The Wake Forest Human Relations Council (HRC) will host the 2024 Minority & Women-Owned Business Expo Saturday, March 16, from 1-4 p.m. at Joyner Park Community Center, 701 Harris Road. The event is free and open to everyone. Overview Over 20 area minority and women-owned businesses are expected to participate in the expo designed to […]

Downtown Raleigh Alliance offers this grant program to incentivize and attract new retail, restaurant, and service businesses, aid in the expansion of existing retail businesses, direct support to strategic areas, accommodate pop-up uses that may convert to long-term tenants, better support minority and women-owned businesses, and ultimately drive a healthy and strong storefront economy in […]

For Minority- and Women-owned businesses, this effort by Downtown Raleigh Alliance, StartUp at Wake Tech, LM Restaurants and Lenovo will increase the presence, inclusion, and equity of business ownership in Downtown Raleigh. MORE DETAILS Complete the interest form to be notified of upcoming application cycles. Now accepting applications for April 2023 placement. The deadline to apply for April placement is […]

The City and County of Durham will recognize business relationships for small- and minority-owned businesses in October during a free event in observance of 2022 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week. Each year, MED Week nationally celebrates the achievements of minority entrepreneurs and affirms the commitment of governments, businesses, and community organizations to the principle of […]

For Minority- and Women-owned businesses, this effort by Downtown Raleigh Alliance, StartUp at Wake Tech, LM Restaurants and Lenovo will increase the presence, inclusion, and equity of business ownership in Downtown Raleigh. MORE DETAILS HERE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR OCTOBER 2022 – MARCH 2023 PLACEMENT The deadline to apply is Friday, August 12, 2022 at 11:59pm. APPLY NOW Not ready […]

For Minority-and-Women-owned businesses, this effort by Downtown Raleigh Alliance, StartUp at Wake Tech, and LM Restaurants will increase the presence, inclusion, and equity of business ownership in Downtown Raleigh. MORE DETAILS HERE Accepting applications: Pop-Up Shops at Martin Street is accepting applications! Download the application below as a Word document. Complete and return the application with supporting document(s) […]

Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) and StartUp at Wake Tech announce a new pop-up retail space and incubator program that is now accepting applications from potential tenants. This effort by DRA, StartUp at Wake Tech, and LM Restaurants is designed for minority and women-owned businesses and will increase the presence, inclusion, and equity of business ownership […]

Are you a minority business owner? Are you looking to expand your opportunities for exposure? Do you want more opportunities to increase your cash flow? If you answered “YES” to these questions, this information session is for you! If your business is not certified, please join the City of Raleigh’s MWBE Program, NC DOA/HUB Office, […]

The Town of Carrboro recognizes that in order to better serve our minority businesses, we need to learn about their needs and provide support. We invite our minority business owners and/or leaders to share with the Town through two Minority Business Roundtables on Zoom on the following dates: 9 a.m. Thursday, July 23 2 p.m. Friday, July 24 […]

What: COVID19: Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go from Here Who: City of Durham Equity and Inclusion Department and the Durham County Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program When: Thursday, June 25, 2020, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Zoom meeting; pre-registration is required for log-in instructions Fast Facts: ·         Small, minority, and women-owned businesses are […]

What: Do I Need to Get Certified? Who: City of Durham Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Department When: Thursday, February 28, 2019, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.  Where: City Hall Council Chambers, 101 City Hall Plaza, First Floor, Durham, N.C. 27701  Fast Facts: ·        Find out about the various minority, women, and small business certification programs now available. Representatives from the […]

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In a new report, the U.S. Education Department projected that this fall, the percentage of white students in public schools will drop from 51 percent…