Minority Business Development Agency Business Center – St. Louis

MBDA helps minority-owned firms to create jobs, build scale and capacity, increase revenue and expand their businesses by providing increased visibility and access for minority-owned firms by partnering with multi-national corporations and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

About

Minority Business Development Agency helps minority-owned firms create jobs, build scale and capacity, increase revenue and expand their businesses by providing increased visibility and access for minority-owned firms by partnering with multi-national corporations and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

MBDA provides Agency clients with technical assistance and access to capital, contracts and new markets opportunities to create new jobs.

  • Financing – loan packaging and placement assistance for LOC’s and SBA lending
  • Bonding Assistance – evaluation and facilitation of acceptable bonding amounts
  • Procurement – increase access to contracting opportunities
  • Minority Certification – Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women-owned Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) Certification is nationally acclaimed
  • On-line Business Tools – access to PIPELINE and DODGE DATA & ANALYTICS
 

Services Provided

Public Policy and Government Relations

  • African-American Business (Specialty)
  • Hispanic Business (Specialty)
  • Business Issues Related to a Specific City
  • Small Business Policy (Specialty)
  • Women’s Business Issues (Specialty)
  • Missouri Business Issues
  • Native-American Business (Specialty)

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting, Development and Review (Specialty)
  • Market Plan Development
  • Identification/Research of Foreign Markets

Import and Export Assistance

  • Financial Assistance for Exporting Activities

Legal Services

  • Contract Review

Marketing/Sales

  • Market Plan Development and Training

Selling to the Government and Large Corporations

  • Bid Matching and Preparation (Specialty)
  • Obtaining Certification (Specialty)
  • Government and Military Specifications (Specialty)
  • Price History (Specialty)
  • Registration Assistance (Specialty)
  • Subcontracting Opportunities (Specialty)
  • Selling to Foreign Governments and Businesses (Specialty)
  • Obtaining Government Contracts (Specialty)
  • Obtaining Corporate Contracts (Specialty)

Regulatory Compliance

  • Government Requirements

Mentoring

  • One-on-One Counseling (Specialty)
Contact Information
Todd Gilyard
Address
911 Washington Ave.
Suite 720
Saint Louis, MO 63101