I got this story from AllAfrica.com and I can’t wait to see the US version of this Small Business Toolkit.
IBM Business Partners, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Department of Trade and Industry provided a solution to the problem with a free small business toolkit to help them start, finance and grow their businesses.
The South [...]

This week BlackEnterprise.com reported that GM is reorganizing its 2008 advertising roster in a manner that has temporarily and possibly permanently booted the black-owned Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency (No. 2 on the BE ADVERTISING AGENCIES list with $367.5 million in billings) from its garage.
The African American accounts for six of GM’s eight U.S. vehicle [...]

Turner Construction Group in Seattle and Skanska USA Building Inc., in New York have just completed programs for Minority businesses that enables minority-owned, women-owned and emerging small businesses (M/W/ESB’s) to develop a comprehensive understanding of the construction industry through hands-on course work and case studies.
Turner Construction Group offers a free 8-week program where business [...]

MoreBusiness.com, a leading small business portal, launches the exclusive Small Business Holiday Resource Center where entrepreneurs can learn tips and ideas for boosting profits for the holidays. The new center adds 100 free business plans to its collection of more than 1,500 business how-to articles, including sample proposals and guides to starting and running a [...]

The Small Business Contracting Improvements Act, which passed the House by a 334-80 vote Oct. 30, would increase the net-worth limit for owners of small businesses entering the 8(a) program from $250,000 to $550,000.
Companies in the 8(a) program, which is open to socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, are eligible for contract set-asides and other procurement [...]