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 entities that regulate these institutions to discuss trends that affect capital formation for minority...

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, Henry Childs and Tom Gilman, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Administration for the U.S. Department of Commerce brought together local businesses and government leaders in Detroit, Michigan for the Detroit Opportunity Zone Summit. Opportunity Zones were created...

Good morning! On behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Minority Business Development Agency, thank you for extending this invitation to be here with you today. David, thank you for that warm introduction. This is my first time meeting many of you – it’s my first time at the AMAA summer conference, ­­and I have to say, coming from a background in middle market, banking and M&A – I’m...