The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) ensures that the City is working with small business enterprises (SBEs) to fulfill its needs for goods and services.

OEO does this through:

• Registering SBEs.
• Reviewing and monitoring contracts.
• Supporting capacity-building efforts.
• Promoting anti-discriminatory practices.
• Providing advisory support and education to SBEs.
• Helping SBEs become prime City contractors.
• Creating alliances within the City government and beyond.

Our partners include:

• City of Philadelphia departments.
• Quasi-public agencies.
• Private industries.
• Nonprofit sector.