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Here’s How Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Can Team Up to Score Larger Contracts

Black women business owners who formed a joint venture say it's helping them grow their own businesses.
By Madina Toure
Queens State Senator James Sanders, left, and Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, two elected officials involved in the effort to get more contracts for minority- and women-owned businesses and enterprises.

For the First Time Ever, NYC Taps Woman-Owned Firm to Manage $100M Retirement Plan

New York City has been looking to provide more opportunities for minority- and women-owned companies.
By Madina Toure
Three banks are giving $40 million to New York City programs that support minority- and women-owned businesses and enterprises in the city.

New York City’s Minority- and Women-Owned Firms Get $40 Million Boost From Banks

The mayor said he wants to see New York City become the fairest big city in the United States.
By Madina Toure
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo Blasted for Keeping Personal Net Worth Cap for Minority- and Women-Owned Firms

By Madina Toure
The state has awarded more than $2.2 billion in contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses and enterprises.

Cuomo: Minority and Women Firms Now Make Up 27 Percent of Contracts

By Madina Toure
The city announced its 5,000th certified minority- and women-owned business enterprise in the Bronx today.

New York City Says It Has Awarded $1 Billion in Contracts to Minority and Women Firms

By Madina Toure
The city's Economic Development Corporation announced nearly $80 million in projects for three minority- and women-owned construction management firms.

Albany Passes Last-Minute Bills to Bolster Women and Minority Businesses

By Madina Toure
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. January 4, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

Protest Hits Cuomo Over Lack of Female and Minority Appointments

By Madina Toure
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte.

Bill to Loosen Wealth Restrictions for Women and Minority-Owned Firms Advances in Albany

By Madina Toure
Minority- and women-owned businesses at an MWBE open house in the Bronx organized by the city's MWBE Office and the Department of Small Business Services.

NYC Wants More City Vehicles Made By Women and Minorities

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Stringer addresses minority- and women-owned business leaders at a roundtable at Chéri Harlem.

NYC Comptroller’s Office Studying Ways to Channel More City Dollars to Diverse Firms

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a new vision for the city's MWBE program, with his senior MWBE adviser, Rev. Jonnel Doris, behind him.

New York City Says It Now Has 5,000 Certified Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

By Madina Toure
The city's Economic Development Corporation announced nearly $80 million in projects for three minority- and women-owned construction management firms.

Minority- and Women-Owned Firms Describe Mixed Progress Under de Blasio’s New Vision

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio in Albany.

De Blasio Pushing Albany to Give City Resources for Minority Businesses While Budget Deadline Looms

By Madina Toure
Deputy Mayor Richard Buery.

City’s Women- and Minority-Owned Business Czar Draws on Universal Pre-K Experience

By Madina Toure
Minority- and women-owned businesses at an MWBE open house in the Bronx organized by the city's MWBE Office and the Department of Small Business Services.

NYC Program Will Have Big Corporations Mentor Women and Minority Entrepreneurs

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a new vision for the city's MWBE program, with his senior MWBE adviser, Rev. Jonnel Doris, behind him.

City to Grant Minority and Women-Owned Firms $500K Credit Line Next Year

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Stringer addresses minority- and women-owned business leaders at a roundtable at Chéri Harlem.

Comptroller Says City Has to ‘Do a Lot of Work’ to Help Minority and Women Firms

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a new vision for the city's MWBE program, with his senior MWBE adviser, Rev. Jonnel Doris, behind him.

Low-Cost Housing Projects Will Have to Earmark Cash for Minority and Women Contractors

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Comptroller Says City’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Program ‘More of the Same’

By Madina Toure
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