One of the major barriers for a small-business owner is gaining the required coverages to capitalize on these ever-growing opportunities and grow their business. As a result of Milwaukee County’s relationship with CoverWallet, an Aon Company, a leading digital insurance broker dedicated to pioneering solutions that help small and medium-sized entities, The Office of Economic Inclusion is proud to introduce a new powerful technology, and digital operating model that will allow area businesses to get advice, purchase competitively priced coverage, and manage their insurance conveniently, online in minutes.
The application and more information is available online. This partnership is designed to support Milwaukee County small businesses and qualify for procurement opportunities to compete and win jobs.
Goal Setting, Research and Reports
Milwaukee County Targeted Business Enterprise Goal Setting
Milwaukee County strives to meet a Targeted Business Enterprise goal across all county services of 25% for construction related activities and 17% for all other procurement and professional service activities. Milwaukee County reviews RFP's and past history data as well as looking at departmental activities and achievement history to determine the appropriate goals using the US DOT recommendations for determining availability by NAICS code and utilizing US Census and other available data.
US DOT Goal Setting
FAA DBE
Milwaukee County General Mitchell International Airport has budgeted FAA-assisted contracts for FFY2017-2019 totaling $23,029,500. The overall DBE goal is 19.3%, 7.7% will be race-neutral and 11.6% race-conscious.
The County has set the following preliminary goals for DBE participation on these contracts by sector:
- Construction Projects: 20.6% of funds anticipated for construction projects
- Professional Services/Procurement: 6.6% of funds anticipated for professional services and procurement of equipment
Report to FAA 2017-2019 Goals
Public Hearing Presentation
FAA ACDBE
As of October 1, 2017, Milwaukee County's current ACDBE non-car rental goal is 12% and car rental goal is 3% pending finalization of the goal setting process and review by the FAA.