About Us
The MBDA Business Center – Dallas is part of a national network of centers throughout the United States. The Center provides services to Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) firms to assist them in growing their business and increasing their capacity. The Center is operated by the Dallas Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council with partial grant awarded by the the U.S. Department of Commerce.
About What We Do & How We Got Here
President Richard M. Nixon established the Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE) on March 5, 1969. The federal agency was dedicated exclusively to minority business enterprises. President Nixon recognized the impact of minority businesses on the nation’s economy and on the general welfare of the country.
By 1973, the OMBE established a national network of business development organizations and provided seed funding to minority advocacy organizations such as the National Minority Purchasing Council (now known as the National Minority Supplier Development Council), U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other organizations that support ethnic owned businesses.
Following several years of expansion, the OMBE became the Minority Business Development Agency in 1979. It continues to assist minority owned businesses.
Mission
The mission of MBDA is to foster the growth and global competitiveness of U.S. businesses that are minority-owned. MBDA serves is the only Federal agency dedicated to the establishment, growth and competitiveness of U.S. businesses that are minority-owned.
Vision
Economic prosperity for all American business enterprises with a special emphasis on inclusion and equity for ethnic minority businesses.
Meet Our Team
Our team is leading the way in national and global business growth. With ever changing business environments, you need someone on your side who knows how to accomplish the unthinkable.
Raymond Cervantes
Program Director
A.R. Ruiz
Financial Specialist
Recent Years
The Proof is in the Numbers
Performance
April 1, 2019 –
March 31, 2020
$166,076,366 awarded contracts and procurement
$40,760,544 financial
transactions
384 jobs created/retained
Ranked as an Outstanding Center eight out of the past nine years
Performance
April 1, 2018 –
March 31, 2019
$107,130,028 awarded contracts and procurement
$1,570,653,895 financial
transactions
498 jobs created/retained
Ranked as an Outstanding Center seven out of the past eight years
Performance
April 1, 2017 –
March 31, 2018
$1,004,241,511 awarded contracts and procurement
$41,632,273 financial
transactions
304 jobs created/retained
Ranked as an Outstanding Center six out of the past seven years
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We serve a wide range of clientele, and every client relationship is valued greatly. Each engagement benefits from the depth and breadth of our expertise.