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Dayton"s Minority Business Assistance Center has new initiatives to help west Dayton

New initiatives by the Greater Dayton Minority Business Assistance Center are aiming to help local minority and women-owned businesses grow. The center is hosted by the City of Dayton Human Relations Council and serves 12 counties, including Mont.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 3rd, 2020

New York must treat LBGT business like minority- and women-owned businesses

What do Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Baltimore, Tampa, Orlando, and Columbus all have in common?  They have all bested New York City in recognizing and including LGBT-owned businesses in city... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkDec 24th, 2019

Somerville"s new "diversity catalog" highlights minority and women-owned businesses

The citt is creating a directory of women and minority-owned businesses aimed at highlighting the city's business community while providing city agencies with a more diverse set of service procurement options......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 11th, 2019

Commentary: Philadelphia"s business community needs to better reflect its population

The City of Philadelphia is a minority-majority city with a population predominately made up of minorities (65%), yet 84% of businesses in nearby communities are non-minority-owned. In fact, based on public data, minority- and women-owned businesse.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 14th, 2019

Loan program for minority, women-owned businesses to be extended

A program providing micro loans to women and minority-owned businesses is set to become permanent, according to a press release from the City of Pittsburgh. The Micro-Enterprise Loan Program was started in 2018 by the Urban Redevelopment Authorit.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2019

City doubles down on commitment to Minority & Women Owned Businesses

The city has increased its bottom line .....»»

Category: realestateSource: realestateweeklyJul 5th, 2018

Suffolk Construction"s "compressed MBA" trains underserved entrepreneurs

This year’s 21 participating minority-, women- and veteran-owned small businesses are paired with Suffolk mentors and participate in a four-week accelerator program that intends to help them learn best practices and land contracts with Suffolk......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 11th, 2024

Is it legal to prioritize women- and minority-owned restaurants for COVID-19 relief? A lawsuit alleges white men are ‘pushed to the back of the line.’

From May 3 until May 24 the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund will only fund requests from businesses owned by women; veterans; or socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. A federal lawsuit argues that's uncons.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMay 13th, 2021

Denver council grants auditor subpoena powers over business concerns

Several prominent business groups argued that small firms, particularly those that are minority- and women-owned, will avoid bidding on city contracts for fear of this new "police power" to dig into their books......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 11th, 2021

Amazon to prioritize women- and minority-owned retailers at HQ2

Amazon.com Inc. plans to prioritize leasing retail space at its D.C.-area offices to businesses owned by people from historically underrepresented groups, an official with the e-commerce and cloud computing giant said recently. “We're still in the.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 27th, 2021

Fifth Third awards $1.2 million to help Black, women entrepreneurs

One of Nashville's largest banks announced Tuesday the recipients of a $1.2 million program designed to boost minority, female entrepreneurs, including four in Music City......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 24th, 2021

Editorial: Covid grants should track equity data, timeliness

The public should know whether well-intentioned economic help during the pandemic is being distributed in a truly equitable manner and helping minority- and women-owned businesses just as much as all others......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 4th, 2021

Inside the VITAL effort to boost spending with diverse businesses

A new effort aims to boost spending with local minority- and women-owned businesses.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 12th, 2021

New York just became the biggest city to make LGBT-owned businesses eligible for billions in government contracts for minority entrepreneurs

"This is, without a doubt, a major win for LGBT businesses," said Justin Nelson, the president and cofounder of the National LGBT Chamber of Comme.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 19th, 2021

City of Miramar

The City of Miramar has implemented a new Business, Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program that offers innovative programs and services to help EDUCATE, CONNECT & GROW local, small, minority and disadvantaged businesses. BID Programs and Services .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 18th, 2020

Don"t leave minority- and women-owned businesses out of the bailout

While we remain in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, we all know there is another crisis coming. Like a tsunami after an earthquake, the devastation this prolonged shutdown will wreak on our... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkApr 2nd, 2020

A photo shows crowds of food-delivery workers lined up outside of a posh NYC Italian restaurant, and it highlights both how the city"s containment measures are working — and failing

Robert Kamau/GC Images As the coronavirus spreads and many businesses close their doors, the restaurants in New York City that remain open have been forced to pi.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 23rd, 2020

Airport lounge contract ignites furor over city work to hire minority businesses

Companies are vying to create a new kind o.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 21st, 2020

Calling aspiring women leaders – See who"s coming to Mentoring Monday

The San Antonio Business Journal has assembled more than 40 high-achieving women leaders — representing some of the Alamo City's most successful businesses and nonprofits — as mentors for Bizwomen Mentoring Monday 2020. These leading San Antonio .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 14th, 2020

Airport invites MWBEs to talk future contracting opportunities

Leadership of Memphis International is urging local minority- and women-owned businesses to attend a meeting this week about upcoming contracts. The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) will host a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) info.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 3rd, 2019