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• From The White House: New Small Business And Non-Profit Tax Credit For Vaccination Support

  April 23, 2021

  Keep employees safe by offering paid leave Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, immediate tax credits are available through most of 2021 to businesses that offer their employees paid sick and family leave. You could see these credits in your bottom line as soon as your next quarterly filing. These c...

• Highlights from the AAPI Small Business Forum

  April 02, 2021

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• The U.S. Department of Commerce’s MBDA Announces National MED Week Virtual Conference

  September 13, 2020

  2020 National Minority Business Award Winners to be honored during Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week WASHINGTON (September 13, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) proudly announced that it will host the 2020 National MED Week Confere...

• Minority Business Development Agency Awards $5.1 million in Grants

  October 23, 2020

  The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded $5.1 million in grants to 11 organizations under three Agency initiatives—the Entrepreneurship Education for Formerly Incarcerated Persons, the MBDA Enterprising Women of Color Business Center, and the Inner-City I...

• EXIM Chairman Reed Addresses White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and Outlines Trade Finance Tools During the Future of Business Virtual Events Series

  October 09, 2020

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chairman Kimberly A. Reed delivered prerecorded remarks today to more than 350 registrants of a webinar sponsored in partnership with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (link is exter...

• DoD SBIR/STTR Submissions Website Changes

  November 19, 2019

  The DoD Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office is pleased to announce the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP), the new Website for DoD SBIR/STTR Proposal Submissions. In the coming weeks, the current DoD SBIR/STTR Submissions Website will be decommissioned, and the new Defense...

• 2019 Minority Enterprise Development Week Highlights

  September 23, 2019

  "I am proud of MBDA’s success over the past 50 years, but with changing demographics and the rise of artificial intelligence, MBDA will have to take on a bigger role to help minority enterprises win the future"     Henry Childs         National Director of the MBDA    Relive the MED Week...

• MBDA National Director Featured in Essence Magazine

  October 02, 2019

  The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) partnered with ESSENCE Communication to spotlight women of color business owners at the Path to Power Conference. The event took place in July during the 2019 Essence Festival. The conference gave aspiring business-owners a lesson in "leveling up" w...

• MBDA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2019

  September 17, 2019

  The U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency is proud to celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15.  In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B....

• Presidential Proclamation on Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2019

  September 10, 2019

  During Minority Enterprise Development Week, our Nation celebrates the success of minority-owned businesses and recognizes their significant role in strengthening our country’s robust economy.  The contributions of these enterprises ensure American companies remain world leaders in the global marke...

• Urban Magazine Feature: Henry Childs II

  August 26, 2019

  Minority Business Development Agency Henry Childs II is the national director of the Minority Business Development Agency. His main focus is to widen the MBDA’s influence on minority-owned businesses and global markets. To support this endeavor, the MBDA has established the Opportunity Zone Summit...

• Minority Business Development Agency Aims to Increase Success of Minority-Owned Firms in Marine Aquaculture

  December 03, 2018

  The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency is announcing $400,000 in grant funding to the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) to ensure that minority business enterprises (MBEs) have a significant presence in this critical domestic market. Aquacu...