DiversityConneX Competitors

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce is the only federal agency dedicated to advancing the establishment and growth of minority business enterprises in the United States. Through a network of minority business centers and strategic partners, MBDA works with minority entrepreneurs who wish to grow their businesses in size, scale and capacity. These firms are then better positioned to create jobs, impact local economies and expand into national and global markets. MBDA has spent more than four decades increasing the competitiveness of minority firms.

WEConnect International helps drive money into the hands of women business owners by enabling them to compete in the global marketplace. Our vision is a world in which women have the same opportunities as men to design and implement business solutions that create wealth and the sustainable prosperity of their communities. WEConnect International connects member buyers to women-owned sellers based outside of the US, enhances their capabilities to transact business and instills confidence that sellers meet buyers’ standards for women-owned businesses.

The WBDC is an economic development center focused on delivering programs and services that assist small business owners gain access to contracts, contacts, information and capital to create jobs, fuel growth and build strong communities. The WBDC offers workshops and events to build capacity, make connections and overall elevate entrepreneurs' business acumen to remain competitive in the marketplace. For a comprehensive understanding of our offerings, visit www.WBDC.org or call 312.853.3477. The WBDC has programs that are designed to help individuals in every phase of the business development and growth process. The WBDC's Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification Program covers a nine state Midwestern region. In 2003, the WBDC established a satellite office in Minneapolis (WBDC-MN) to better serve the WBEs in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Western Wisconsin. For more information on the WBDC-MN, please visit www.WBDC.org/mn. Currently the WBDC is increasing these outreach efforts by establishing partnerships in the major markets of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin. Since inception, the WBDC has been on the forefront of economic development policy and program development to accelerate the growth of women-owned businesses nationally. The WBDC is a local, national and international advocacy organization and a national leader in the development of programs and policies affecting small, minority and women's business ownership.