Minority Business Enterprises: Mastering the Supply Chain - Tuck School of Business (Full Report)

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Title: Minority Business Enterprises: Mastering the Supply Chain - Tuck School of Business (Full Report) Posted: Friday October 6th, 2006
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Posted On: Friday October 6th, 2006 at 10:00am EDT

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Minority business enterprises (MBEs) are a rapidly growing and increasingly important segment of the U.S. and global economy. From 1997-2002, the total number of U.S. companies increased by 2 million1 and over 50% of this increase was accounted for by minority-owned firms2. Minority-owned businesses are diverse, participating in a wide variety of industries – financial services, health care, construction, transportation, and other services. However, despite impressive growth in the number of U.S. minority firms, MBEs must increase their size, scale, and the economic viability of their firms if they are to compete effectively in the global economy. To accomplish this, MBEs must be assertive, innovative competitors who will not fear or retreat from globalization. This paper sets forth the business case for how MBEs can grow their companies, and cope with the challenges of national and global competition, through their participation and mastery of supply chain strategies.

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