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The Houston MBDA Minority Business Development Agency Business Center strives to encourage United States minority-owned business growth and competitiveness. The agency is operated by Houston Community College. The program is funded, in part, by and receives funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the Minority Business Development Agency and has been hosted at Houston Community College since September 2013. Staffed by business specialists, MBDA Business Centers are staffed by business specialists who help support minority businesses to access procurement opportunities, markets and capital. Our Mission is to foster the growth and global competitiveness of U.S. businesses that are minority-owned by facilitating transactions through referrals; business consulting; contract proposal preparation; loan packaging and matching Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) to contract opportunities and capital sources. Source: MBDA

==ProgramsServices==

Services include identification of Business specialists help business owners identify potential export markets, facilitation of analyze global markets, facilitate global transactions, international and understand trade missions and market analysis, and overseas market promotion assistance.<br />

Services include identification of Houston MBDA Business Center helps business owners identify domestic and global financing opportunities, equity financing, brokerage of orchestrate financial transactions, identification and closure of close merger and acquisition transactions.<br />

Services include identification Identification of procurement opportunities, solicitation analysis, bid and proposal preparation, negotiation and closing, research contract award histories.<br />

Services include Market research and government procurement assistance, private sector contract identification , and specialized certification assistance including 8(a), and assistance with market research.<br />

Services include sales Sales consulting and forecasting, market feasibility studies, operations management and quality control, bid preparation and bonding (construction), and manufacturing facility leasing.<br />