Asheville Business Inclusion

About Us

The Business Inclusion Office is responsible for supporting the implementation of the City of Asheville Business Inclusion Contracting Policy passed by the Asheville City Council on October 27, 2020.

The Business Inclusion Office for the City of Asheville actively seeks to identify minority- and women-owned businesses for opportunities to participate as providers of goods and services to the City. To learn more about how we are working to increase equity in contracting, visit our MWBE Certification page.

The intent of Business Inclusion is to:

Widen opportunities for participation
Increase competition
Ensure the proper and diligent use of public funds.
Increasing the City’s awareness of available minority, women, and small business vendors
Increasing Minority / Women Business Enterprises (MWBEs) utilization in City contracting
Promoting existing and start-up development of small business growth and profitability in the Asheville Regional Area
Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on Minority and Women Business Enterprises

It is the City of Asheville’s policy to:

Provide minorities equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of city contracting and purchasing programs, including but not limited to, participation in procurement, professional and construction contracts; and
Prohibit discrimination against any person or business in pursuit of these opportunities on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, familial status, or national origin, and to conduct its contracting and purchasing programs so as to prevent any discrimination and to resolve all claims of such discrimination.

For more information about doing business with The City of Asheville, visit Purchasing Vendor Registration & MWBE Certification