This book is the main reference resource on minority business development. It explores and examines current trends, provides a complete directory of social media resources, and documents new ways minority businesses are expanding operating space. The book will explore the positive aspect of the dramatic increase in the number of women and minority businesses that were created in the early 2010s, and the increase in the type of firms. It will discuss the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), the Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) from Dodd-Frank section 342. Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains a “provision creating an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at various agencies to monitor the diversity efforts of the agencies, the regulated entities and agency contractors.” This book will show you how social media is leveling the field and allowing minorities to thrive and create businesses, and how you can use specific laws, institutions, and new technologies to set up and steer your business to success. Anyone: Asian, Hispanic, women, Black or White who wants authentic, impactful information on creating or supporting minority-owned businesses.  weiterlesen