The Contribution of Minority Business Enterprises to the US Economy

The report looks at the current and potential future contributions of employer minority firms and the key underlying drivers in their contribution to the U.S. macroeconomy. By using simple linear trends in the historical and current contributions of employer minority firms to the U.S. economy and projecting these trends forward, a baseline is established for the path of minority business economic growth. The report underscores the importance of having a greater focus on minority business productivity to fill an economic opportunity gap.