Supplier Diversity is a proactive business process that seeks to provide suppliers equal access to purchasing opportunities. It promotes supplier participation reflective of a company's diverse customer base and the diverse business community.
The MBDA Business Center (MBC), Atlanta, Ga., is part of a national network of centers established to increase the number of minority-owned businesses and strengthen existing ones. Our services are designed to improve your access to capital, make your business more profitable, create jobs, and make your company sustainable.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and operated by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute, MBC, is committed to working with all Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) needing assistance in expansion, and sustainability. Our staff have years of business and financial experience to help meet your needs and offer a wealth of resources that fully address all of your business requirements.
Our services include:
- Business Assessment
- Access to Capital and Finance Management
- Access to Markets
- Strategic Business Consulting
- Business Process Improvement
The Minority Business Development Agency
A New Strategic Direction
MBEs today are growing faster than the general business community. However, they are still far behind the general business community in terms of penetrating markets, attracting capital, and growing revenue. MBDA has re-engineered the Business Centers across the country to focus on growing existing minority-owned firms. Although MBCs will continue to serve as a resource for start-ups and micro firms, the thrust of our efforts will be toward providing assistance to:
- Rapid-growth potential firms
- High-impact firms
Revenue and jobs generate wealth in this country. It is MBDA’s goal, through its MBCs, to help MBEs create jobs and revenue. This new direction will redirect resources strategically so that all firms are served in a way that will ultimately help us achieve our goal.