11.8: Minority Business Enterprise Centers

11.8

Inactive

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) [DOC]

May 4, 2012

Sept. 19, 2008

To provide electronic and one-on-one business development services for a nominal fee to minority firms and individuals interested in entering, expanding or improving their efforts in the marketplace. MBDA's funded Minority Business Enterprise Center operators provide a wide range of services to clients, from initial consultations to the identification and resolution of specific business problems.

B - Cooperative Agreements

There are no eligibility restrictions for this program. Applicants eligible to operate a MBDC may include individuals, nonprofit organizations, for-profit firms, local and State governments, Native American Tribes, and educational institutions.

Recipient operators are to provide electronic and one-on-one business assistance to rapid growth potential minority-owned businesses. Eligible beneficiaries of this program have been designated as African American, Native American, Aleut, Asian Indian, Asian Pacific American, Eskimo, Hasidic Jew, Puerto Rican, and Spanish-Speaking Americans.

59.007 - 7(j) Technical Assistance

11.801 - Native American Business Enterprise Centers

59.009 - Procurement Assistance to Small Businesses

11.303 - Economic Development Technical Assistance

59.006 - 8(a) Business Development Program

11.803 - Minority Business Opportunity Center (MBOC)

15.850 - Indian Arts and Crafts Development