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| January 6, 2022 | New York Governor Unveils Small Business Rescue Plan | As part of her first State of the State address, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a variety of initiatives aimed at improving the recovery process for small businesses in her state, which m ...Read more |
| December 15, 2021 | Biden Admin Announces $8.7b for Minority Businesses | The announcement came as the pair headlined the Freedman’s Bank Forum on Tuesday. The funding comes as part of a $12 billion package pushed by VP Harris last year, called the Jobs and Neigh ...Read more |
| November 29, 2021 | Baton Rouge May Create $400k MBE Task Force | The money is in Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s proposed budget, but the Metro Council has already initially approved $228,000 for the division to hire two employees. "We have execut ...Read more |
| November 17, 2021 | Baltimore Mayor Invests $55m in Job Training, Small Biz Recovery & More | The economic recovery funds will be divided by five entities serving as “fiscal agents to facilitate recovery.” The Baltimore Development Corporation will get $11.7 million to provide rel ...Read more |
| November 12, 2021 | Wisconsin Veteran Business Owners Seek Action | The Wisconsin State Legislature created the Supplier Diversity Program and in 2014 set a goal of awarding one percent of state contracts to veteran-owned businesses. That goal has never been ...Read more |
| November 12, 2021 | Diverse Rail Contractors Charge Racism in Contracting Practices | Minority and women-owned businesses face discrimination while attempting to win federal passenger rail contracts, businesses owners told the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on Tuesd ...Read more |
| November 5, 2021 | Thirty DBE Firms Partnering with Los Angeles SkyRail | The Los Angeles SkyRail Express (LASRE) is taking a major step forward in their commitment to diversity and opportunity in the transportation sector. LASRE, a grouping of transportation, cons ...Read more |
| November 1, 2021 | Major Cities Creating LGBT Business Certifications | On Wednesday, Boston Mayor Kim Janey signed an executive order adding LGBTQ-owned businesses to the city’s Supplier Diversity program. According to the ...Read more |
| October 20, 2021 | PNC Grants $16.8m to Howard U. for Black Business Development | “The center will support expanded opportunities for Black entrepreneurship with enhanced educational, leadership and capacity-building resources and programs nationwide,” the ...Read more |
| October 11, 2021 | New LGBTQ+ Cert Opens Opportunities for Los Angeles County Contracts | Los Angeles County is creating increasing opportunities for LGBTQ-owned businesses. It’s doing so by expanding the county's Community Business Enterprise (CBE) certification program. LA C ...Read more |