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About this Center
The MBDA Business Center located in Miami, Florida is operated by the M. Gill & Associates, Inc. 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 Florida minority-owned businesses obtain 53 contracts totaling $215,178,057 and $245,466,128 in capital through 60 financial transactions.
For clients with gross annual revenues of $500,000 or more, MBDA Business Centers completed 99 transactions totaling $400,207,324. For clients with annual gross revenues below $500,000, MBDA Business Centers completed 14 transactions totaling $60,436,862.
MBDA assisted Florida minority-owned businesses in creating 913 new jobs in FY2011.
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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
970 South West, 1st Street, Suite 405-406
Miami, FL 33130
Telephone #: 786-316-0888
Program Director: Jorge Iglesias
Staff Information
Mr. Jorge Iglesias
Project Director
Mr. Jorge Iglesias serves as the Project Director for the MBDA Business Center in Miami, Florida. Because of his extensive background in construction and contract procurement, he acts as Advisor and carries special responsibilities for the Center’s Construction & Procurement Services.
Mr. Iglesias is a professional management consultant with over twenty years’ experience providing technical and managerial assistance to minority-owned businesses in Florida. In addition, Mr. Iglesias works with assigned clients conducting business analyses, market feasibility studies, developing and implementing business and marketing plans, and assisting with bid proposals.
With his engineering and construction general contractor training and expertise, Mr. Iglesias helps the Miami Business Center to focus on sourcing contracts for MBEs in Construction. He works extensively to provide estimating, pricing, bid preparation, and minority certification services to the Center’s clients. Read complete bio
