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The Federal Procurement Center – under the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) – has a critical mission to support the 9.7 Million Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) throughout the Nation in gaining access to and succeeding in performing Government contracts.

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Executive Order 13985 Black History Every Day Podcast: Zanele Xaba

Timothy sits down with Zanele Xaba, the Government Affairs Lead with Dow Chemicals about helping MBE’s navigate and understand how to do business in Africa and where she sees specific opportunity on the continent.


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