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• 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...

• Head of MBDA Eric Morrissette's Statement in Response to Nuziard v MBDA Court Ruling

  March 11, 2024

    ... "55 years ago, President Richard Nixon established the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Now authorized by a bipartisan coalition in Congress and codified by President Biden, the MBDA has been committed to providing the programs, services, and initiatives needed for businesses to a...

• Under Secretary Cravins Announces Formation of MBDA Minority Business Enterprise Advisory Council

  January 12, 2024

  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Donald R. Cravins, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, announced the formation of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) Minority Business Enterprise Advisory Council. As stated in The Minority Business D...

• Announcing Wendy D. Anderson as the permanent Chief of Staff

  October 11, 2023

  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 b...

• The Minority Business Development Agency Announces Winners of the 2023 National Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards

  October 05, 2023

  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 en...

• Biden- Harris Administration Announces Competition Winners for The Minority Business Development Agency’s Capital Readiness Program

  August 03, 2023

  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 a...

• Minority Business Development Agency Seeking Nominations for Historic 40th Annual National Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards

  April 21, 2023

  WASHINGTON, D.C., May 1, 2023 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is seeking nominations for its annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards. This year marks the 40th Annual National MED Week Awards, which were created in 1983 to cel...