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About this Center
The MBDA Business Center located in Seattle, Washington is operated by the Seattle Business Assistance Center. The center is part of a national network of funded centers located in major cities throughout the United States. The center works with minority business enterprises to generate increased financing and contract opportunities and to create and retain jobs.
Performance Overview
In FY2011, MBDA helped Washington minority-owned businesses obtain 17 contracts totaling $2,348,666 and $1,960,111 in capital through six financial transactions.
For clients with gross annual revenues of $500,000 or more, MBDA Business Centers completed 20 transactions totaling $4,147,660. For clients with annual gross revenues below $500,000, MBDA Business Centers completed three transactions totaling $161,118. MBDA assisted
Washington minority-owned businesses in creating 66 new jobs in FY2011.
Visit Seattle Business Assistance Center website for additional information.
Core Business Services
| Global Business Development | |
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Services include identification of export markets, facilitation of global transactions, international trade missions and market analysis, and overseas market promotion assistance. |
| Access to Capital | |
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Services include identification of domestic and global financing opportunities, equity financing, brokerage of financial transactions, identification and closure of merger and acquisition transactions. |
| Access to Contracts | |
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Services include identification of procurement opportunities, solicitation analysis, bid and proposal preparation, negotiation and closing, research contract award histories. |
| Access to Markets | |
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Services include government procurement assistance, private sector contract identification and specialized certification assistance including 8(a), and assistance with market research. |
| Strategic Business Consulting | |
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Services include sales consulting and forecasting, market feasibility studies, operations management and quality control, bid preparation and bonding (construction), and manufacturing facility leasing. |
Location
1437 South Jackson Street, Suite 320
Seattle, WA 98144
Telephone #: 206-267-3131
Program Director: Victor Valdez
