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)
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)
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)
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)