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#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.
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Today we were proud to have
@SecretaryRoss
and reps from
@WhiteHouse
&
@usedgov
with Chris Garcia (
@MBDANatlDir
) to celebrate
#BlackHistoryMonth
and recognize the contributions of African American businesses, underscoring the Administration’s commitment to minority-owned firms.
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MBDA honors the life and legacy of Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza and president of the National Restaurant Association.
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Historic legislation represents significant investment in minority businesses. Assigns Under Secretary, mandates rural services, regional offices, and creates partnerships with
#HBCUs
&
#MSIs
.
#infrastructure
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Congratulations
@ChrisGarciaUSA
, former Acting
#MBDA
National Director on your appointment by President Trump. A testament to your continued work in supporting the growth of minority-owned firms.
#WinningTheFutureNOW
#OwnYourFuture
#MinorityBusiness
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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 .
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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
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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
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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
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This
#BlackHistoryMonth
, MBDA honors all the pioneers, innovators, game changers, and history makers. We kickoff this month-long celebration by spotlighting Today's History Makers.
#MinorityBusiness
#BHM
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#MBDABHM
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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
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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
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#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.
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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:
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"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.
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#SmallBusinessWeek
: Did you know there are 8 million minority-owned firms in the U.S. contributing $1.4T to our economy & 7.2M jobs
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There are 2.6 million African American-owned firms in the U.S. contributing $150B to our economy and 975K jobs.
#SmallBusinessWeek
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Bill includes historic amendment making the Minority Business Development Agency permanent.
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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
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“I think that diversity is key for the next American entrepreneurs…they have to have people from all the experiences.”--
@UncleRUSH
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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
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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!
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#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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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We applaud the accomplishments of minority
#entrepreneurs
& honor advocates who work to advance entrepreneurship & innovation
#MEDWeek
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We are proud to announce
@EmmittSmith22
as the keynote speaker at our 50th Anniversary Celebration on March 5th!
#MBDATurns50
#WinningTheFuture
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Business Fact
#MBDAAPAHM
#MinorityBusiness
#WinningtheFutureNOW
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Diversity is our Nation’s greatest asset & our position in the global economy is contingent on the growth of MBEs
@MBDANatlDir
@Opal_Group
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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
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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
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Shopping today? Join in supporting the economic contributions of the nation’s more than 9 million minority owned businesses.
#BlackFriday
#MBEs
#minoritybusiness
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There are 2.6M African American-owned businesses; 34% increase from 2007 to 2012.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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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 .
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MBDA celebrates Under Secretary Donald R. Cravins Jr.'s first 100 days in office!
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Have you registered for the next EWOC
#VirtualSeries
#webinar
? Join us to discuss how to navigate through unexpected hardships as
#entrepreneurs
and stage a major
#comeback
after any storm..
#WinningtheFuture
#EWOCGoesVirtual
#LearnShareGrowWithEWOC
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FINAL CALL for submissions to this
#grant
competition. Visit for full grant announcement and additional application resources.
#OwnYourFuture
#WinningTheFuture
#InvestInThem
#FederalGrant
#innovation
#EWOC
#MBE
#digital
#WMBE
#LearnShareGrowWithEWOC
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#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
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#NEWS
:
@SecretaryRoss
Announces Henry Childs, II as National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency
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Join the Minority Women Who Mean Business virtual conversation. Register now at for the August 21st session featuring
#WHIAAPI
Executive Director, Tina Wei Smith.
#MinorityWomenLEAD
#WinningTheFutureNOW
#OwnYourFuture
#entrepreneur
#MinorityBusiness
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MBDA FEDERAL GRANT NEWS: Proposals are due on March 17th by 11:59PM ET for the MBDA Business Center grant competition. Visit for more info and for full grant announcement.
#MBDAgrants
#federalgrants
#grants
#grantcompetition
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HAPPENING TODAY at 1PM ET! Reserve your virtual seat and join
@tarajiphenson
, Dr. Sherry and others to discuss how to ensure emotional self-care as we conclude The Formula for a Winning
#Comeback
.
#RegisterNow
!
#EWOCGoesVirtual
#LearnShareGrowWithEWOC
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Today is Small Business Saturday – a day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities.
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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!
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Nat'l Dir Castillo and Dr. Perez-Litwin at
#LatinasThinkBig
empowering Latinas to explore, dream, & discover.
http://t.co/2AkTAEFuu8
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Entrepreneurs, especially women, need a team to encourage, support, & push them to the next level.
#MoneyPowerExpo
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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
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Minority-owned businesses are an important and growing part of the U.S. economy.
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NEW
#FederalGrant
Announcement:
#MBDA
is now accepting applications for the MBE Inner City Innovation Hub grant competitions
For the full
#grant
announcement and to register for pre-application teleconference, visit:
#OwnYourFuture
#WinningTheFuture
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"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."
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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
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#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
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure bill makes permanent the Minority Business Development Agency. For 50 years, MBDA has served the minority business community through an Executive Order.
@MiguelEstien
#infrastructureweek
#LevelUP
#BuildBackBetter
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Today is Small Business Saturday and small businesses need your support!
#ShopSmall
today and support a minority owned business in your community!
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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
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Saturday, Sept 25th is BUY MBE DAY!!! Be sure to shop in store on online at a minority-owned business in your community!
#2021BuyMBEDay
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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
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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
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#MEDWeek
is an opportunity for
#MBEs
to connect with policymakers, Fortune 500 CEO’s, and Supplier Diversity executives.
#NMSDCConference
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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
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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.
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“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
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“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, & ...drive it to completion.” -Jack Welch
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Visit our booth at the
#SelectUSASummit
to learn how we can help you build pathways to global partnership.
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Yesterday, the Chicago MBDA Export Center held their official open house, our $1.25 million grant will help MBEs compete in global markets.
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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
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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!
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We’re hearing from Miko Branch and Natalie Cofield as they participate in a fireside chat to discuss their experiences as woman entrepreneurs.
#EnterprisingWomenOfColor
#womeninbusiness
#WomensHistoryMonth
#MBDATurns50
@MikoBranch
@Miss_Jessies
@nmcofield
@walkerslegacy
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Thank you
@PennyPritzker
for stopping by our booth at
#HM16USA
& supporting MBEs business owners.
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Congratulations Jovita Carranza, Administrator
@SBAgov
, on your well deserved national recognition.
#WinningTheFutureNOW
#OwnYourFuture
#MinorityBusiness
#WomenWednesday
#WomenInGovernment
#WomeninBusiness
#entrepreneur
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MBDA and
@NatUrbanLeague
co-hosted the Inaugural ALC Reception. Big thank you to everyone.Great evening!
#CBCFALC16
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"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.
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2020 is all about future-proofing your business. Digitization is not a luxury, it is a necessity.
- Henry Childs II, MBDA National Director
#NewYear
#2020
#WinningTheFuture
#MBDATurns50
#MBE
#minorityownedbusiness
#OwnYourFuture
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Seeking proposals to fund three Enterprising Women of Color MBDA Business Centers focused on helping minority women
#entrepreneurs
#scaleup
their businesses. For more info, visit
#WomenWednesday
#OwnYourFuture
#EWOC
#WhatWeDoWednesday
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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
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MBEs, like Jehiel Oliver, skipped traditional route of Venture Capital & found success in alt. fundraising options
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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
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BLACK ENTERPRISE, MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY PARTNER TO HELP BLACK BUSINESSES GAIN ACCESS TO INNOVATION AND FINANCING
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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
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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:
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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
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HAPPY TUESDAY! Have you heard? There's still time to register for
#MEDWEEK
! Visit to join us on the virtual Main Stage and get ready to kickoff your day with Maria Elena Salinas.
#MEDWEEK2020
#WinningtheFutureNOW
#VirtuallyUnmissable
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We commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Honoring the history, art, and economic contributions of Latinx and Hispanic Americans. Let’s celebrate together!
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#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
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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 .
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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.
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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:
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We stand ready to equip minority innovators with the tools needed to advance our nation’s commercialization success.
#nmsdcconference
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#ICYMI
: Registration is NOW OPEN for
#MEDWEEK2020
! Reserve your virtual seat now at and join us for a week of networking, inspiration and business insights.
#MEDWEEK
is virtually unmissable!
#WinningTheFutureNOW
#MinorityBusiness
#WebinarWednesday
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