Minority Business Development Agency to Release Report on Contracting Barriers Impacting Minority Firms

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency will release a new report, ContractingBarriers and Factors Affecting Minority Business Enterprises: A Review of Existing Disparity Studies. The report spotlights disparities in state and local government contracting between minority-owned and nonminority-owned business enterprises and provides an in-depth review and analysis of existing disparity studies, summaries, and reports.

MBDA Deputy National Director Albert K. Shen will host a free webinar on January 18, 2017 at 11 a.m. (ET), to discuss the report, its overall findings and recommendations. 

WHO: Albert K. Shen, National Deputy Director, Minority Business Development Agency
Lee Upton III, Senior Consultant, Premier Quantitative Consulting Inc.

WHAT: Official public release and webinar for "Contracting Barriers and Factors Affecting Minority Business Enterprises: A Review of Existing Disparity Studies."

WHEN: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
10 a.m. (ET) - report released online
11 a.m. (ET) - webinar
*participants should pre-register at www.mbda.gov to gain access to webinar.

WHERE: www.mbda.gov

About the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
MBDA, www.mbda.gov, is the only Federal agency dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of U.S. minority-owned businesses. Our programs and services better equip minority-owned firms to create jobs, build scale and capacity, increase revenues and expand regionally, nationally and internationally. Services are provided through a network of MBDA Business Centers. After 47 years of service, MBDA continues to be a dedicated strategic partner to all U.S. minority-owned businesses, committed to providing programs and services that build size, scale and capacity through access to capital, contracts and markets. Follow us on Twitter @usmbda.

Contact: Dijon Rolle
Phone: (202) 482-1375
Email:drolle@mbda.gov 
Website: www.mbda.gov
Fax: (202) 482-5117 

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