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Press Room February 2013
Webinar Series Promoting Entrepreneurship Education and Small Business Growth
Recognizes 7th Annual National Entrepreneurship Week February 16-23, 2013
WHAT
The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a series of webinars in recognition of the seventh annual National Entrepreneurship Week. The emphasis will be on how the next generation of small business owners can leverage crowdfunding as an alternative finance option to start and grow their businesses.
WHEN
February 19-21, 2013, daily at 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Statement from U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank on Record International Trade in Goods and Services in 2012
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Friday, February 8, 2013
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Today U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank issued a statement announcing that U.S. goods and services exports reached an all-time record in 2012, totaling $2.2 trillion. Export records were seen across the board, including in: capital goods, automotive vehicles, parts, and engines; consumer goods; and travel and tourism. This announcement follows the release of the 2012 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (PDF) data by the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis.
U.S. Recognizes Another Year of Export Growth
Last year was another record-setting year for U.S. exporters.
Data released today shows that in 2012, American exports totaled $2.2 trillion, eclipsing the previous record of $2.1 trillion in exports in 2011.
This represents more than just numbers on a spreadsheet; it’s further proof that “Made in the USA” products are in demand all over the world. It also means that more U.S. businesses are seizing the great opportunities in the global markets, continuing to help pave our nation’s road to economic recovery.
Remarks by MBDA National Director David Hinson at the Mayor’s Commission on Africa & the Caribbean Immigrant Affairs Business and Trade Committee
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Washington, DC
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Good Afternoon.
Thank you for the kind introduction.
When the Minority Business Development Agency was established over 40 years ago, its mandate was to build the wealth and capacity of minority owned firms, in support of U.S. job growth. As we just witnessed the second inauguration of our first African-American president, Barack Obama, the state of U.S. minority business enterprises (MBEs) has greatly improved, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
But while there is still more work, under the Obama Administration, there is increasing evidence the American economy is moving forward again following the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Minority-owned businesses have a critical role to play in maintaining the momentum. MBDA has a 40 year history of promoting the growth and competitiveness of large, medium and small minority-owned enterprises (MBEs).
