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| Oct 24, 2025 | Federal employees detail worries over shutdown layoffs | By Ryan Tarinelli, CQ-Roll Call
WASHINGTON — One federal employee has taken out a bank loan. Another says she’s planning to seek help from a food pantry. A third says his family will likely need to take out loans, or incur credit card debt,... |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Enabling Innovation: A Manufacturing Veteran’s Guide to Staying Ahead (Or Relevant) | 3 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
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Whether it’s the latest aircraft landing gears, hygienic air filters or smart-home devices, product designers are always on the hunt for new configurations that could become the “next ... |
| Mar 16, 2025 | Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable' | Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'
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| Jan 15, 2025 | The Minority Business Development Agency Kicks Off 2025 With $11 Million in Technical Assistance Funding Competitions | WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced funding competitions, totaling an estimated $11 million in federal funding for technical assist... |
| Jul 29, 2024 | U.S. Minority Business Development Agency and Urban Strategies, Inc. Announce New Partnership to Strengthen Opportunities and Access for Minority Businesses | BALTIMORE, July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development at the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Eric Morrissette and Esther Shin, president of Urban Strategies, Inc. (USI), ce... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Closing Indy's business gaps | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
The City of Indianapolis is conducting a year-long disparity study to clear the roadblocks standing in the way of minority and women-owned businesses.
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| Apr 19, 2024 | NCMSDC Welcomes Dr. Kamaljit K. Jackson as Director of Wisconsin MBDA Business Center | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES, April 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The North Central Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC) is proud to announce Dr. Kamaljit K. Jackson as the new Director of the Wisconsin Minority Business D... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Defending Diversity: The 23 Regional Affiliates of NMSDC Respond to the MBDA Ruling | NMSDC Affiliate Logos UNITED STATES, March 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As a collective of the 23 regional affiliates of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) dedicated to supporting minority-owned businesses nationwi... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | NMSDC Disappointed in Texas District Court Ruling, Reiterates Strong Support for Minority Business Development | NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the leading organization for minority business enterprise (MBE) development, the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), expressed its disappointment in the ruling made by ... |
| Mar 9, 2024 | ERIC MORRISSETTE’S, HEAD OF MBDA, STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO COURT RULING | Washington, DC, March 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 55 years ago, President Richard Nixon established the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). Now authorized by a bipartisan coalition in Congress and codified by President Biden, the ... |
| Mar 8, 2024 | The Minority Business Development Agency to Announce Historic Collaboration with Divine Nine Sororities and National Women’s Leadership Organizations | |
| Mar 8, 2024 | The Minority Business Development Agency to Announce Historic Collaboration with Divine Nine Sororities and National Women’s Leadership Organizations | WASHINGTON, D.C., March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) hosted the Divine Nine Sororities, The National Council of Negro Women, The Links Incorporated, The ... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Renee Bobb built a thriving business without breaking the bank, and she has advice for aspiring Black entrepreneurs | Personal Finance Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.
Money Stories Renee Bobb built a thriving business without breaking the bank, and she has advice for aspiring Black e... |
| Aug 17, 2023 | What The MBDA’s Capital Readiness Program Means For Small Businesses And Entrepreneurs | Donald R. Cravins, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development, announces ... [+] awardeesCourtesy: Public Private Strategies |
| Aug 8, 2023 | CalOSBA Awarded $25.3 million from Biden-Harris Administration to Support Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs across California | The United States Department of Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative Program will expand technical assistance to California’s underserved entrepreneurs and small business owners.
SACRAMENTO, CA – Last week, the California Offic... |
| Feb 27, 2023 | U.S. Department of Commerce (MBDA) & National Alliance for Black Business (NABB) Signs Historic MOU Agreement | The largest Black business association in the world and is dedicated to economically empowering and sustaining African-American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activity within the United States.
The alliance between th... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | An SBIC Increases The Odds Of Black-Owned Businesses Receiving Private Equity | An SBIC Increases The Percentage Of Black-Owned Businesses Receiving Private Equity getty |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Raimondo And Cravins Announce Nearly 100 Million To Empower Minority Business | U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, alongside Under Secretary of Commerce for ... [+] Minority Business Development Don Cravins, and Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don GravesOffice of U.S. Secretary Gina Raimondo |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Why America Is Still The Land Of Opportunity For Immigrant Entrepreneurs (And Why We Should Thank Them) | As we approach the Fourth of July holiday, it is important to remember that this country was founded on pursuit of freedom. On July 2, 1776, Congress voted to dissolve the connection between the Colonies and Britain, declaring them to be fr... |
| Apr 12, 2022 | The Enterprise Center is raising a $50M growth capital fund for women- and minority-owned businesses | The Enterprise Center, the West Philadelphia-based nonprofit offering business education and capital resources, is officially launching its fund to support investments in women- and minority-owned businesses. Called the Innovate Capital Gro... |
| Mar 3, 2022 | FedBiz Access Announces Strategic Partnership with Govology for Government Contracting Education and Training | “We are excited about this new relationship with FedBiz. In fact, we're really all about collaboration. We believe the more people that are in the ecosystem educating, serving, and coaching, then the better it is for businesses...”
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| Dec 1, 2021 | ServiceNow : An impact fund gets ‘off the sidelines' | By Thomas Lee, Workflow contributor
There are times when events beyond the business cycle challenge not only individuals but also companies to take a stand. For ServiceNow, one such time came earlier this year.
In January, following months ... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Deloitte launches first-of-its-kind clean energy lab in Houston | Houston will become home to professional services giant Deloitte's largest and most technologically advanced immersive, interactive innovation hub dubbed the Deloitte Greenhouse, Powered by Energy & Industrials.
Co-located with the comp... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | High-tech virtual reality experience blasts into the Space City | From the earliest days of our circling the planet in a tiny NASA capsule — to Elon Musk's SpaceX current commercial journeys — Houston and space travel will be forever and inexorably linked.
Fitting, then, that an unprecedented new immersiv... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Research: 5 mistakes Houston entrepreneurs should be making | We all have heard "you learn from your mistakes," so, why do a lot of startup blogs warn entrepreneurs of the mistakes they shouldn't make when starting a business, but not very many tell them what mistakes they should be making? ... |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Real estate giant to open another downtown Houston coworking hub | A new downtown Houston skyscraper that's on the rise and expected to be completed by the end of the year will offer flexible office space.
Texas Tower will feature The Square, Hines' flexible office product, the international real estate fi... |
| Sep 27, 2021 | University of Houston scores national award for championing diversity | Fresh off news of a new free health clinic for the homeless, the University of Houston is once again making headlines for its commitment to empowering the community. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has announced UH and the University of Hou... |
| Jun 22, 2021 | 3 Houston innovators make Forbes list of up-and-coming entrepreneurs | Three Houston entrepreneurs are basking in the national spotlight.
The trio — Vernee Hines, Carolyn Rodz, and Siddhartha Sachdeva — were just named to Forbes' Next 1000 list of the country's up-and-coming entrepreneurs. They're among the 25... |
| Jun 22, 2021 | 2 Houston research projects unveil groundbreaking solar and battery technologies | Research, perhaps now more than ever, is crucial to expanding and growing innovation in Houston — and it's happening across the city right under our noses.
In InnovationMap's latest roundup of research news, two Houston institutions are wor... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Houston expert: 4 questions to ask when hiring employees in other states | A larger share of employees has found themselves working from home, or at least working remote, than ever before and many continue to do so permanently. As employers actively take steps to ensure a strong showing throughout the economic rec... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Houston EV charging station startup gets ready to roll out services across the country | A Houston startup is revving up the region's — and the country's — supply of charging stations for electric vehicles.
The company, Refuel Electric Vehicle Solutions (REVS), recently installed its first two charging stations. They're at two ... |
| Jun 17, 2021 | Houston space tech company reveals details on its new $40M facility | A Houston-based space tech company focused on sending the first American spacecraft to the Moon since NASA's Apollo program is planning on expanding its presence here on Earth too.
Intuitive Machines announced its plans to move from its cur... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Autonomous delivery company joins forces with FedEx for new pilot in Houston | A tech company with self-driving robots deployed across Houston delivering pizza, groceries, and more has yet again launched a new pilot program — this time focused on parcel delivery.
Nuro and FedEx announced a new partnership to deploy Nu... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Houston unicorn fintech company launches new B2B education platform | Houston-based HighRadius — which recently hit $1 billion valuation, reaching unicorn status — has launched a new learning platform.
Highako Academy by HighRadius, launched the platform to help credit and collections teams build certain skil... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Lessons in prototyping: Figuring out the best type of prototype | As you continue your journey of developing and bringing a new product to the market, you have a series of decisions to make when it comes to prototyping — whether you're going to launch a hardware or a software product, or the combination o... |
| May 12, 2021 | 3 Houston startups announce strategic appointments across energy and tech | Three Houston startups have new hires they're excited about.
From new board members to c-level execs, here's who's moving and shaking in Houston innovation.
GoExpedi names senior vice president of sales
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| May 12, 2021 | This Houston school makes the grade as one of the nation’s best private colleges for the value | As bastion of higher learning and innovation, Rice University has racked up no shortage of accolades and appearances on "best-of" lists.
Now, a new report casts Houston's "Ivy League of the South" as a top academic insti... |
| May 12, 2021 | New Houston accelerator leader dives into first cohort | Everything's bigger in Texas, but Kate Evinger is focused on zeroing in on a small group of startups to help them in a Texas-sized way.
As director of gBETA Houston, Evinger says the program, which expanded to Houston in 2019, is geared tow... |
| May 11, 2021 | Health care in a post-pandemic world: Telehealth is here to stay, but so are in-person visits | As medical practitioners were faced with the abrupt arrival of the pandemic, they had to immediately adapt to new technologies and switch to telehealth – fundamentally changing the way healthcare is delivered. During the first few months of... |
| May 11, 2021 | Energy company with U.S. HQ in Houston acquires local business | A renewable energy retailer based in the United Kingdom is once again expanding its presence in Texas with another strategic acquisition.
Octopus Energy US, which is based in Houston, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Hou... |
| May 11, 2021 | Global accelerator announces 5 startups to its Houston cohort | Five Houston companies have been tapped to participate in a Houston-based, early-stage startup accelerator with a national presence.
The accelerator, gBETA, selected the five Houston companies out of over 85 applicants. The cohort represent... |
| May 10, 2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — tech, health care, and more — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Emily Cisek, founder of Th... |
| May 10, 2021 | Houston ranks among fastest growing tech hubs amid the pandemic, report finds | When Americans think of tech hubs, Silicon Valley or even Austin may initially come to mind. However, Houston appears to be making a play for tech-hub status.
Citing data from career platform LinkedIn, the Axios news website reports that Ho... |
| May 10, 2021 | Energy giant makes Houston sole headquarters in massive move | Power player NRG Energy is laser focused on Houston. The Bayou City will be the energy giant's new sole headquarters; the company will no longer split between Houston and Princeton, New Jersey.
The move to a single headquarters simplifies b... |
| May 7, 2021 | Houston SaaS startup closes $12M series A funding round with support from local VC | A Houston startup with a software-as-a-service platform for the energy transition has announced it closed a funding round with participation from a local venture capital.
Molecule closed its $12 million series A, and Houston-based Mercury F... |
| May 7, 2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, events not to miss this month, big winne... |
| May 6, 2021 | Houston school recognized as among the top institutions in the nation | Houston's Rice University continues to burnish its reputation in higher education.
A ranking released May 5 by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a British company that specializes in higher education data, puts Rice at No. 23 among the top colleges ... |
| May 5, 2021 | University of Houston power couple prescribes major gift for college of medicine | University of Houston medical students and staff will receive a gift that's just what the doctor ordered.
A prestigious and longtime UH power couple has bequeathed two major gifts a major gift to the school's burgeoning College of Medicine.... |
| Apr 30, 2021 | Houston med-tech companies partner on wearable device for opioid withdrawal | Houston-based Spark Biomedical has created a revolutionary wearable device that provides unprecedented levels of opioid withdrawal relief.
The device known as the Sparrow Therapy System is worn over the ear for five to seven days and sends ... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Comcast to dole out $1M in grants to BIPOC-owned small businesses in Houston | Grants totaling $1 million are being given to 100 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the Houston area through the Comcast RISE program.
In addition, more than 150 BIPOC-owned small businesses in the region will receive technology and marketing... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Houston expert: Telework in research might be here to stay | How many of the research administrator's duties can be done from home? COVID-19 is showing us emphatically that the answer is many.
There are some aspects that take a little bit of inventive scheduling to make happen, but overall, the telew... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Houston startup selected for international carbontech accelerator | A new international accelerator focused on the commercialization of carbontech has announced its new cohort — and one Houston-based company has made the cut.
Cemvita Factory has been accepted into the Carbon to Value Initiative, a recently ... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Houston investor goes all in on funding female founders | Carrie Colbert wasn't planning on becoming a venture capital investor — it just happened organically.
"This has been kind of a backwards process. Our fund was driven by demand," Colbert, founder and general partner of Houston-base... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | 3 reasons why you should add podcasting to your marketing plan, according to this Texas expert | As business leaders or marketers, we're always on the lookout for strategic opportunities to reach our target audiences in meaningful ways and move them to action: To like a post, ask for more information, make a purchase and more. When we ... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | EY makes the case for people and culture amid historical oil and gas disruption | When considering the future of energy, you might see a world powered by cleaner energy sources and guided by bots and algorithms in the workplace. But digitalization and decarbonization are complex transitions. The road ahead will mix human... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | New innovation hub grows with the addition of 6 Houston startups | The East End Maker Hub in Houston's East End District is growing with the recent addition of six startups.
"All of these companies cite the East End Maker Hub's physical innovation infrastructure, customizable spaces, strategic locatio... |
| Apr 27, 2021 | New COVID-19 variant potentially resistant to antibodies discovered at Texas A&M | Scientists at the Texas A&M University Global Health Complex identified a new variant of the COVID-19 virus that could present a new challenge to public health, according to a statement.
So far, the new variant, "BV-1," was fo... |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Photos: Greentown Labs opens its doors in Houston | On a day that was years in the making, Greentown Labs opened the doors to its new Houston outpost in Midtown yesterday on Earth Day.
The Greentown Houston grand opening event, which was steamed online with limited in-person and outdoor atte... |
| Apr 23, 2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a luxury car dealership that accepts dog... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Houston startup grows C-suite, Deloitte opens awards apps, SDO names leader, and more innovation news | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been especially busy this year, and for this reason, local startup and tech news may have fallen through some of the cracks.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation, local organization... |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Texas expert: Energy reliability and climate sustainability are not mutually exclusive | It's no secret that Texas has long been a leader in energy production, but it may surprise you to learn that Texas leads the nation in wind-powered generation, producing 28 percent of all US wind-powered electricity in 2019.
We're not just ... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Houston again anointed the most diverse city in the U.S. by new report | Diversity is currently at the forefront of the U.S. conversation, as anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked nearly 150 percent in 2021 and the Derek Chauvin trial currently broils in Minneapolis.
But now, a new study sheds some good news on the... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | New Houston accelerator supporting BIPOC in aerospace announces inaugural cohort | A new accelerator program that is focused on aerospace innovation and supporting entrepreneurs who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color has announced its first cohort.
The Ion's Aerospace Innovation Accelerator for Minority Business E... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Five Steps For Finding The Right Mentor For Your Business | Photo by Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group/Daily Times via Getty ImagesMediaNews Group via Getty Images |
| Mar 10, 2020 | How to Lower Business-Related Shipping Costs | Most small businesses allocate a significant amount of their budgets towards shipping and handling costs. Whether they’re in B2B or B2C doesn’t matter, what matters is the fact that there are several areas where shipping costs can be improv... |
| Mar 27, 2019 | 90 career-building resources for Delaware women in tech | Whether you’re a female founder, a coding newbie or somewhere in between, take heart: Technical.ly Philly’s list of 75 career-building resources for women in tech is every bit as useful for women in Delaware.
After all, Wilmington is part o... |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Here’s a list of 75 career-building resources for Philly women in tech | You can easily take stock of the tech industry’s gender gap by strolling around the office of a random tech company.
More of a numbers person? Just have a look at U.S. Census Bureau statistics: Seven out of every 10 technologists in Philade... |
| Aug 17, 2018 | You Need a Mentor. Here's Where to Find One for Free | August 17, 2018 5 min read
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Every year in the United States, an average of 587,000 new small businesses are born. The bad news is only half survive five years. And by the time yo... |
| Feb 5, 2016 | 11 Grants for Women-Owned Businesses You Need to Know About | This piece was originally published on Entrepreneur.
In 2014, there were close to 9.1 million women-owned businesses in the United States, a 68 percent increase since 1997, according to The 2014 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report from A... |
| Feb 4, 2011 | 10 great start-up schemes from around the world | It’s official: Australia is the second easiest place in the world to start a business, according to the World Bank.
Aside from the ease of starting and the healthy numbers of people who run businesses in Australia, there are several impress... |
| Nov 1, 2010 | TowsonGlobal Announces The Entrepreneurs Portal & Business Plan Competition | Towson business incubator TowsonGlobal has recently announced two big initiatives for entrepreneurs in and around the Baltimore area.The Entrepreneurs Portal
The Entrepreneurs Portal is an online source for information on starting and runni... |
| 7 Government Small Business Grants to Apply For in May 2024 | Seeking funding is a right of passage for many small business owners. While there are endless private and government-backed loans to choose from, if you’re looking to evade strict repayment terms and steep interest rates, it could be worth ... |
| 11 Small Business Grants and Loans to Apply For in 2024 | There's no denying that 2024 is a challenging year to run a business. As inflation rates spiral and consumer demand takes a hit, business owners are forced to be more mindful of their bottom lines than ever. But whether you're grappling wit... |
| 7 Grants For Black-Owned Businesses to Apply For in 2024 | In recent years, Black-owned businesses have grown at the fastest pace in 30 years. However, despite growing optimism, the path to success for Black entrepreneurs is still paved with systematic barriers in 2024.
In addition to the regular p... |
| More than 100 years since the Black Wall Street massacre, Tulsa is creating a haven for entrepreneurs | Register today for CNBC’s Equity & Opportunity Forum, a complimentary livestream on March 21st
More than 100 years ago, the Tulsa community known as Black Wall Street was burned by a white mob in what would later be recognized as one of... |
