WHAT: Rives E. Worrell Co., a JE Dunn Construction Company, Minority Contractor Business Development (MCBD) Program. The MCBD Program, which first began in Savannah in 2011, provides a venue for minority- and woman-owned firms in construction-related fields to participate in a training program to enhance business acumen and interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Participants chosen for each six-month class have access to a full day of training each month, free of charge. Monthly MCBD sessions explore a broad range of topics, from legal and marketing to leadership and estimating. Facilitators are business owners and understand the unique needs and challenges that face small businesses. In the two years the program has been active in Savannah, the Rives E.  Worrell Co. has awarded 24 projects totaling more than $23 million to local minority- and woman-owned businesses. More than $9 million of that went to MCBD program participants.

WHO: Savannah area plumbing, flooring, masonry, electrical and other construction-related minority- and woman-owned businesses interested in applying for the MCBD Program.  

WHEN: Courses for the 2015 MCBD Program will start March 12, 2015. Deadline for applications is February 13, 2015. 

WHERE: Savannah Entrepreneurial Center

801 E. Gwinnett Street

Savannah, Georgia 31401 

MORE INFORMATION: For additional information or to apply, contact Cherelle Cortez at 912-335-1386 or [email protected].