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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=Minority Business Development Agency | |||
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission=MBDA promotes the growth and global competitiveness of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) through access to capital, contracts, and markets. It works to foster the economic development of minority-owned businesses by providing business consulting, technical assistance, and promoting opportunities for MBEs. | |||
|ParentOrganization=Department of Commerce | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Commerce | |||
|CreationLegislation=Executive Order 11458 by President Richard Nixon in 1969 | |||
|Employees=100 | |||
|Budget=$67 million (Fiscal Year 2024) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development | |||
|Services=Business consulting; Access to capital; Contracting assistance; Market research; International trade assistance | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89418, -77.03248 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=1401 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20230, United States | |||
|Website=https://www.mbda.gov | |||
}} | |||
{{Short description|US Department of Commerce division for marginalized ethnic groups}} | {{Short description|US Department of Commerce division for marginalized ethnic groups}} | ||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
|agency_name = Minority Business Development Agency | |agency_name = Minority Business Development Agency | ||
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President [[Ronald Reagan]] first recognized National MED Week in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbda.gov/page/remarks-white-house-ceremony-marking-observance-minority-enterprise-development-week-president|title=Remarks at a White House Ceremony Marking the Observance of Minority Enterprise Development Week, President Reagan|website=Minority Business Development Agency|access-date=April 16, 2018|date=March 28, 2012}}</ref> The week is formally celebrated each year by the Minority Business Development Agency, a U.S. government agency housed within the U.S. [[Department of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbda.gov/calendar/2017-national-minority-enterprise-development-med-week|title=2017 National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week|website=Minority Business Development Agency|access-date=April 16, 2018|date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> | President [[Ronald Reagan]] first recognized National MED Week in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbda.gov/page/remarks-white-house-ceremony-marking-observance-minority-enterprise-development-week-president|title=Remarks at a White House Ceremony Marking the Observance of Minority Enterprise Development Week, President Reagan|website=Minority Business Development Agency|access-date=April 16, 2018|date=March 28, 2012}}</ref> The week is formally celebrated each year by the Minority Business Development Agency, a U.S. government agency housed within the U.S. [[Department of Commerce]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mbda.gov/calendar/2017-national-minority-enterprise-development-med-week|title=2017 National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week|website=Minority Business Development Agency|access-date=April 16, 2018|date=October 11, 2017}}</ref> | ||
On October 20, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] issued a proclamation which officially designated October 22 through October 28, 2017 as National Minority Enterprise Development Week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/26/2017-23525/minority-enterprise-development-week-2017|title=Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2017|date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-participates-in-the-minority-enterprise-development-week-awards-ceremony-live-stream/|title=Trump promises "jobs, jobs, jobs"|work=[[CBS News]]|publisher=[[CBS]]|location= | On October 20, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] issued a proclamation which officially designated October 22 through October 28, 2017 as National Minority Enterprise Development Week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/26/2017-23525/minority-enterprise-development-week-2017|title=Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2017|date=October 26, 2017 |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-participates-in-the-minority-enterprise-development-week-awards-ceremony-live-stream/|title=Trump promises "jobs, jobs, jobs"|work=[[CBS News]]|publisher=[[CBS]]|location=New York City|date=October 24, 2017|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
On October 24, 2017, President Trump recognized minority-owned businesses in the [[Oval Office]] during National MED Week, when he welcomed winners of the National MED Week Awards with Secretary of Commerce [[Wilbur Ross]] and MBDA Acting National Director Christopher A. Garcia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/24/trump-minority-owned-firms-succeed/ |title=Trump says minority-owned firms to succeed 'especially with Trump as your president'|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-participates-in-the-minority-enterprise-development-week-awards-ceremony-live-stream/|title=Trump promises "jobs, jobs, jobs"|website=[[CBS News]]|date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> | On October 24, 2017, President Trump recognized minority-owned businesses in the [[Oval Office]] during National MED Week, when he welcomed winners of the National MED Week Awards with Secretary of Commerce [[Wilbur Ross]] and MBDA Acting National Director Christopher A. Garcia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/24/trump-minority-owned-firms-succeed/ |title=Trump says minority-owned firms to succeed 'especially with Trump as your president'|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-participates-in-the-minority-enterprise-development-week-awards-ceremony-live-stream/|title=Trump promises "jobs, jobs, jobs"|website=[[CBS News]]|date=October 24, 2017 |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> | ||