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• Minority Business Development Agency and Department of Defense Announce Memorandum of Understanding to Bolster Minority Business Enterprise Participation in Defense Sector

  November 19, 2024

  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 Underst...

• The Minority Business Development Agency Announces Winners of the 2024 National Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards

  October 22, 2024

  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. minor...

• NMSDC and MBDA Work Together to Define New Norms at the 2024 NMSDC Annual Conference & Exchange

  October 01, 2024

  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...

• U.S. Minority Business Development Agency Convened Key Panel on Community Investment in Detroit

  August 01, 2024

  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 busin...

• The National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) Deadline for Nominations Fast Approaching on August 15, 2024

  August 06, 2024

  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 b...

• The Minority Business Development Agency Hosts Second Annual Access to Capital Summit at U.S. Department of Commerce

  July 18, 2024

  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 ent...

• ACTING UNDER SECRETARY OF MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ERIC MORRISSETTE’S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO NUZIARD V MBDA COURT RULING APPEAL

  June 28, 2024

    "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...

• The U.S. Minority Business Development Agency Celebrates Businesses, Organizations, and Advocates with 41st Annual National MED Week Awards

  June 27, 2024

  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...

• U.S. Minority Business Development Agency’s Eric Morrissette Travels to Texas to talk MBE Ecosystems and LGBTQI+ Business with Texas Congressional Members

  June 17, 2024

  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 minor...

• U.S. Minority Business Development Agency Convenes Panel for Southern Florida’s Minority Business Communities

  June 07, 2024

  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). E...

• U.S. Minority Business Development Agency Convenes First Ever Meeting of the Minority Business Enterprise Advisory Council

  June 03, 2024

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2024) – On Friday, May 31, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) held the first-ever meeting of the Minority Business Enterprise Advisory Council (MBEAC). The MBEAC held its inaugural meeting to provide an orientation for new committee...

• U.S. Minority Business Development Agency & Port of Seattle Announce New Collaboration to Expand Minority Business

  May 22, 2024

  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 MBD...