IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING USDOT Northwest Regional SBTRC SERVICES
USDOT NorthWest Small Business Resource Transportation Center office has closed as of 09/30/2025 Thank you for your support!
About Small Business Transportation Resource Center
Success Story
Janette (“Jan”) Keiser, PE, JD - J. Keiser & Associates LLC - A certified MWDBE
Business success is usually measured in quantitative terms; that is, increases in revenues, profitability and the number of employees, or decreases in the costs of goods sold, overhead or debt. The numbers only tell part of the story. Success can also be measured in qualitative terms; that is, how the business benefitted its business owners, employees, customers and the community.
Congratulations to the BEP Participants 2025!
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) Bonding Education Program (BEP) works with Small Business Administration (SBA) Surety Bond Program to provide SBA-approved bond producers to help small businesses become bond ready. Becoming bondable is a challenge for many disadvantaged businesses and this program aims to help businesses grow by obtaining or building bonding capacity.
The BEP is a multi-component program, designed to address what businesses need to become bond-ready when competing for transportation-related contracts. Each BEP includes workshops with industry professionals for business development and one-on-one sessions with local surety bonding representatives to help small and disadvantaged business owners compile necessary components to complete a bond application. This program is tailored to businesses competing for transportation-related contracts.
BEP's Mission
The Bonding Education Program’s mission is to increase small businesses’ economic competitiveness to maximize opportunities by becoming surety bonded and compete for transportation-related contracts through education and resources to understand risk management, safety, workforce development and company capabilities.
NorthWest Small Business Transportation Resource Center
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