This week is Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week when representatives from the public and private sector come together in Washington D.C. to share information and resources for growing and expanding minority businesses domestically and globally. If you can’t be there, don’t worry, many government agencies are using the month of August to showcase the wealth of resources that they offer to help minorities get started and succeed... 

This week is Minority Enterprise Development Week when representatives from the public and private sectors come together in Washington, D.C., to share information and resources for growing and expanding minority businesses. If you can’t be there, don’t worry, many government agencies are using the month of August to showcase the wealth of resources that they offer to help minorities get started and succeed in business. Here’  Read More →

Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. bank by assets, plans to boost its procurement spending on small, mid-sized and minority-owned businesses by $10 billion over the next five years.  Read More →

Election 2010, with all the live debates, bickering and electioneering, has resulted in a ‘Hung Parliament’. The press has been warning us of the dangers of a Hung Parliament, and the Politicians have been telling us to tactically vote in order to prevent it from happening. It seems, however, that the General Public have been unable to come to a clear conclusion about which party should rule our country. So, what is a Hung Parliament? In... 

According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, Hispanics are opening businesses at a rate three times faster than the national average. And, what was once regarded as a minority group now represents the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s economy. This is a fact that is not lost on the government. Speaking to Hispanic News, Ying Lowrey, senior economist at the Small Business Administration’s advocacy office, has this to say:...