MBDA Celebrates September 19th, 2020 as “Buy MBE Day”
MBDA Business and Specialty Centers across the nation partner to launch awareness campaign promoting minority business enterprises (MBE) during National Minority Enterprise Development Week
Washington, DC, Sept. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced the inaugural “Buy MBE Day” event in coordination with its national network of MBDA Business Centers, Advanced Manufacturing Centers, Export Centers, and Federal Procurement Center. On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the nationwide effort encourages corporations, government buyers, and individuals to purchase goods and services from their local minority-owned business community.
“As communities across the United States continue on the path toward recovery and our economy strengthens, we anticipate “Buy MBE Day” will encourage consumers and businesses to support minority-owned firms on this day and beyond, spurring investment in local economies,” said Secretary Wilbur Ross, Department of Commerce.
“Buy MBE Day” will close the 7-day celebration of the Minority Enterprise Development Week, a national observance by presidential proclamation, whose week-long events feature award presentations, industry sessions, and networking opportunities.
“One of the top questions we are being asked is ‘what can we do to help’? The answer is to do what we can to infuse more dollars into minority-owned businesses” said David J. Byrd, MBDA National Director. “That is the foundational premise of what ‘Buy MBE Day’ is all about. There are also other ways to demonstrate support, such as social media posts celebrating minority-owned businesses, displaying “Buy MBE Day” signs in storefronts and home, and using local listings of minority-owned companies to discover new stores, restaurants, and service providers.”
“Buy MBE Day” is hosted by the MBDA national network of Business and Specialty Centers in major cities across the country. To learn more, please visit www.MBDA.gov/BuyMBEDay.
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CONTACT: Velicia D. Woods, Public Affairs MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE vwoods@MBDA.gov
