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About this Center
The MBDA Business Center located in Cleveland, OH is operated by Commission on Economic Inclusion. The center is part of a national network of funded centers located in major cities throughout the United States. The center works with minority business enterprises to generate increased financing and contract opportunities and to create and retain jobs.
Delivering Services Through Partner Collaborations
Performance Overview
In FY2011, MBDA helped Ohio minority-owned businesses obtain 23 contracts totaling $12,896,318 and $320,000 in capital through three
financial transactions.
For clients with gross annual revenues of $500,000 or more, the MBDA Business Center completed 23 transactions totaling $12,990,318. For clients with annual gross revenues below $500,000, the MBDA Business Center completed three transactions totaling $226,000.
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Core Business Services
| Global Business Development | |
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Services include identification of export markets, facilitation of global transactions, international trade missions and market analysis, and overseas market promotion assistance. |
| Access to Capital | |
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Services include identification of domestic and global financing opportunities, equity financing, brokerage of financial transactions, identification and closure of merger and acquisition transactions. |
| Access to Contracts | |
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Services include identification of procurement opportunities, solicitation analysis, bid and proposal preparation, negotiation and closing, research contract award histories. |
| Access to Markets | |
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Services include government procurement assistance, private sector contract identification and specialized certification assistance including 8(a), and assistance with market research. |
| Strategic Business Consulting | |
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Services include sales consulting and forecasting, market feasibility studies, operations management and quality control, bid preparation and bonding (construction), and manufacturing facility leasing. |
Location
1240 Huron Road E., Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44115
Telephone #: 216-592-2253
Email: rhatchett@clevelandmbdacenter.com
Staff Information
Raland S. Hatchett is the Executive Director of the MBDA Business Center (MBDA) in Cleveland, Ohio.
As the center's strategic planning business advisor, Hatchett oversees and manages business development opportunities, assisting minority owned businesses gain access to capital and financial management, access to contracts, access to markets and strategic consulting services in the state of Ohio.
