to encourage opportunities to do business with the Office of Facilities.

UNCW encourages its staff and contractors to commit to conducting good faith efforts to achieve a goal of 10% minority business participation on projects. This includes architectural or engineering design services, construction services, other professional services and the procurement of goods or equipment for projects. The university has established a set of guidelines to increase HUB participation on its construction projects.

What Is a HUB?

A Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) is a business in which at least 51% of the business is owned and operated by one or more of the following minority persons:

Black
Hispanic
Asian American
American Indian
Female
Disabled
Socially and economically disadvantaged, as defined in 15 U.S.C. 637

*Must be U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.

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Helpful Links

Tools & Resources

Becoming HUB Certified

There are several steps a business must take in order to become HUB certified. To explore this process, visit our how to become HUB-Certified page for checklist on the different steps to take.

Search for HUB-Certified Vendor

The North Carolina Office of Historically Underutilized Businesses' maintains an online database of HUB vendors by company or contact name. You can search by commodity or construction code in specific counties to find a HUB vendor with your required skills, or near your area. Visit the HUB-Certified Vendor Search Tool to learn more.

Training and Workshop information

If you are looking for a more in depth look at HUB Certification and Vendor Training, the NC Department of Administration has several videos which provide a robust overview.

HUB TRAINING and outreach videos

The NC Department of Administration also accepts outreach requests. Visit the following page to submit an outreach/training request.