How Will DEI Bans Affect U.S. Small Businesses?

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How Will DEI Bans Affect U.S. Small Businesses?

By Selen Ozturk, Ethnic Media Services  Since Trump’s termination of federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, small businesses nationwide are expected to take a major hit. The executive orders issued during Trump’s first week of office in late January end all federal DEI and affirmative action programs; equity-related grants and contracts; and prior equal […]

U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of Defense Celebrate Successful First Year for the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology Initiative

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U.S. Small Business Administration and Department of Defense Celebrate Successful First Year for the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology Initiative

U.S Small Business Administration, SBA Press Office | Editorial credit: RossHelen / shutterstock.com  More Than a Dozen Private Funds to Invest $2.8 Billion in Over 1,000 Critical Technology Startups and Small Businesses WASHINGTON– Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Secretary Lloyd J. Austin, head of the U.S. Department Secretary of Defense (DoD) announced 13 […]