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Financial Resources

From vision to victory. Fueling your path to financial success

  • Capital Readiness Program

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    Discover our program offering technical assistance to support growth and scalability of minority and other underserved entrepreneurs.

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  • 2024 Request for Public Comment and Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings

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    The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) will conduct two separate virtual meetings, one with American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Community Tribal officials and the other with the governments of federally recognized Tribes, on Friday, May 17, 2024. 

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  • Capital Readiness Program - Competition Winners

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    Explore the winners of the Capital Readiness Program competition.

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Financial Resources

  • Grants

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    Discover our grants supporting business centers, offering consulting, procurement matching, and financial aid to minority business enterprises.

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  • Loans

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    Get comprehensive information on how to apply for loans, covering everything from application forms to financial statements.

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Access to Capital: Innovative Finance Projects

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Access unique financial support that overcomes traditional barriers through innovative funding methods.
Reach out to MBDA grantees such as Georgia Tech Research Corporation and William Marsh Rice University for customized assistance in collaboration, aerospace innovation, and business expansion.

  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation

    GRANTS PROJECT

    Project Name: MBDA Inner City Innovation Hub – Southeast MBDA Business Growth Hub



    The Southeast MBDA Business Growth Hub is a pilot project that strives to blend the networks and innovation spaces, that support Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in eight southeastern states. It will weave a strong, intercommunity fabric of business support organizations, incubators and accelerators, state and federal organizations, corporate partners, universities, investors and other ecosystem partners to create a regional business growth hub.

    Project Director: Jennifer Pasley
    [email protected]

    404-894-2000

    ​​​​​​926 Dalney Street NW
    Atlanta, GA 30318

  • William Marsh Rice University

    ACCESS TO CAPITAL

    Project Name: Aerospace Innovation Hub (ASCI Hub)

    William Marsh Rice University to develop the Aerospace Innovation Hub (ASCI-Hub) designed to engage, support, develop, and scale regional minority business enterprises that address needs, problems, and challenges in the aerospace industry.

    Project Director: Paul Cherukuri
    [email protected]

    713-348-2452

    6100 Main Street
    Houston, TX