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Expanding Access to Business Opportunities for BIPOC and Minority Business Owners: A Resource Guide

The Bachelor of Business Administration has collected a slew of BIPOC and minority-owned business resources to help aspiring or current business owners survive and thrive in a cutthroat business market.

Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners

A 5G enabled living laboratory for startups and established companies to deploy and prove out developing technologies in a real-world testing environment with no roadblocks, joined by the next generation of intelligent mobility and smart city technology. Curiosity Lab is located in the 500-acre Technology Park with a three-mile public autonomous and advanced vehicle roadway. Additional infrastructure includes dedicated fiber, intelligent traffic cameras and traffic signals, smart streetlights, and a 25,000 square foot innovation center, where startups and corporate innovators create the future together.

Delaware Prosperity Partnership – Start Up Resources

Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) is the nonprofit state economic development agency that leads Delaware’s economic development efforts to attract, grow and retain businesses; build a stronger entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem; and to support private employers in identifying, recruiting and developing talent in Delaware.

Colorado Enterprise Fund

Colorado Enterprise Fund offers a variety of loan solutions up to $1M to business owners that don’t meet traditional financing guidelines and works with start-ups and existing businesses. They are a certified SBA 7(a) Community Advantage and SBA Microloan lender.

UMD iCorps

UMD iCorps is the lead institution of the NSF I-Corps Hub: Mid-Atlantic Region and a member of the National Innovation Network, providing real world training on how to incorporate innovations into commercially viable companies to solve societal problems

Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) works to grow and strengthen Maryland manufacturers through providing TA and resources in areas such as workforce development, supply chains, operations, strategic planning and advanced technologies

JumpStart Inc.

All small businesses are different, but many must overcome the same obstacles to grow and prosper. That’s why JumpStart has developed several structured programs designed to help all types of small business owners. No matter what kind of business you’re running, we can help you access the knowledge and resources you need to make it stronger and better.

Business Smart Toolkit

The SBA Business Smart Toolkit is a ready-to-use workshop toolkit that lays the groundwork for helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business idea and to understand the steps to building a business that is credit-ready.

82 Best Business Ideas for New Entrepreneurs (2023 Edition)

To help get you started Digital.com came up with a list of online– and offline-based profitable business ideas that are easy to start and in demand.

How to Write a Business Plan

Discover all the doors a solid business plan can help open for you, including business banking accounts, loans and other forms of funding. Presented by Chase for Business.

Starting a Business Checklist

Make the most of every opportunity with business resources to guide you. Our business banking resources can help you start, manage, or grow your business.

How to Get Your Business Started

Explore resources designed to help you set your business up for success.

FastTrac

FastTrac is a series of entrepreneurship courses offered by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) for aspiring and established entrepreneurs throughout New York City.

Maryland Community Enterprises

At Maryland Capital Enterprises, we strive to be a catalyst for small business success on Maryland’s Eastern Shore & across the state.

Catalyst Accelerator

Catalyst is a long-format accelerator, providing select central Virginia-based, early-stage startups with nine months of program support.

Downtown Bristol Loan Fund

A community redevelopment agency which provides microloans of $2,500 to $25,000 to emerging businesses in Bristol, Virginia, that cannot access traditional financing sources.

Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator

The primary purpose of VHSBI is to encourage, enthuse and empower new and small businesses as tenants and non-tenants of the VHSBI facility and to ensure successful start-up and continued growth.

Virginia Startup

The mission of our team and partners is to connect you to entrepreneurial resources. Our team and partners are anxious to help you be successful.

Community Business Partnership

At CBP’s Business Finance Center, we make a difference in people’s lives by lending to promising small businesses that are unable to secure financing through traditional means.

Newport News Virginia Microloan Program

This government agency provides microloans to small businesses including startups that cannot access traditional capital sources. They provide funding of $2,000 to $25,000 at 8% interest rates.

Business Finance Group

Our goal is to build success in small businesses throughout the communities that we serve. This is a flexible program that allows for small financing projects, from $50,000 to $250,000. We specifically target new businesses, veteran owned businesses, or business located in HUB Zones or low-to-moderate income areas.

Department of Small and Local Business Development

DSLBD offers several resources that can assist in your business growth and entreprenuerial journey.

Virginia DHCD Funding Assistance

The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) partners with state, federal, local and nonprofit housing and community and economic development initiatives. DHCD offers community-based technical assistance programs to support Virginia’s entrepreneurs.

Starting a Business: Plan & Research

The most important step to starting a business is good planning. Fairfax County and its partners offer free support and resources to assist you.

Baltimore Entrepreneurial Support

Whether you’re an artist looking for resources, a small business searching for funding, or a tech entrepreneur who wants to get connected, Baltimore has an ecosystem for you. Visit the page to explore them all.

Resources for Entrepreneurs from Life Asset

Life Asset is a non-profit organization that offers microloans, training, and support for entrepreneurs in the Greater Washington D.C. area.

Hello Alice

No matter where you are in your business journey, Hello Alice is here to provide access to funding, tools, and resources to help you grow your business.

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

SBDCs are America’s nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers. A partner program of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SBDCs are hosted by universities, colleges, state economic development agencies and private sector organizations. Their mission is to help start and grow small businesses.