Small Business Program
Welcome to the California High-Speed Rail Authority Small Business Program. The California High-Speed Rail Authority is committed to small, disabled, disadvantaged, and diverse businesses playing a major role in building the statewide high-speed rail project. This commitment will serve to inspire business growth, job creation and workforce development opportunities while building the vitality of California’s high-speed rail program.
Throughout this website you’ll find information about the program and how to participate in this historic project. The Small Business dashboard, below, illustrates an array of user-friendly visual and graphical data, including breakdowns of the small businesses working on the high-speed rail program and total dollars expended to date. This dashboard is regularly updated to reflect the latest publicly available information.
Program Goals for small business participation
Small Business Participation (as of November 30, 2023)
Minority-Owned Businesses (as of November 30, 2023)
Big goals for small business
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is committed to small businesses playing a major role in building the statewide high-speed rail project. The Small Business Program has an aggressive 30 percent goal for small business participation including Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) and Micro- Businesses (MB).
Join the team - Learn about certification, contract opportunities and vendor registration.
Get Connected
Happening Now
Save the date! Join us at our Small Business events and workshops to learn How to Do Business with the High-Speed Rail Authority, How to Get Certified, and more. Visit the HSR Events page.
Small Business Newsletter
Read more about the small businesses working on California’s High-Speed Rail Program in the latest issue of our Small Business Newsletter, Investing in California’s Small Businesses.
Get Connected
Learn the various ways small businesses can connect with the Authority by visiting, Get Connected.
Small Business Assistance
Submit Small Business contract compliance and dispute resolution inquiries, via the High-Speed Rail Authority Small Business Assistance form.
Contact Us
For Small Business general inquiries and help, contact the High-Speed Rail Authority Small Business Program SBProgram@hsr.ca.gov or give us a call at (916) 431-2930.
More
Sign up and select to receive Small Business emails, workshop and event announcements, by visiting: https://hsr-staging.hsr.ca.gov/contact/ and selecting the “Small Business/ConnectHSR” Email Alert
POLICY & PROGRAM PLAN
The Small Business Policy Directive ensures the HSR Business Program is flexible, attainable, efficient and credible. The revised HSR Program (2023) is now available.
Business Advisory Council
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is continually seeking new and innovative approaches to improve its policies and procedures to eliminate any barriers and increase small business utilization. Learn about the Council’s mission, guidelines and membership and see the meeting schedule.
Info Center
Find newsletters, utilization reports, partner information and other resources in the Info Center.
CONTACT
Small Business Program (916) 431-2930 sbprogram@hsr.ca.gov Do you have a small business issue or concern? Submit your concern online by using the Small Business Assistance Form.
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