Georgia Statewide Minority Business Enterprise Center - About Us
The Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC) is part of a national network of centers established to increase the number of minority-owned businesses and strengthen existing ones. Our services are designed to improve your access to capital, make your business more profitable, create jobs, and make your company sustainable.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and operated by the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute, GMBEC is committed to working with all Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) needing assistance in start-up, expansion, and sustainability. Our staff have years of business and financial experience to help meet your needs and offer a wealth of resources that fully address all of your business requirements.
Our services include:
The Minority Business Development Agency
A New Strategic Direction
MBEs today are growing faster than the general business community. However, they are still far behind the general business community in terms of penetrating markets, attracting capital, and growing revenue. MBDA has re-engineered the Minority Business Enterprise Centers across the country to focus on growing existing minority-owned firms. Although MBECs will continue to serve as a resource for start-ups and micro firms, the thrust of our efforts will be toward providing assistance to:
- Rapid-growth potential firms
- High-impact firms
Revenue and jobs generate wealth in this country. It is MBDA’s goal, through its MBECs, to help MBEs create jobs and revenue. This new direction will redirect resources strategically so that all firms are served in a way that will ultimately help us achieve our goal.