Encouraging Minority Entrepreneurship"Our small business sector is vibrant and strong because of the dreamers who live here in America. And the job of government is to inspire, is to help." -- President George W. Bush, July 9, 2004.
President George W. Bush greets Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, after delivering his remarks in Detroit, Mich., Friday, July 23, 2004.
Presidential ActionPresident Bush on July 23, 2004 announced a new initiative to expand business ownership and entrepreneurship among minorities. The Administration will undertake a unique association with the National Urban League (NUL) to create an entrepreneurship network. Supported by the Business Roundtable and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the NUL network will include one-stop centers for business training, counseling, financing, and contracting. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and other Federal entities will combine their resources to help NUL local offices provide sustainable outreach and incubation of minority enterprise. The NUL is a non-profit, nonpartisan, civil rights and community-based movement that serves over 2 million people, providing services, research and policy advocacy to help individuals and communities reach their fullest potential. Primarily working with African-American communities, its 105 professionally staffed affiliates located in 35 states work to close equality gaps at all economic levels and stages of life, and offer recipients a chance to give back as volunteers.
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~NEWS~July 23, 2004 September 26, 2003 September 20, 2003 ~DOCUMENTS~July 23, 2004 |
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