Minority-Owned Businesses Face Difficult Challenges to Succeed in Global Business Environment; Past Progress Will Not Lead to Future Competitiveness.

Business Wire | June 28, 2005 | Copyright

BOSTON & KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- New Report Highlights Public/Private Sector Strategies to Close the Gap between Minority Business and the Broader Business Community

Impressive gains made by minority-owned businesses over the past few years stand to be squandered unless new growth strategies are adapted to compete in a rapidly changing business market, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

The report, The New Agenda for Minority Business Development, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri, argues that ...

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