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IMPP exists to strengthen effective working relationships and The Interagency Mentor Protege Program fosters long term stability relationships between established companies and local agencies with emerging historically underutilized businesses. The goals IMPP provides the knowledge and experience of IMPP is established firms to enhance improve the business skills and broaden the base of historically underutilized businesses by providing the knowledge . <br /> ==Services==The Interagency Mentor Protege Program is an eight week, eight workshop program that improves understanding of business financials and bidding, improves relationships between established and experience emerging companies, encourages an understanding of established firmshow to do business with local government agencies, and provides technical assistance. <br /> 

Benefits for participating in IMPP include but not limited to: '''Criteria''' <br />In order to qualify for this program, businesses must be currently certified as small Women-Understanding your owned, Veteran-owned, Minority-owned or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise by The City of Houston, METRO Small Business or hold a current registration from the Port of Houston or the Houston Independent School District. The business financials must have been in continuous operation for at the last 24 months and bidding<br />-Create have an average revenue between $150,000 and strengthen working relationships between established $4.0 million in the past three years. Additionally, the business must have a minimum of four employees. The business is required to commit to eight workshops and emerging companies<br />-Understanding be able to identify the type of how guidance needed to do business with local government agencies<br />-Technical Assistance in specific areas for protégésencourage development. <br />

Source[[category: City of Houston==Program Requirements==-Currently certified as a Small, Women-owned, Veteran-owned, Minority-owned or Disadvantaged Business Enterprise by The City of Houston, METRO Small Business or hold a current registration from the Port of Houston or the Houston Independent School District <br />-Business in continuous operation for at the last 24 months<br />-Annual business revenue average between $150,000 and $4.0 million in the past three years<br />-Business with a minimum of four employees<br />-Must be able to commit to eight workshops<br />-Must be able to identify the type of guidance needed for development <br />Public]]