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Maiden Media Group Certified as Minority Business Enterprise in Philadelphia - PR Web (press release)
Google Search on Minority Business News - February 2, 2013 - 8:15am
PR Web (press release)
Maiden Media Group Certified as Minority Business Enterprise in Philadelphia
PR Web (press release)
While we think of ourselves as a great marketing and advertising company, regardless of our heritage, we are proud to be recognized by the city of Philadelphia as a minority business,” says Tusar Barik, co-founder of Maiden Media Group. Philadelphia ...
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Emanuel spotlights council charged with preparing minority students for tech jobs - Chicago Sun-Times
Google Search on Minority Business News - February 1, 2013 - 11:10pm
Emanuel spotlights council charged with preparing minority students for tech jobs
Chicago Sun-Times
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says his administration's efforts to train women and minorities for high-tech jobs will lead to new businesses, but a specific community-development plan for underserved neighborhoods is still on the drawing board. “You cannot have ...
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ProBid teaches the business side of business to minority-owned Minnesota ... - Twin Cities Daily Planet
Google Search on Minority Business News - February 1, 2013 - 7:18pm
Twin Cities Daily Planet
ProBid teaches the business side of business to minority-owned Minnesota ...
Twin Cities Daily Planet
ProBid, founded by Errol Foster and Dale White, has been teaching business acumen to minority, women and disadvantaged contractors since 2007. Along the way, ProBid has received contracts with MnDOT, the city of St. Paul and other agencies to assist in ...
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New Small Business Risk Education Program Empowers Women and Minority ... - Fort Mills Times
Google Search on Minority Business News - February 1, 2013 - 3:23pm
New Small Business Risk Education Program Empowers Women and Minority ...
Fort Mills Times
New Small Business Risk Education Program Empowers Women and Minority Entrepreneurs to Pursue the American Opportunity. Local small business owners will be honored tonight at celebration with keynote speaker Vivica A. Fox. LOS ANGELES -- ...
Vivica A. Fox to Keynote Risk Education Program CommencementPropertyCasualty360
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New Small Business Risk Education Program Empowers Women And Minority ... - TheStreet.com (press release)
Google Search on Minority Business News - February 1, 2013 - 3:12pm
New Small Business Risk Education Program Empowers Women And Minority ...
TheStreet.com (press release)
“Game changing.” That's how entrepreneur Jacqueline Sharp describes the impact of the Small Business Risk Education (SBRE) program on her Los Angeles-based business, Fort, which makes furniture from recycled and reclaimed materials, as well as ...
Vivica A. Fox to Keynote Risk Education Program CommencementPropertyCasualty360
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Bills aim to send more state work to minority businesses - Baltimore Business Journal
Google Search on Minority Business News - February 1, 2013 - 6:09am
Bills aim to send more state work to minority businesses
Baltimore Business Journal
State Del. Barbara A. Robinson has spent the past year listening to minority business owners who say they've gone unpaid, struggled to win state contracts and faced other obstacles. Now, the representative from Baltimore City is pushing legislation ...
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Chattanooga Community Business Professionals group forms - Chattanooga Times Free Press
Google Search on Minority Business News - February 1, 2013 - 12:02am
Chattanooga Community Business Professionals group forms
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Her plan for making that happen is to help black business owners and upcoming business owners develop relationships, share information and get more involved in legislative and political matters that help minority-owned businesses. "We need somebody ...
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Minority contractors: Nonprofits skew MBE program - Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 31, 2013 - 7:08pm
Minority contractors: Nonprofits skew MBE program
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Minority business executives hope changes in a state contracting program will open new opportunities for them, but nonprofits fear collateral damage. House Bill 48 — one of three bills filed by Del. Barbara Robinson (D-Dist. 40) of Baltimore under ...
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Concierge Technologies Buys Out Minority Shareholders in Janus Cam - The Providence Journal
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 31, 2013 - 6:10pm
The Providence Journal
Concierge Technologies Buys Out Minority Shareholders in Janus Cam
The Providence Journal
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has purchased all of the shares of Wireless Village db/Janus Cam that were not owned by Concierge Technologies, thus making Wireless Village once ...
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Millions in minority contracts are in the hands of one compliance officer - St. Louis American
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 31, 2013 - 1:19am
Millions in minority contracts are in the hands of one compliance officer
St. Louis American
Tucked beneath St. Louis-Lambert International Airport is the front line of defense for Minority and Women Business Enterprises, the city's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Office. While this office and its employees are well protected, the same does ...
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City to work with minority- and female-owned businesses - Daily Illini
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 31, 2013 - 1:08am
City to work with minority- and female-owned businesses
Daily Illini
The Champaign City Council unanimously approved the proposed “Minority and Women Business Development Program” on Tuesday as an initiative to “increase opportunities for disadvantaged businesses in Champaign County and the surrounding areas,” ...
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Chamber task force to highlight resources for women, minority businesses - Lynchburg News and Advance
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 30, 2013 - 11:46pm
Chamber task force to highlight resources for women, minority businesses
Lynchburg News and Advance
Wednesday morning at Charley's restaurant, about 40 women and minority business owners gathered for the group's first workshop, which focused on available resources and selling to the commonwealth. The task force plans to hold workshops or events ...
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SAM Medical sells minority stake to Grande Ronde tribe - Portland Business Journal (blog)
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 30, 2013 - 9:47am
SAM Medical sells minority stake to Grande Ronde tribe
Portland Business Journal (blog)
"The Grand Ronde Tribal Council and Economic Development unit are very business savvy and the fact they are routinely presented with numerous opportunities to invest their monies, but make very few investments, is a huge testament to SAM Medical," ...
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New e-book, “Plumber Speaks” (Answers / Questions) Helping Homeowners ... - PR Web (press release)
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 30, 2013 - 5:06am
New e-book, “Plumber Speaks” (Answers / Questions) Helping Homeowners ...
PR Web (press release)
Sherman Turner gives plumbing answers for questions, to benefit homeowners, small businesses, and minority businesses. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share on LinkedIn Email a friend. Quote start Can't afford to pay a plumber?
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Free Business Development Program Offered Feb. 12-13 - Big Island Now
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 29, 2013 - 6:06pm
Free Business Development Program Offered Feb. 12-13
Big Island Now
A free two-day workshop designed to help minority business owners do business with the state and federal government will be held in Hilo on Feb. 12 – 13 at the `Imiloa Astronomy Center from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.. The program, which is open to any small ...
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MSDC gets $150000 grant to expand services - St. Louis Business Journal
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 29, 2013 - 2:58pm
MSDC gets $150000 grant to expand services
St. Louis Business Journal
The Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council (MSDC) received a one-year, $150,000 grant to expand services at its Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) center into St. Louis. The funds will be used to expand outreach and administrative ...
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Minority Small Business Owners in the Age of Obama - Fox Business
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 29, 2013 - 12:31pm
Minority Small Business Owners in the Age of Obama
Fox Business
The numbers of minority-owned businesses -- defined as being at least 51% owned, operated and controlled on a daily basis by one or more individuals of African American, Asian American (including people from South Asian and East Asian backgrounds), ...
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Minority contractors: Nonprofits skew Maryland's MBE program - Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 28, 2013 - 4:53pm
Minority contractors: Nonprofits skew Maryland's MBE program
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Minority business executives hope changes in a state contracting program will open new opportunities for them. House Bill 48 — one of three bills filed by Del. Barbara Robinson (D-Dist. 40) of Baltimore under review by the House Health and Government ...
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Champaign to hear plan to boost women-, minority-owned businesses - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 28, 2013 - 11:11am
Champaign to hear plan to boost women-, minority-owned businesses
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
CHAMPAIGN — City administrators this week will ask the city council whether they should move forward with a program they hope will bolster the efforts they have already made in the past several years to encourage participation in city projects from ...
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Group says MS minority business owners are being left out - WLOX
Google Search on Minority Business News - January 27, 2013 - 1:52pm
Group says MS minority business owners are being left out
WLOX
Some South Mississippi business and community leaders are pushing for more funding opportunities for minority business owners. The first ever Mississippi Business Leaders Forum took place in Gulfport over the weekend. The concerns are bringing people ...
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