Back to the Future: How MBDA Expanded Its Essence Festival Agenda
Created on July 1, 2016 The ESSENCE Festival is the nation’s largest annual gathering of African American cultural and lifestyle events, unfolding over days in New Orleans, Louisiana. While renowned...
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MBDA Staff Look Inward to Support Operational Excellence
Created on July 15, 2016 Communication and teamwork are two of the most critical components of any organization, regardless of its mission. Without communication and teamwork, it’s almost impossible to...
View ArticleMBDA Participates at Reservation Economic Summit
Created on August 4, 2016 The Minority Business Development Agency's (MBDA) National Director Alejandra Y. Castillo traveled to the Reservation Economic Summit (RES) in Tulsa, OK, to give a keynote...
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MBDA Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Fundation LLC
Created on August 9, 2016 The U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) signed a memorandum of understanding with one of the nation's leading small business lenders,...
View ArticleImpact Investing’s Role in Puerto Rico’s Economic Recovery
Created on August 24, 2016 Since approximately 2006 the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has been mired in a persistent recession which has now escalated into an all-out fiscal, economic and demographic...
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Spotlight on Commerce: George Laws Garcia, Legislative and Intergovernmental...
Guest blog post by George Laws Garcia, Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist, Minority Business Development AgencyAs part of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) I work to...
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Promoting Business Development and Entrepreneurship in the Hispanic Community
The rapid growth of the Hispanic population in the United States during the last several decades, which is projected to continue increasing in the years ahead, presents significant challenges as well...
View ArticleMBDA Sparking Innovation through New Outreach Initiative
It all starts with an idea. Sometimes it can be as simple as a “what-if” lodged in the back of our minds that can spark the next great invention. A simple idea, when coupled with ingenuity and...
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MBDA’s Inclusive Innovation in Action Event Draws Chicago’s Tech Community...
With the U.S. population poised to shift to ‘majority minority’ status during the next few decades, the topic of inclusive innovation in global high-growth industries took center stage at an MBDA event...
View ArticleHonoring 2016 National Native American Heritage Month
MBDA celebrates Native American Heritage Month and acknowledges the significant contributions of Native American-owned businesses to the U.S. economy. A key component of the Agency’s services is...
View ArticleMBDA Invests in the Growth and Success of America’s Entrepreneurs
They’re the backbone of the U.S. economy and an elite group of risk takers, innovators, and job creators. Entrepreneurs are the key drivers of the U.S. economy, particularly minority business...
View ArticleMBDA 2016 Year in Review
This year, MBDA reached new milestones creating along the way important initiatives and programs that supported the continued growth of minority business enterprises (MBEs) within an innovation-driven...
View ArticleMBDA’s 2016 Year in Review Building an Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem Aiding...
As we bring 2016 to a close, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is particularly proud of the accomplishments achieved throughout the year. This year, MBDA reached new milestones creating...
View ArticleAtlanta Leads the Way with Regional Innovation Ecosystems
Among our Nation’s fastest growing cities, Atlanta has features that position it as a hub of the burgeoning inclusive innovation ecosystem in the United States. Chief among these features are several...
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A Focus on Federal Procurement
Recently, I visited the new MBDA Federal Procurement Center in Washington DC, which is a one-of-a-kind specialty center that targets minority business enterprises (MBEs) with revenues over one million...
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