(Bizjournals.com) — The Small Business Administration rolled out two new programs aimed at increasing the flow of credit to businesses in low-income areas, as well as minorities and women. The SBA also announced that Radio One founder and chairperson Catherine Hughes will chair the agency’s new Advisory Council on Underserved Communities. The agency’s two new loan […]
(Southern Maryland Online) — Maryland enjoys the highest percentage of women-owned businesses of any state except the District of Columbia, census statistics released Tuesday show. “We used to be in the top 10, but we were never No. 2,” said Joanne Saltzberg, CEO of Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore. “It’s very good news for Maryland.” The […]
(Crain’s) — The Economic Development Corp. announced a loan and assistance program Tuesday that it says will help solve a basic supply vs. demand problem plaguing the city’s affirmative-action contracting: government construction projects that prioritize hiring minority- and women-owned businesses sometimes find that qualified companies remain in short supply. A City Council report in September […]
(Examiner) — Laurie Collins, president and founder of DC-based LC Systems, proves just how far women business owners have come. Her significant strides and accomplishments have led her to recently receiving the Top 100 Minority Business® Enterprise Award. “LC Systems represents the best of what our region’s minority business community has to offer,” said Sharon R. Pinder […]
(Amsterdam News) — The Department of Transportation plans to engage more Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (MWBE) for the rebuilding of the Kosciuszko Bridge that connects Brooklyn and Queens. At a workshop held earlier this month in Long Island City, nearly 150 community stakeholders, construction trade organizations, contractors and government services gathered to learn more […]
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(The Business Review) — A new report concludes that minority- and women-owned businesses in New York are discriminated against in the private sector and in the state’s contracting process. State economic development officials intend to use the study, released Wednesday, to force better compliance with the state’s MWBE contracting requirements. The study may also serve […]
(PRNewswire) — Turner Construction Company’s Chicago office will hold its 22nd annual Turner School of Construction Management (TSCM) training program for owners of minority- and women-business enterprises (M/WBEs) in the construction industry, beginning on June 22nd. The program is offered at no cost and provides an opportunity for participants to further develop and improve their skills, while networking […]