#ICYMI
: Today Vice President Kamala Harris announced the 43 winners of the $125 million American Rescue Plan-funded Capital Readiness Program. MBDA’s Capital Readiness Program is the largest-ever direct Federal investment in small business incubators and accelerators of its kind.
MBDA announced its newest grant opportunity! MBDA’s Capital Readiness Program is designed to help close the entrepreneurship gap for underserved entrepreneurs, including minority and women entrepreneurs. For more information, go to .
MBDA is pleased to join
#NatlEshipWeek
for the 1st Annual Federal Entrepreneurship Day on Wed., February 17th from 10am-1pm EST. This virtual event will feature panels on Education & Workforce, Access to Capital, and COVID Economic Recovery. Register at
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Business Fact: Asian American-owned employer firms contribute over 58% of the $1.4 Trillion in revenue generated by all U.S. minority-owned firms.
#MBDAAPAHM
#MinorityBusiness
#WinningtheFutureNOW
We’re celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, established to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. This year is the 27th anniversary of the national day of service:
#MLKDay
Support small business and join the nationwide movement to encourage commercial support for the millions of minority owned businesses helping fuel America’s economy.
#shopsmall
#SmallBusinessSaturday
Minority-owned firms seeking to secure capital, compete for contracts, or identify partners, can connect with the business experts at MBDA Business Centers. Visit to find a business center near you.
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#minoritybusiness
Under Secretary Cravins is in Africa to lead a U.S. trade mission to Kenya. The mission will expand business opportunities and help build a better economic future for both Nations’ small and mid-sized enterprises.
@TradeGov
@ExportGov
#NatlEshipWeek
is an annual, grassroots movement celebrating America's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem. We are grateful to be a part of this thriving network. Tap in to resources MBDA offers by contacting an MBDA Business Center.
Join Reimagine Main Street on Friday, October 15 at 1:30pm ET, as we celebrate
#HispanicHeritageMonth
with a virtual discussion with
@USMBDA
Acting National Director Miguel Estién and
@USHCC
President & CEO Ramiro Cavasos.
Register for the event here:
"Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced Donald R. Cravins, Jr.'s confirmation as the first-ever Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency.
This March, MBDA celebrates all of the trailblazing, creative and courageous women who paved the way for minority business enterprises of today and tomorrow. Follow us all month as we tell the HERstory of minority business.
#MBDAWHM
#MBDAEWOC
#MinorityBusiness
#womenshistorymonth
An exciting, enlightening virtual event is coming to you! Mark your calendar for February 17 - 1-4 p.m. EST. Her Business, Her Future is going to be a blockbuster EWOC virtual event that helps you turn up your rainmaker mojo!
#ewoc_mbda
#entrepreneur
President Joseph R. Biden has declared September 19-25, 2021 as National Minority Enterprise Development Week! Join MBDA tomorrow as we kick off 2021 MED Week! Register at to attend!
#NationalBlackBusinessMonth
Fact: Minority entrepreneurship plays an important role in building wealth in families, local communities & the US economy. According to the latest U.S. Census data there are 2.6M African American-owned firms making contributions across the nation.
This week, MBDA celebrates Black Inventors whose innovations have changed the way of life for all Americans. We kickoff with George Carruthers, a principal designer of a groundbreaking telescope that travelled on NASA’s Apollo 16 mission in 1972.
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#MBDABHM
The Minority Business Development Agency Awards $13.9 Million in Grants! Federal funding will expand MBDA Business Centers to new locations in AL, LA, MA, MI, NC, NJ, OH, OK & VA.
Visit for more details.
APPLY NOW! MBDA has opened a new grant competition!
MBDA is opening SIX new Business Centers located in AR, IN, SC, OR, UT, and WI! Learn more about applying for a grant from MBDA to operate a Business Center here:
#MBDAGrants
#minoritybusiness
#Grants
Vice President Kamala Harris announced the competition winners of MBDA's Capital Readiness Program. The $125M investment will fund 43 incubators and accelerators with the goal of making participants "finance ready" for debt and equity investments and other government programs.
There are 1,521,494 Black women-owned businesses in the United States. This reflects an increase of 66.9% from 2007. Learn more about this important segment of the business owner community.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Last week, Under Secretary Cravins attended
@RuralLISC
’s Conference for a fireside chat to discuss investments in rural small business communities and ecosystems that equitably support entrepreneurs of color!
#RuralTalks
Shopping today? Join in supporting the economic contributions of the nation’s more than 9 million minority owned businesses.
#BlackFriday
#MBEs
#minoritybusiness
Jessica G. Cavazos’ appointment as the first-ever Deputy Under Secretary is a historic milestone for MBDA. Her leadership is a vital addition to MBDA’s mission to help create an equitable economy driven by our Nation’s minority businesses. Learn more at .
#EWOC
Summer Forum Announcement:
@DepSecGraves
will lead the roundtable discussion about thriving in the Care Economy for businesses in daycare, home healthcare, and other care services. Register today and join us on 7/14 at 2PM ET:
#webinar
@CommerceGov
THE WAIT IS OVER! Join us September 18-24, for the 2022 National Minority Enterprise Enterprise Development Week Conference! This year's event will take place in person in Washington, DC. Follow us at
@USMBDA
to stay up to date on the latest and when registration opens!
Registration for MED WEEK 2020 is NOW OPEN! Join us for a week of virtually unmissable forums featuring inspirational stories, industry insights, and networking connections.
#MEDWEEK
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#OwnYourFuture
"Yesterday, America made history with the swearing in of MBDA's first-ever Under Secretary, Don Cravins Jr, who is ready to lead MBDA on its journey to serve the minority business community as the Nation's newest permanent Federal Agency."
DYK…The Minority Business Development Act of 2021, which makes MBDA a permanent agency, expands the Agency’s geographic reach by authorizing the creation of regional offices: . They will provide more resources to MBDA Business Centers.
#minoritybusiness
#MBDA
congratulates Racing Toward Diversity Magazine and Fields Jackson, Jr on forming a strategic relationship with Action Management Services to leverage collective skills to increase diverse representation at executive levels.
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#minoritybusiness
Join the National 8(a) Association for a webinar "Doing Business with the U.S. Dept of Transportation" on Wed, April 13 at 2:00PM (ET).
Join the
@USDOT
's OSDBU SmBusiness Specialist, Natalie Rosa, to hear about the agency's needs. Register:
@National_8a
This week we spotlight, Denise Burgess, President and CEO of Burgess Services LLC and2019 MED WEEK award winner. The daughter of an entrepreneur, Burgess transformed her father’s HVAC business into a national construction management firm.
#MBDABHM
#WinningtheFutureNOW
Congratulations to Carter-Health Disposables, LLC. for your outstanding success in showing a commitment to social responsibility and strong involvement within your community. Register TODAY at
#WinningTheFutureNOW
#MEDWEEK2020
#VirtuallyUnmissable
Women now make up 40 percent of the entrepreneurs in the United States. Women business owners employ more than 8 million workers and provide them with more than $264 billion in wages and salaries. Read the Presidential Proclamation at
#WomensHistoryMonth
Happy National Small Business Week! Under Secretary Cravins started National Small Business Week in NYC Monday with a keynote address for
@GetSpectrum
's downtown event with Charter Communications, and stopped by the
@MBDA_MANHATTAN
Business Center to engage with team members.
“U.S. minority businesses continue to prove they are a good investment for foreign businesses. They have the talent and drive, but what they don’t always have is access. That's MBDA's mission: to open doors for MBEs." - Under Secretary Don Cravins Jr.
#SelectUSASummit
This
#WomenWednesday
we highlight National Women's Small Business Month. Follow Enterprising Women of Color
@MBDA_EWOC
for helpful tips, valuable resources and impactful content for women of color entrepreneurs and business leaders throughout the month
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#nwsbm
NEW GRANT ANNOUCEMENT! MBDA has announced the Access to Capital: Innovative Finance Grant Competition. This grant requests applications from organizations that have innovative ideas access to capital. Visit www. to learn more!
"On Juneteenth, we commemorate that day and honor the tireless work of abolitionists who made it their mission to deliver the promise of America for all Americans." - President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Happy Juneteenth from the Minority Business Development Agency.
MBDA and The National Alliance for Black Business have signed a historic MOU that has the goal of clearing pathways for Black businesses for scaling in a global business world.
Read the NABB's release here:
@NationalBCC
Congratulations to the Ohio MBDA Business Center who hosted U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves & held a successful Open House last night! Learn more about the work they are doing in Ohio by visiting
@DepSecGraves
@GCPartnership
Export Nation, a global business podcast, provides informative content highlighting America's export experts and trade-related news, successes, events, and insights. Listen to recent episodes:
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#podcast
#innovation
#exporting
Learn how to participate in the the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs that help your firm compete!
@SBIR
@sttr
@SBAgov
@federallabs
Gain Access Here:
NEW FEDERAL GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT: MBDA is pleased to announce the Business Center grant competition is NOW OPEN! Visit to learn more and register for the pre-application conference.
#MBDAgrants
#federalgrants
#minoritybusiness
We commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Honoring the history, art, and economic contributions of Latinx and Hispanic Americans. Let’s celebrate together!
#ICYMI
:
@uspto
introduced a new resource for business owners. The Patent Pro Bono program is designed to help inventors that need legal help in applying for a patent.
Check out this valuable series here:
#WinningTheFuture
#OwnYourFuture
#MBE
MBDA is excited to host the 2023 National AANHPI Business Summit on May 17th at the US Department of Commerce! Join us from 9 A.M to 1 P.M. EST for networking and discussions on the CHIPS Act, capital, and more by registering at .
Under Secretary Don Cravins spoke with
@USChamber
leadership at the US Chamber’s 2022 National Summit on Equality of Opportunity. They discussed how MBDA and the Biden Administration are opening doors for Entrepreneurs of Color and creating a stronger economy for all Americans.
U.S. Federal Government contracts represent a tremendous sales and revenue opportunity for small businesses. Here are five steps to get started as a contractor: