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Minority Business Development Agency
Dallas/Fort Worth Business Center
The Minority Dallas/Fort Worth
Business MBDA Business Center
Development
Agency is an The MBDA mission is to assist
agency of the U.S. minority owned businesses by
Department of providing them with business
Commerce tools to promote growth.
established in
1969. It’s the only The Minority Business Development Agency –
Dallas/Fort Worth Business Center delivers a variety
federal agency of services for minority-owned businesses. These
services include:
that was
Client Services
Mike Mora specifically set up Ÿ Facilitating federal, state and local government
to advocate on
Program Director behalf of minority- procurement opportunities
Ÿ Offering specialized professional assistance to
owned businesses
source financing needs
to expand their Ÿ Providing strategic business counsel
capabilities and build capacity, so that we can elevate
their capabilities to go from a local business from a
regional level to a national or international level.
We deliver services including procurement assistance, Ÿ Pipeline enhancement
access to capital and strategic business consulting. Ÿ Ongoing Web series
We can help a company look for other markets that Ÿ Business outreach opportunities
are outside their usual expertise. If they have a sense Ÿ National Procurement Center
that they want to grow in that particular market. We Outreach Opportunities
can go in and help search for opportunities, not only Ÿ Monthly Lunch and Learn Sessions
on a local level, but also regionally, nationally and Ÿ International Trade Consulting
internationally. We assist with access to capital, as
well. We have a unique skill set with my staff to be Access to Markets/Contracts
able to identify and evaluate prospective loan
proposals and to approach our strategic network of The MBDA Business Center aligns its clients with federal,
financial lenders. state, and local purchasing organizations and assists in
bringing transactions to closure. The Center has several
MBDA is a program for minority businesses to achieve national database systems that provide vital information
a certain amount of traction in their business. We take for the success of MBE businesses.
businesses that have some traction. We can
implement and utilize our resources to be able to get Access to Capital
them to the next level. The MBDA assists clients by packaging financial documents
for Commercial/SBA loan programs, bonding assistance
Take Your Business to the Next LevelPerformance at a Glance
2016 Results
and factoring. The Center maintains strategic alliances with
conventional and non-conventional financial institutions
and identifies their target markets.
$114,292,156 - of Awarded Contracts Strategic Business Consulting
$24,580,089 - Financial Transactions Consulting includes Teaming Arrangements,
Mentor/Protégé Agreements and Mergers and
237 - Total Jobs Created & Retained Acquisitions.
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016
The Global Business Center
- Ranked as an Outstanding MBDA Center
The MBDA provides international trade assistance.
Helping Businesses Grow Nationally and Internationally
