Tuesday, December 8, 2009

How Minority-Owned Businesses Can Catch a Break

It rarely happens, but BusinessWeek magazine has recently published an article that is very helpful to minority-owned businesses. It's essentially an online guide that lists resources and organizations that minority and women entrepreneurs should make use of.

The services and organizations listed aren't necessarily new, but they're among the most effective in helping minority and women entrepreneurs boost their businesses.

Combined, minority and women-owned businesses, total to well over 10 million in the United States - making them a huge asset to the American economy.

The article discusses and lists relevant resources for financing, peer advisory, networking, mentoring & business planning, certification, government contracts, education, and more.

Resources listed that I wasn't aware of included Count Me In - an initiative to help women grow their micro businesses to million dollar enterprises; and Minority Angel Investor Network - a network of accredited investors with an interest and commitment to invest in high growth, minority owned or minority led companies.

For the complete list and article, visit:
www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2009/sb2009122_972643_page_2.htm

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