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Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMPP) Applications Accepted
March 1 - March 30
Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMPP) Applications Accepted for the 2024 Cohort are accepted from March 1 – March 30, 2024. Apply today!
About the Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMPP)
The City of Houston, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), Houston Independent School District (HISD), Port Houston, Houston Community College (HCC), Harris Health System, and Houston Public Works have teamed together for the Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMPP). IMPP exists to strengthen effective working relationships and foster long-term stability between established companies and local agencies with emerging historically underutilized businesses. The goals of IMPP are to enhance business skills and broaden the base of historically underutilized businesses by providing the knowledge and experience of established firms.
Benefits for participating in the Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMPP) include but not limited to:
- Understanding your business financials and bidding
- Create and strengthen working relationships between established and emerging companies
- How to do business with local government agencies
- Technical Assistance in specific areas for protégés
Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMPP) Requirements:
- Currently certified with a current registration as a Small, Women-owned, Veteran-owned, Minority-owned or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise with any or all of the partnering agencies: City of Houston, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), Houston Independent School District (HISD), Port Houston, Houston Community College (HCC), Harris Health System.
- Business in continuous operation for the last 24 months
- Annual business revenue average between $150,000 and $4.0 million in the past three years
- A minimum of four employees
- Time commitment of nine workshops
- Must be able to identify the type of guidance needed for development
Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMPP) Details
Program Length: 10 Weeks
Class Time: 6:00-8:00PM Every Tuesday
Location: Hybrid
Applications Accepted: March 1 to March 30, 2024
Program Start Date: May 7, 2024
Apply for the Interagency Mentor Protégé Program (IMMP) today!
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