Mission

To bring minority businesses together to expand growth opportunities through resources, networking and business

education that inspire innovative leaders.

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Most diverse cit ies in AMericA – frederickSource: WalletHub, 2016

#8AsiAn populAtion

increAse in MArylAnd (212.5%)

Source: U.S. Census, Frederick County Data 2000-2013

#1

HispAnic populAtion increAse in MArylAnd (316.4%)Source: U.S. Census, Frederick County Data 2000-2013

#1AfricAn-AMericAn

populAtion growtH in

MArylAnd (68.6%)Source: U.S. Census,

Frederick County Data 2000-2013

#4

connecting frederick county’s Minority business coMMunityThe Minority Business Vision program provides a positive environment for small businesses and opens doors to government, public and private resources and business opportunities through:• MonthlyNetworkingEvents• MinorityBusinessForums• LeadershipDevelopmentTraining• FinancialandBusinessPlanningSeminars• ProcurementOpportunities• FrederickCountyDirectoryof

Minority-owned Businesses

wHo sHould pArticipAte?

• Minority-ownedSmallBusinesses• SmallDisadvantagedBusinesses(SDB)• Woman-ownedSmallBusinesses(WOSB)• Veteran-ownedSmallBusinesses(VOSB)• Aspiringminorityentrepreneurs

pArtnersHips And Aff il iAt ions

TheFrederickCountyOfficeofEconomicDevelopment(OED)establishedtheMinorityBusinessVisionin2015with the assistance of an advisory committee made up of minoritybusinessownersandadvocates.OEDpartnerswith the following organizations to provide tailored programs to assist minority business growth:• Asian-AmericanCenterofFrederick• CentrodeHispanoFrederick• FrederickCommunityCollege• FrederickCountyChamberofCommerce• FrederickCountyWorkforceServices• FrederickInnovativeTechnologyCenter(FITCI)• HoodCollege• Governor’sOfficeofMinorityAffairs• MarylandDepartmentofCommerce• SCOREofFrederickCounty• SmallBusinessDevelopmentCenter(SBDC)• Women’sBusinessCenter(WBC)

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