Rafiq Diya Al-Fareed
Marjorie Anderson
Benjamin F. Gilbert
Roman McDonald
M. Khalil Meggett
John Milligan. CPA
James A. Roundtree, Jr.
T. Edward Sellers, Jr.
Bernard Siegel
William A. Smith
Olivia H. Stoner, Esq.
Alan L. Wilson
John Milligan, CPA
Marjorie L. Anderson
The Greater Philadelphia Minority Business Strategic Alliance
(GPMBSA) is a 501 c (3) non-profit entity consisting of
a network of public and private sector organizations (strategic
partners) located within the Metropolitan Philadelphia area.
All of the strategic partners are independent operators,
and the GPMBSA is not liable for any of the information,
products or services that the partners provide. The organization
was founded in December 2001.
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Specifically, the GPMBSA conducts quarterly business meetings
with representatives of the strategic partners to share information
on their respective programs, exchange ideas and network. The
alliance includes both non-profit and for-profit partners. The
primary partners will include the City of Philadelphia Minority
Business Enterprise Council; the SBA’s Small Business Development
Centers; the City of Philadelphia Empowerment Zones; the Philadelphia
Industrial Development Corporation, the Philadelphia City-wide
Development Corporation; local banks and various other economic
development organizations.
In addition, the organization maintains this website that serves
as a centralized site for minority-owned businesses to identify
agencies that provide assistance and resources to minority-owned
businesses in the Philadelphia region. This website provides
a brief description of the services offered by each strategic
partner with a link to each partner’s web page. The site
will also have bulletin boards that will list various business
opportunities and current events of interest to the minority
business community. This website will serve as a "one-stop"
site for Philadelphia area minority owned-businesses.
The organization will also monitor regional, economic trends
and developments to assess the potential impact on disadvantaged
businesses and will disseminate this information via e-mail,
web-site notices, bulletin boards or newsletters.
The partners will utilize their respective specialty, whether
it is funding, procurement, construction, transportation or
technical assistance to address the needs of the minority business
community. The organization will conduct its business out of
the offices located on the 1st Floor at 105 North 22nd Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103. We anticipate that the formation of
this new organization will result in many minority business
success stories that are the direct result of strategic partners
collaborating to assist disadvantaged businesses.
The Greater Philadelphia Minority Business Strategic Alliance
invites your participation and support in the form of grants,
"in-kind" services and sponsorships. Please contact
our Executive Director, Marjorie Anderson at (215) 399-0062
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