Doing Business with Broward County, FL

Sandy McDonald has been the Director of the Broward County Office of Economic and Small BusinessDevelopment (OESBD) since June 2013. In alignment with OESBD’s mission to stimulate economic development, Mr. McDonald is committed to supporting the growth and development of small businesses in Broward County, which are a great asset to our local economy.

Mr. McDonald also serves as Broward’s designated Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer (DBELO) and works to support the County’s commitment to the Federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) programs that OESBD administers along with the County’s local small business programs.

For the past 21 years, Mr. McDonald has worked in Community and Economic Development on both local and federal programs. His expertise includes initiating tax increment financing programs, providing supportive economic development services to local municipalities, brownfield redevelopment, small business development, and disadvantaged business enterprise opportunities. Mr. McDonald continues outreach to the 31 cities in Broward as well as the Local Chambers of Commerce and multiple business organizations to ensure that the public is aware of the programs and services offered by the Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development.
Learn more about Broward County and the work they do:
http://broward.org/

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-michael-mcdonald-8047313/

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01:10 Guest Intro
02:53 Role in Broward County
11:03 Broward Budget yearly
13:43 Broward money spends the most
22:43 SBE and CBE programs
30:10 How to become CBE certified?
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