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PEARLAND, TX (June 17, 2024) – On Monday, June 17, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, Eric Morrissette, traveled to Pearland , Texas to meet with Congressman Al Green (TX-09) and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), and talk with constituents about the local minority business enterprise (MBE) eco-system, the needs of the LGBTQ+ business community, and resources...

"This past March, a federal court in Texas decided that even though minority business enterprises “have far less access to capital and credit…due to racial discrimination in lending markets,” Congress violated the Constitution by requiring MBDA to presume that members of specified minority groups experienced discrimination or had impaired ability to compete due to fewer capital and credit...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2024) – The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) invites nominations for the 41st Annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards. These awards honor the exceptional achievements of entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations dedicated to advancing business enterprises within underrepresented communities. For more than fifty years, the U.S...

ATLANTA (October 1, 2024) – As part of their continued efforts to accelerate the growth of minority business enterprises (MBEs) and advance economic equity, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) are collaborating to bring this year’s NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange and MBDA National Minority Enterprise Development (MED)...

DETROIT (August 1, 2024) – In early August, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Eric Morrissette traveled to Detroit, Michigan to convene a panel on community investment intended to illuminate contracts and resources available to help minority business enterprises (MBEs) grow and scale. Entitled Investing in Our Communities , the Acting Under...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 6, 2024) – The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) invites nominations for the 41st Annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards. These awards honor the exceptional achievements of entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations that are advancing business enterprises within underrepresented communities. For more than fifty years, the U.S...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 18, 2024) — Today, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) hosted its second annual Access to Capital Summit at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Access to Capital Summit: Equity in Action convened national banks, investors, trade associations and the government entities that regulate these institutions to discuss trends that affect capital formation for minority...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 22, 2024) —The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) today announced the recipients of the 2024 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards. The National MED Week Awards are the highest level of national recognition that a U.S. minority business enterprise can receive from the Department of Commerce. These prestigious awards...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2024) — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment met to commemorate the signing of their joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, with the aim of ensuring minority business...

Royal Men Solutions Carl Williams founded Royal Men Solutions in August 2020. His passion for carpentry and wood making runs deep through his DNA. He is a third-generation carpenter and has been building cabinets with his father since he was a child. Carl knew he wanted to start a business. He wasn’t sure in what, but his entrepreneurial spirit and crafting experience guided his dreams to make...

OurPlace Residential Services Over the course of their careers as inpatient nurses in Minneapolis, Murwo Elmi, Ikraan Abdulle, Farhia Abdulahi, and Faiso Abdulle have seen a bit of everything. After 10 years, however, the group shared a similar realization: once their patients were released back into their communities, they didn’t have the support and stability they needed. They wanted to change...

Noah’s Ark, Imari Mackey Thanks to FLEE, Imari is changing the world one house at a time. During his time serving in federal prison, Imari heard about the Dannon Project’s Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship & Education (FLEE) Program. FLEE is funded by MBDA’s Entrepreneurship Education for Formerly Incarcerated Persons (EEFIP) and offers entrepreneurial programs and training to previously...

Calaway Foods Jack Huang took a leap when he left his career as a banker to start Calway Foods, growing and selling pecans, almonds, walnuts, and pistachios. Jack didn’t know much about pecans, but he knew the opportunity was there. Thanks to Jack’s hard work and the Sacramento MBDA Business Center’s help, Calways Foods hit $16 million in sales in only its 5th year. MBDA has been a great partner...

NEW YORK CITY – On Thursday, November 21, 2024, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) celebrated the achievements of the historic Capital Readiness Program (CRP) at the NASDAQ Tower in Times Square. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Eric Morrissette joined Capital Readiness Program awardees as they uplift underserved entrepreneurs across the nation....

Buck Roofing, LLC Buck Roofing has been a mainstay roofing company in Hawaii for decades, founded by Buck Schipa in 1976. After graduating from school in the late-2000's, Hina Schipa took over her father’s business. Thanks to her work in construction management and contracting, she had the experience to continue and strengthen her father’s legacy. However, she wanted to gather every tool she could...