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About this Center
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center – Los Angeles, is operated by the University of Southern California (USC) in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, Mayor’s Office of Economic & Business Policy (OEBP).
We are one Center with two locations and are a part of the national network of over 40 MBDA Business Centers, funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce - Minority Business Development Agency. The MBDA Business Center-Los Angeles offices are located at University of Southern California and at City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
Performance Overview
In FY2011 MBDA helped California minority businesses to win 128 contracts totaling $167,304,277, and obtain $82,763,309 in capital through 45 financial transactions.
For clients with gross annual revenues of $500,000 or more, California completed a total of 152 transactions for $224,241,118. For businesses with annual gross revenues below $500,000, California completed 21 transactions totaling $25,826,468.
MBDA’s California clients created 824 new jobs in FY2011.
Visit MBDA Business Center Los Angeles website for additional information.
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
3716 South Hope St. Suite No. 341
Los Angeles, CA 90089-7706
Telephone #: 213-821-2541
Sergio Gascon
