Our Mission:

It is the policy of The Office of Diversity in Business Practices (ODPB) to provide all persons an equal and fair opportunity to participate in procurement and contracting opportunities sponsored by the District.

Our ultimate goal is to support sustainable growth and economic opportunities for small, women-owned, and minority businesses. School Board Policy 6.143

Empowering Growth: Office of Diversity in Business Practices' Commitment to Women-Owned Businesses.

In the past five years, the District spent over $90 million in contract awards to certified women-owned businesses! Our ultimate goal is to support the sustainable growth of small, women, and minority-owned businesses.

At the Office of Diversity in Business Practices at the School District of Palm Beach County, we have a total of 243 certified women-owned businesses, including:

97 African American Female
6 Asian American Female
53 Hispanic American Female
85 White Female

Power 100: Female Leadership Matters

Original Article by Eddie Lee & Erin Chan Ding

Summarized by ODBP Staff

In 2023 the United Nations made created a focus to ensure that women hold leadership positions in business, politics, and the community. The goal is to achieve gender parity and empower al women and girls. The UN believes that reaching this goal will ensure sound decisions are made in politics, the workplace, and in every area of public life.

Check out this small sampling of 100 women who are taking on Corporate America, and sharing their talent, innovation, leadership, and perspective to change minds and challenge preconceived notions of how a company can be both equitable and highly profitable.

Why Women Entrepreneurs Outperform Men

Original Article by Kumar Mehta

Summarized by ODBP Staff

Data shows that female entrepreneurs surpass their male counterparts in business. While men may have more advantages when raising funds for start up, women founded or co-founded businesses exceed in generating revenue, creating higher job growth, envisioning bigger, and executing better.

Women are more hesitant to start a business often due to a lack of available revenue. However, when they do embark on entrepreneurship, they exceed in efficiency and collaboration, and focus on intrinsic factors over extrinsic ones, just to name a few.

So what are the implications? Read on to find out.