Since 1983, every president has issued a Presidential Proclamation designating a National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week to recognize the contributions of the minority business community to the U.S. economy. This year President Trump will proclaim National MED Week October 22 – 28, 2017. Learn more about our programming at the NMSDC Conference(link is external). […]
Leah Brown was one of Atlanta’s regional MED Week Winners last year. And, here’s where she stands this year. Leah Brown is classified by Inc Magazine’s Fastest-Growing Privately Owned Firms as the #1 fastest growing African-American business, as one of the top ten women owned businesses, as 5th in healthcare and as #92 on the
Since our earliest days, hardworking entrepreneurs have driven our Nation’s prosperity. During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we recognize the contributions that minority owned businesses make to our economy and our way of life, and we strive to ensure that small business owners have access to the resources they need to achieve the American Dream. The
A new website will try to close the long-standing communications gap between agencies and small businesses. The White House will launch BusinessUSA.gov before the end of the calendar year in an effort to make it easier for small firms to find all the services the government offers. “It will be an online portal that will
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Release Date: September 6, 2011 Contact: Tiffani Clements (202) 401-0035 Release Number: 11-49 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov/news WASHINGTON – One of 10 small businesses from around the country will be selected as the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year at the 29th annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference, hosted jointly in
Opening Plenary Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3 MBDA National Director David A. Hinson will share the history of MED Week and the Agency’s impact on the minority business community over the past 30 years. Dr. Rebecca Blank will address the “State of Commerce” and her outlook on sustaining America’s position in global markets, as
Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Remarks at Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Conference Thank you for the kind words, David [Hinson], and for your excellent leadership of the Minority Business Development Agency. Good morning, everyone. It’s an honor to be among so many talented entrepreneurs and business owners here for our 29th MED Week Conference.
WASHINGTON – A woman-owned general contractor from Tacoma, Wash., and a federal contracting official for the Department of Treasury were announced as winners of major awards by the U.S. Small Business Administration during a luncheon held today at the 29th National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference. Karen Say, president of Saybr Contractors, Inc. of
WASHINGTON – Marie Johns, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, today signed a tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) and the Republic of Turkey’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB) to encourage collaboration to assist small and medium-sized businesses with international trade opportunities. The MOU,
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WASHINGTON – Oscar Quiles, president of Pentaq Manufacturing Corp., of Sabana Grande, PR, was named the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration during the closing awards ceremony Friday night for the 29th annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference in Washington, D.C. “We are honoring Oscar for
