BLACK ENTERPRISE » A Conversation with Secretary Gary Locke

A Conversation with Secretary Gary Locke

Air Date: October 03, 2009

Black Enterprise Business Report, we look at the rEconomic Recovery Act and it's impact on minority small businesses. Gary Locke, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, talks about the government's commitment to help bolster minority businesses. Leon Richardson, CEO of Chemico System, and Alan Hughes, editorial director rat Black Enterprise magazine, discuss if minority businesses are getting their fair share of government contracts. And Joe Watson, CEO of Strategic Hire Inc., talks about job opportunities in emerging industries.

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