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The MEP National Network™ Connects with Minority Owned Manufacturers

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Source: National Institutes of Standards and Technology Earlier this year, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The recognition is much deserved for an agency that has worked hard to strengthen minority owned businesses for over a half-century. Through a network of centers and partners not unlike our own...

Could NASA Software Benefit You or Your Company?

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NASA has made some amazingly advanced software for our space missions, from launching rockets to the International Space Station to landing rovers on Mars. But a lot of that software can be applied to other situations here on the ground. We’ve got hundreds of downloadable programs in the NASA Software Catalog available for public use—and they’re all free. We’ve rounded up four interesting software...

DoD SBIR/STTR Submissions Website Changes

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The DoD Small Business and Technology Partnerships Office is pleased to announce the Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP), the new Website for DoD SBIR/STTR Proposal Submissions. In the coming weeks, the current DoD SBIR/STTR Submissions Website will be decommissioned, and the new Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP) will take its place. DSIP features a new look and feel and will...

MBDA National Director Featured in Essence Magazine

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The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) partnered with ESSENCE Communication to spotlight women of color business owners at the Path to Power Conference. The event took place in July during the 2019 Essence Festival. The conference gave aspiring business-owners a lesson in "leveling up" with insightful presentations on business development and investment. National Director Henry Childs, II...

2019 Minority Enterprise Development Week Highlights

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"I am proud of MBDA’s success over the past 50 years, but with changing demographics and the rise of artificial intelligence, MBDA will have to take on a bigger role to help minority enterprises win the future" Henry Childs National Director of the MBDA Relive the MED Week experience with videos and photos of these inspiring events! Minority Enterprise Awards Global Markets Roundtable Growth...

MBDA Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month 2019

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency is proud to celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15. In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and...

Presidential Proclamation on Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2019

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During Minority Enterprise Development Week, our Nation celebrates the success of minority-owned businesses and recognizes their significant role in strengthening our country’s robust economy. The contributions of these enterprises ensure American companies remain world leaders in the global marketplace. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which...

New DoD SBIR Opportunities!

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Because you attended the MBDA InVision Tour , you are familiar with Federal Government start-up funding for small businesses to develop new products. It’s called Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Department of Defense just pre-announced funding available from Army, Air Force, Defense Health Agency, and the Missile Defense Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense ManTech, and U.S...

Urban Magazine Feature: Henry Childs II

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Minority Business Development Agency Henry Childs II is the national director of the Minority Business Development Agency. His main focus is to widen the MBDA’s influence on minority-owned businesses and global markets. To support this endeavor, the MBDA has established the Opportunity Zone Summits, Enterprising Women of Color Initiative, and most recently, The InVision Tour. What type of mindset...

A Qualified Opinion: Henry Childs II

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Henry Childs II is the national director of the Minority Business Development Agency, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes the growth of minority-owned businesses through the mobilization and advancement of public and private sector programs, policy and research. Childs spoke with MMG about the challenges faced by minority-owned businesses and new initiatives underway at MBDA...

MBDA 50th Anniversary Celebration

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An over-capacity crowd of more than 700 minority business owners and leaders gathered Tuesday, March 5, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The celebration was held at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, D.C. An additional 900 people tuned into the livestream of the program. Opening the program was Secretary...

Op-Ed: Celebrating the Rise of Minority-Owned Businesses

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On Tuesday, the Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) celebrates its 50th anniversary. When President Nixon signed the executive order creating MBDA, the nation’s minority population was less than 40 million. Nixon recognized that, although minority-owned businesses then were only 4 percent of America’s businesses, empowering the entrepreneurial spirit of minority...