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WASHINGTON, DC, March 8, 2024 – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) hosted the Divine Nine Sororities, The National Council of Negro Women, The Links Incorporated, The Black Women’s Agenda, and The National Coalition of 100 Black Women at the White House. During this event, MBDA memorialized Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with each...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) officially announced Wendy D. Anderson as its permanent Chief of Staff. Anderson previously served as Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Val Demings (FL-10) and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-9) where she counseled both members on critical legislation, oversaw all strategic policy implementation, managed staff, and...

View Fact Sheet WASHINGTON, D.C., – Today, Vice President Harris announced the recommended awardees for the MBDA Capital Readiness Program. The Capital Readiness Program is a $125 million technical assistance program to help underserved entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses. Once final awards are made, the awardees will launch and operate business incubators or accelerators designed to...

MIAMI (June 7, 2024) – On Wednesday, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Eric Morrissette convened a panel in Miami, Florida for minority business enterprises, as an addition to the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) National Training Conference (NTC). Entitled Investing in Our Communities: Minority Business Development Agency Panel , the Acting Under...

SEATTLE (May 21, 2024) – On Thursday, May 16th, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Eric Morrissette traveled to Seattle to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Port of Seattle. The MOU between MBDA and the Port of Seattle requires collaboration in building public awareness and educational outreach...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) proudly announces recipients of the 2023 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 celebrate the...

WASHINGTON, DC (December 30, 2024) – The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is seeking public comments on the future content of its newly launched Information Clearinghouse, hosted at www.mbda.gov/research . Created by MBDA’s Office of Data, Research, and Evaluation (ODRE), the site serves as the agency’s mandate to create an information clearinghouse that will collect and disseminate...

WASHINGTON, DC (December 20, 2024) – Today, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) released its Ways in Which Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) Can Meet Gaps in the U.S. Supply Chain report. This report presents several avenues for MBEs to meet gaps in the U.S. supply chain and discusses opportunities to conduct, commission, and collaborate on new studies with other federal, state, and...

Celebrating The Work of MBDA Business Centers We are so excited about the opportunities we have created to help the nation’s MBEs, that we wanted to close this year by highlighting the great work of a few of our Business Centers and Programs. With that in mind, below are snapshots of our work in Arizona, Ohio, Illinois, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. The dedication and passion of our...