Business Impact Northwest: Consider Building a BAIL Team – It’s Not What You Think It Is.
Wouldn’t it be great if you had a team in place that would help you avoid troubles with your business? You can have such a team – your BAIL team. Your […]
Regional Program Propels BIPOC-Owned Small Businesses Toward Growth
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Washington Business Center, in partnership with the Economic Development Board (EDB) for Tacoma-Pierce County, has launched Continued Acceleration, a program ensuring ongoing support of […]
The Minority Business Development Agency is Permanently Authorized in Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
[Washington, DC | November 15, 2021] – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) […]
New City of Tacoma Small Business Recovery Grant Application Now Open
Funding Opportunity for Tacoma-based businesses: Small Business Recovery Grants of $15,000 each are now available to Tacoma-based micro-businesses of 15 or fewer full-time equivalent employees, including the owner(s). Eligible businesses […]
SBA: Microloans, Grants Updates, Upcoming Events
Read the latest Seattle-Spokane SBA bulletin to learn about: > Microloans, how to use them, and which microlenders are available to apply with. > SBA Awards $388,000 in PRIME Grants […]
A Proclamation on Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2021
President Joseph R. Biden has declared September 19-25, 2021 as National Minority Enterprise Development Week. Click here to read the proclamation. 2021 National Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference Hub is […]
Buy MBE Day 2021 – September 25th!
Buy MBE Day helps generate awareness, support, and revenue to the millions of minority-owned firms across the country. Since 1983 MBDA has led the National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week) […]
Our MBDA Business Center Network Has Grown! 35 Centers, 9 New Locations!
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is awarding $13.9 million in federal funding to 35 grant recipients as part of its MBDA Business Center Program. The […]
Application open for Pierce County Business Accelerator
In response to the pandemic and the adverse impacts on underserved communities in Pierce County, the County Council has allocated $5M of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to launch […]
DUNS is being replaced by Unique Entity Identifiers
As you may be aware, all entities wanting to register to do business with the federal government must first obtain a DUNS number. The DUNS number is the current unique […]