Vendor Fair

Explore products and services from local, small, veteran, minority, and women-owned businesses and diversify your purchasing.

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Vendors interact with attendees at the 2024 Vendor Fair.
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The Certification Panel at the 2024 Vendor Fair indclude representatives from Towson University, Aramark Collegiate Hospitality, Bethel Electric, and Sue-Ann’s Office Supply.

Small businesses play vital roles in the economic growth and development of the communities TU serves and supporting them is important because it helps Towson University fulfill its public-facing mission and advances strategies that promote and support local purchasing.

Hosted by the Office of Partnerships & Outreach and the Procurement Department, the Towson University Vendor Fair is an opportunity for campus and other local affiliate program managers and procurement representatives to network with and explore products and services from local, small, minority, veteran, and women-owned businesses from across greater Baltimore.

2025 TU Vendor Fair

Tuesday, April 29, 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., TU University Union

  • 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.: Certification Panel & Lunch
    Are you a business looking to gain Minority Business Enterprise, Small Business Reserve, and/or Veteran Small Business certifications? Learn strategies to apply for these certifications and the benefits of seeking procurement and contracting opportunities with state agencies, like Towson University.
  • 1–3:30 p.m.: Vendor Fair
    Network and engage with certified small, minority-owned, and veteran-owned businesses and diversify your procurement activities, featuring vendors from IT, supplies and equipment, maintenance services, novelty goods, apparel, and more.

REGISTER TODAY

Are you certified as a small, minority-owned, or veteran-owned business? Get your products and services in front of program managers and procurement representatives from TU, other University System of Maryland universities, local government agencies, and more.

Apply to be a vendor by March 7

Vendor Fair FAQs

  • The event will start with a panel and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and feature speakers who are knowledgeable about the different certifications and are experienced in doing business with anchor institutions.
  • Immediately following the panel, the fair will run from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and feature local, certified small, minority, and veteran-owned businesses. Procurement representatives, purchasers, and administrators from both TU's campus and external organizations are encouraged to attend and network with the vendors.
  • Individuals are welcome to attend the panel and lunch, the fair, or both portions of the event.

Businesses who hold at least one of the follow certifications by the State of Maryland are welcome to apply to be a vendor: Small Business Reserve (SBR), Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), or Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE). Businesses who may not have a certification but will get certified by the event date are able to apply as well.

Certified businesses can submit an application. The deadline to apply is March 7. Applications will be reviewed and vendors will be notified if they have been approved on a rolling basis.

We encourage procurement representatives, individuals who make purchases for their organizations, and anyone interested in connecting with local small, minority, and veteran-owned businesses to attend.

Parking will be provided. Vendors and attendees will receive details on how to park as we get closer to the event.

For additional questions about the event, please contact us at .