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Governor Hochul Announces the 2022 Regional Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Online Opportunities Expo Series
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State will host five events as part of the 2022 Regional Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises Online Opportunities Expo Series. The expos – which will connect MWBEs with New York agencies, expert resources, information on state projects, and tools to access state contracting opportunities – will run from April to June. “After helping my mother start a flower shop in our community many years ago, I’ve seen first-hand the struggles that a small business can face just to open their doors,” Governor Hochul said. “This series of events will help connect MWBEs throughout New York with the resources they need to continue…
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Leonard Stevens answers questions about Stark minority business group
Leonard Stevens has been an entrepreneur and has owned his individual flooring enterprise for more than 25 many years. When he noticed an possibility to fulfill with other corporations of like head to share strategies and discover other options, he decided to get included with the Stark County Minority Business Association. Nowadays, he is the CEO of team. The goal is to boost financial progress, work development, diversity and inclusion, and good quality of lifetime for everybody in Stark County by aiding the growth of minority-owned enterprises by means of training, networking and expanding business enterprise chances. The association is located at 222 Current market Ave. N in downtown Canton. Visit www.starkminoritybusiness.org…
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Grant Opportunities for Women and Minority Small Businesses
The US Dept. of Justice a short while ago closed the most up-to-date PPP fraud situation, agreeing to a plea offer with a Liberian countrywide. In the $23 million fraud circumstance involving monies illegally gained by means of the Paycheck Protection Program, Steven Jalloul, a 43-calendar year-old tax consultant from the Dallas location, admitted to defrauding creditors to get a lot more of the money. The PPP personal loan was introduced final 12 months to continue to keep small enterprises afloat by means of the COVID pandemic. Although it did reward tens of millions of enterprises nationwide, it was vulnerable to fraud. And now it appears the government is…
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Push aims at business opportunity for minority members, women
Enterprise and neighborhood leaders are forming a general public-personal initiative with the City of Small Rock to bolster inside range, fairness and inclusion attempts across the metropolis. Mayor Frank Scott Jr. declared the application Wednesday and known as on leadership across the neighborhood to devote extra effort and hard work to generate chances for minorities. The application, termed Opportunity, intends to extend access to company prospects and raise competitiveness in Minor Rock by supporting minority and females-owned firms. Executives from the Very little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce and the University of Arkansas at Minor Rock joined the mayor in the announcement. The unity initiative also was crafted to enable…