The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will host this year’s 43rd Annual Small Business Forum virtually this week, April 16-18!
Visit secsmallbusinessforum.com for more information about the event and speakers—and register today!

The Minority Business Development Agency is now actively recruiting for its Summer 2024 internship program in many of our departments. 

The deadline for applications is TODAY! For more information and to apply, click here: mbda.gov/page/internshi….

Last week, Acting U/S Morrissette attended the National Chambers of Commerce Leaders Roundtable!

He discussed his commitment to support businesses & communities as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s main objectives to promote economic growth and job creation in America.

The Minority Business Development Agency is now actively recruiting for its Summer 2024 internship program in many of our departments. The deadline for applications is April 12th!

For more information and to apply, click here: ow.ly/b6zJ50RcCxg

Don’t forget to watch the solar eclipse today!🌖

Remember to protect your eyes by wearing eclipse glasses, a solar filter, or even a pinhole projector.
To find your maximum eclipse time visit ow.ly/Rh3E50RaJ3Z.
#Solareclipse #NASA

Attention Women Business Owners, April is Financial Literacy Month!   
Join the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration webinar joined by IRS, SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership, and America Saves.
To register visit: 
ow.ly/cZaH50R9g1U

On April 23, the Louisiana MBDA Business Center is hosting a “Quarterly Legal Insights” webinar. 
Participants will explore the contract formation process and contract type selection.

To register, and for more information, visit ow.ly/WIQ350R7FaP.

Save the date for the 2024 National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Business Summit focused on gaining access to capital, exploring opportunities in A.I., and more on May 15 in Washington, D.C.!

Register now at ow.ly/X32o50R6Zo2

The Export Import Bank of the United States will hold its 2024 Annual Conference #EXIM24 --Honoring Legacy, Charting Tomorrow -- in Washington, D.C., on June 6-7th. 

To register, and for more information, visit ow.ly/yUug50R6Z3e

MBDA is excited to share news from the DOC's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on the allocation of $800 million+ to increase digital inclusion through the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program!

For more info, visit: ow.ly/bIq550R64AN

Yesterday, Acting Under Secretary Morrissette met with students from the University of Maryland!

During the tour of the building, they discussed the functions of the DOC and its various bureaus and agencies, the importance of AI, the CHIPS Act, and internship opportunities!

#ICYMI : National Institute of Standards and Technology and its CHIPS Incentives Program is seeking funding applications for projects for commercial facilities for super-conductor development! The program will begin accepting applications beginning March 31st!

For more info, and to apply, visit applications.chips.gov/s/

Register today for the Louisiana MBDA Business Center’s Bid and Proposal Writing Certification course to be held every other Wednesday from April 3rd to June 26th between the hours of 6 pm and 8 pm (CST).

To register, and to learn more, visit ow.ly/XBsl50QY0Oi

Join us on March 28th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm (MST) for the Access to Capital Webinar. Hosted via Zoom by the Four Winds Diversified Project, a partnership conceived by Southwest Business Development Consultants, LLC with Data Management of NM and funded by the MBDA.

Register today for the Manufacturing and Technology Summit to be held on April 26th at the University of Houston
Clear Lake– Pearland. Presented by the San Antonio MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center, the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC), and a host of other partners.

Thank you Alejandra Y. Castillo , Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at EDA and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Secretary Raimondo for visiting the Philadelphia MBDA Business Center!

ERIC MORRISSETTE’S, HEAD OF MBDA, STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO COURT RULING

Yesterday, at the White House, MBDA amplified the need for entrepreneurship and economic empowerment through an MOU signing with the Divine 9 Sororities and National Women’s Leadership Organization’s!

Happy #InternationalWomensDay !

A historic collaboration begins today! #WomensHistoryMonth #Economicempowerment Alpha Kappa Alpha dstinc1913 @zphibhq @sgrhoupdates @ncnw_hq @linksinc@officialbwa @ncbw1981

Today, MBDA is convening with the Divine 9 Sororities, Links Incorporated, Black Women's Agenda, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women at the White House to discuss challenges faced by black women entrepreneurs and business owners!