Diversity Business Resource Center at Riverside Center for Innovation

The DBRC offers current clients discounted legal rates as a result of our strategic partnership with Tucker Arensberg, Attorneys. Their team provides legal counsel and representation to entrepreneurs through all stages of their businesses: Entity selection and formation Tax planning Company formalities and transactions Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures Regulatory compliance Business planning and succession International trade Licensing and contracting Patents, trademarks, and copyrights Trade secret protection Employment policies and compliance Pension, profit-sharing and benefit plans Employment and executive contracts Real estate acquisition and development

The Diversity Business Resource Center (DBRC) clients are eligible for free counseling for as long as needed in order to start-up and successfully manage their existing firm. This counseling can occur over the phone, online, or face to face. Counseling topics include, but are not limited to, start-up assistance, business planning, financing/capital, managing a business, customer relations, human resources, business accounting/budget, cash flow management, marketing/sales, government contracting, DBE/MBE/WBE certifications, technology, and legal issues. Counselors come to the DBRC based on the strategic partnerships that have been formed with the local Small Business Development Center, Women's Business Center, SCORE, Procurement Technical Assistance Center, and other industry experts. Also, representatives from Allegheny County and the Small Business Administration meet with clients to assist with the various certification applications.

The DBRC serves as a sort of clearinghouse for a variety of government agencies, educational institutions and private industries looking to connect & advertise to female, minority, veteran or disadvantaged businesses for development projects, contracts and general opportunities to do business. DBRC outreaches to the business community for existing opportunities. We then promote these potential prospects and encourage qualified DBRC clients to pursue the opportunity, while assisting them with information or other needs to strengthen their position.