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• 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...

• The Minority Business Development Agency to Host 2024 National AANHPI Business Summit at U.S. Department of Commerce

  May 13, 2024

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 13, 2024) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month by hosting the National AANHPI Business Summit. The summit will take place on Wednesday, May 15...

• MBDA Hosts its First Capital Readiness Program (CRP) Implementation Meeting with CRP Awardees

  May 08, 2024

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 8, 2024) – MBDA hosted 43 Capital Readiness Program (CRP) awardees from across the nation for its first implementation meeting at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The two-day program convened awardee administrators and directors for an opportunity to meet Department of Commerce...

• MBDA Acting Under Secretary Morrisette Joins the Department of Defense in Chicago for Small Business Training Week 2024

  May 03, 2024

  CHICAGO (May 3, 2024) – Eric Morrisette, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, traveled to Chicago for the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Training Week 2024 (SBTW24), where he met with Mr. Farooq Mitha, Director of the DoD Office of Small Business Programs...

• MBDA Acting Under Secretary Morrissette Attends  National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) Panel at the White House 

  May 01, 2024

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2024) – Eric Morrisette, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), joined the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) Legislative Summit 2024 at the White House, where he participated in a panel discussion with Cabinet M...

• Acting Under Secretary Morrissette Travels to Atlanta to Kick Off  Economic Opportunity Tour with Vice President Harris and Senior Administration Officials 

  April 29, 2024

  ATLANTA (April 29, 2024) – Eric Morrissette, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development traveled to Atlanta to kick off the first stop of Vice President Kamala Harris’ nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour with a panel discussion at the Georgia International Convention Cente...

• The Minority Business Development Agency to Announce Historic Collaboration with Divine Nine Sororities and National Women’s Leadership Organizations

  March 11, 2024

  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...