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(BALTIMORE – October 5, 2022) – Today, the Scott Administration shared findings from a comprehensive study of work overseen by the Baltimore City Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office (MWBOO). The study, conducted by Tampa, FL-based MGT Consulting Group, found that past discrimination in the City’s contracting process by prime contractors against minority and women’s business enterprises has resulted in significant underutilization of minority and women’s business enterprises in contracts awarded by the City of Baltimore. Among the key findings of the study, which was released today before the Board of Estimates, was the need to reorganize the City’s Minority…

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(BALTIMORE – October 21, 2022) – Starting a business is the perfect way to be your own boss, make money, and do what you love all in one package. Many people get discouraged because it seems too challenging, but it’s possible to get your dreams off the ground. In just eight hours, too — if you know how! Keep reading for these tips from BmoreNews. 9:00am – 11:00am: Set Your Business’s Goals When it’s your business, you come first. What kind of day-to-day life do you envision? Are you working at night or in the morning? The business you choose…

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By Dr. David Wilson, President, Morgan State University (NEVADA – October 17, 2022) – Calvin and Tina Tyler invited about 50 of their friends to their beautiful Henderson, Nevada home for a screening of the documentary, The Calvin Tyler Story. The Tylers grew up in West Baltimore and recently gifted $20 million to our beloved National Treasure, #morganstateuniversity The documentary was produced by Morgan State University under the careful direction of Dewayne Wickham, Dean Emeritus of the School of Global Journalism and Communication, and Tim Reid. The audience gave the film a standing ovation.

(BALTIMORE – October 17, 2022) – As the $100 million federally-funded Baltimore Empowerment Zone was coming to a close, Donald Morton “Doni” Glover decided to take the marketing and media skills he had honed at Empower Baltimore Management Corporation under Diane Bell-McKoy and Michael Preston and open his own shop. After all, it made no sense to live in the Empowerment Zone – in Sandtown – and not take advantage of the many resources available.   Thus, DMGlobal Marketing & Public Relations, LLC was founded on August 9, 2002, in Baltimore. It is a multi-media boutique firm specializing in customized…

SAVE THE DATE! Corporate Diversity and Practice Breakfast hosted by Mayor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business in Partnership with Comcast Thursday, October 20, 2022 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Vollmer Center at Cylburn Arboretum 4915 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209 Learn about Comcast’s Supplier Diversity Program and strategies for success. To view flier, click here To register, click here

(NEW YORK –  October 15, 2022) – Dr. Tyrone Taborn is a man without limitations. He is extremely knowledgeable, highly motivated, and wonderfully determined to close the digital divide, especially in marginalized communities. For the last four decades, he has presented and hosted a catalog of events – all designed to highlight Black and brown people making phenomenal strides in science and technology. And women are a part of his agenda, too. This would help explain his Women in Technology Conference held each year. And please do not forget the Black Engineer of the Year Awards that brings out not…

Bomb City Gear https://www.bombcitygear.com/ (BALTIMORE – October 14, 2022) – Baltimore is full of amazingly talented people. There is no wonder why Baltimore has so many entrepreneurs. In the Black community, Baltimore has one of the largest numbers of business owners in the nation. Jared Beilby writes, “With Black residents comprising 31% of the population, Maryland has the highest percentage of Black residents of any state on the East Coast, and the 4th-highest in the nation. As such, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that Maryland has many Black business owners. The Free State ranks 1st nationally for the…