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Talking Points: The Case for Entrepreneurial Parity
The Minority Business Development Agency, a branch of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is on a mission. Under the leadership of National Director David A. Hinson, the agency’s top goal is to achieve “economic parity,” by matching the percentage of... (Continue reading)
Mission: Prosperity
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 22:45 in Small Business | viewed 873 times | 1 Comment
The collective goal of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Commerce's Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor Rick Wade, and Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) National Director David Hinson, among others, is to bolster the nation's 4 million businesses which generate... (Continue reading)
Q&A: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
Written on 27 Aug, 2009 at 17:02 in Small Business | viewed 109 times | 2 Comments
Black Enterprise Editor-In-Chief Derek T. Dingle sits down with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in an exclusive interview during MED Week in Washington D.C.... (Continue reading)
Obama Administration to Develop Action Plan for Minority Business
Written on 9 Jul, 2009 at 11:29 in Entrepreneurs News | viewed 3,703 times | 3 Comments
Minority entrepreneurs continue to be stymied by lack of financing as well as public and private sector contracts. To remedy this situation, Obama administration officials met with a number of business owners develop initiatives to bolster their firms’ financial standing... (Continue reading)
