Archive for February 2023
An SBIC Increases the Odds of Black-Owned Businesses Receiving Private Equity
The Enterprise Center (TEC) is blazing a trail with its $50 million Innovative Capital Growth Fund, demonstrating how private sector investment can be leveraged through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Small Business Invest Companies (SBIC) program to increase private-equity investment in Black-owned businesses. Located in Philadelphia, TEC works to connect minority- and women-owned businesses to…
Read MoreCelebrating Black History Month 2023
This February, the Georgia MBDA Business Center joins the nation in celebrating the culture, contributions, and history of Black Americans. Proposed by Black educators and students at Kent State University in February 1969, Black History Month was first celebrated at Kent State the following year. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976,…
Read MoreMIEC Small Business Executive Program Accepting Applications
The Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC) is accepting applications for the Accelerating Activator’s Growth Program (AGAP) under its Small Business Executive Certification Program. AGAP Cohort IV will focus on companies interested in learning how to do business at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, expand their network, and access capital. This 5-month program is designed to…
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