MIAMI – The Miami-Dade County Black Affairs Advisory Board, the Miami-Dade Financial Advocacy Belief, the Higher Miami Conference & Guests Bureau, and the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce joined Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee, Commissioner Keon Hardemon, and representatives from the Workplace of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert III, to kick off the Black Business Month actions in Miami-Dade County. The celebratory occasion passed off on Aug. 1 on the Stephen P. Clark Heart in Miami.
Nationwide Black Enterprise Month is dedicated to supporting and celebrating Black-owned companies throughout the nation. Particularly, by highlighting this entrepreneurial group to verify extra Black-owned companies attain larger ranges of success. In 2022, the Board of County Commissioners handed a resolution declaring August as “Black Enterprise Month” in Miami-Dade County. Go to the August calendar for a list of events and activities going down to rejoice Black Enterprise Month.
“We acknowledge the important function that Black-owned companies play in fostering financial progress, creating jobs, and enriching the cultural variety that makes Miami-Dade distinctive. By empowering Black entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders, we’re not simply investing in particular person success tales; we’re constructing a stronger, extra equitable group for everybody,” mentioned Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “I’m so proud to assist a whole bunch of Black-owned companies and nonprofits by way of partnerships with MDEAT and STRIVE305, the place we now have funded coaching packages and offered one-on-one teaching. By means of our RISE Fund Initiative we now have additionally offered $7.2 million in loans, offering monetary help to companies throughout the county. Our dedication to fairness and inclusion is unwavering, and we are going to proceed to make sure that each enterprise has the chance to thrive in our vibrant county.”
