Learn ways to fund your venture from expert speakers from the
U.S Department of Commerce Minority Business
Development Agency (MBDA) San Jose Business Center
and Centro Community Partners.
Porter Wong joins us from the Minority Business Development Agency and
will speak on grants and opportunities available to small businesses
through the MBDA and Veronica Gutierrez will be
speaking about 0% interest loans available through Kiva
and on the opportunities available for small businesses
through Centro Community Partners. 
 

 The Minority Business Development Agency prides itself on serving minority business enterprises (MBEs) that are owned and operated by African Americans, Asian Americans, Hasidic Jews, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Their vision is economic prosperity for all American business enterprises and is the only federal agency solely dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises. 

Centro Community Partners offers underserved, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs the tools they need to help start, develop, and grow their businesses. They provide entrepreneurship education, enterprise development, and financial literacy. Additionally, Centro Community Partners offers support to graduate business school students in order to become small business consultants.