Here's how Philadelphia mayoral candidates say they would assist minority-owned businesses
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Media Outlet
Author
Jeff Blumenthal
Minority entrepreneurs were hit disproportionally hard by Covid-19 and the violence that erupted after George Floyd's murder in 2020. Many Black- and brown-owned businesses that survived the pandemic are still trying to recover and lack sufficient resources to grow. During the Business Journal’s conversations with candidates to become Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, we asked them how they would help the city's Black and brown business owners.
Here's what Republican David Oh and Democrats Jeff Brown, Allan Domb, Helen Gym, Cherelle Parker and Rebecca Rhynhart had to say about their plans to grow the number of minority-owned businesses in Philadelphia.
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As my business moves to the next level, leadership training, and management support that the Enterprise Center provides are keys to achieving greater sales and more contracts.
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When I discovered the MBE Equity Multiplier, I knew it was the missing component that would help make my vision clear. This process has equipped me and given me the confidence to push my vision forward to make it a reality.
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I hope that when it all opens up that everybody goes out and supports our small businesses.
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Remaining competitive in the current marketplace often requires access to capital at key moments in our business.
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The $14,000 working capital funding will be used to formalize registration as a home care provider and hire initial staff.
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The Enterprise Center’s Dorrance H. Hamilton Center for Culinary Enterprises (CCE),is a great community to be a part of.
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Working with the MBE Equity Multiplier team has been life changing. I cannot recommend this service more - I'm still mind blown by how much better our pitch has become.
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The CCE has been a helpful place to get questions answered when dealing with the city, how to create recipes, so we can be more consistent, create a budget, and best of all having other ‘foodprenueurs’ to meet and gain ideas and support in their endeavors.
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I highly recommend the Enterprise Center and MBDA to diverse founders who are seeking capital to scale their businesses.
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When they’re given easy opportunities to serve, our citizens really step up.
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When we first started with The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation, we had maybe 6 or 7 accounts, and we've doubled that now. The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation has been very helpful funding my larger jobs and assisting me with maintaining payroll and buying equipment.
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