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• The Minority Business Development Agency Launches the “Minority Business and Technology Initiative” with Amazon Business

  March 17, 2020

  This initiative is a nationwide training and development series for minority business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups to grow their business with e-commerce. WASHINGTON, MARCH 17, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced an excitin...

• Coronavirus: Resources, Updates, and What You Should Know

  March 16, 2020

    Department of Treasury Supporting American workers and businesses  ...

• Proclamation on National African American History Month, 2020

  February 05, 2020

  Through bravery, perseverance, faith, and resolve — often in the face of incredible prejudice and hardship — African Americans have enhanced and advanced every aspect of American life.  Their fight for equality, representation, and respect motivates us to continue working for a more promising, peac...

• Could NASA Software Benefit You or Your Company?

  November 25, 2019

  NASA has made some amazingly advanced software for our space missions, from launching rockets to the International Space Station to landing rovers on Mars. But a lot of that software can be applied to other situations here on the ground. We’ve got hundreds of downloadable programs in the NASA Sof...

• 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...

• Enhance Your 3D Printing Technology

  October 23, 2019

  NASA is excited about the role 3D printing will have in its mission work. For years, NASA researchers have been developing additive manufacturing technologies that can help astronauts quickly build custom parts and tools in space. It is also believed that 3D printing could one day be utilized to...

• MBDA Awards NAIC Million Dollar Grant to Raise $1 Billion for Investment in Minority Entrepreneurs

  October 04, 2019

  WASHINGTON, October 4, 2019 – The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC), the largest network of diverse-owned private equity firms and hedge funds, announced today that MBDA has awarded NAIC a $1.4...

• 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...