"The term MBE or Minority Business Enterprise has been used by many people in and out of the Internet. There are MBE's involved in all sorts of products from electronic to environmental. While the acronym has become more and more popular over the years, a lot of people still don't understand what it is, how different it is from non-MBE's and what makes it significant.
MBE, what does this signify?
An MBE is any type of business which is owned predominantly by any American citizen belonging to any of the four government-recognized ethnic groups in the US, namely African Americans, Asian Americans and East Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans, including Aleuts.
What is the government's role in the institution of an MBE?
According to the given definition of an MBE, it is a business entity that may be owned by any American citizen. In terms of identification, it can be created individually or independent of the government. However, most MBE's are certified by a government agency, whether on a city, state or federal level and the major certifier is the National Minority Supplier Development which has 35-40 branches across regions.
Why do people create MBE's?
The most obvious reason for it is for small-scale businessmen to be able to hook up with bigger companies so they, too, can have access to the resources owned by these industry top guns since this type of undertaking is essentially intended for business. However, there is another notion with regards to why people enter this endeavor. According to them the purpose is to boost small players' chances of acquiring contracts through related government mandates. Of course this is a more superficial understanding of the significance of MBE's.
How does a business get MBE-certified?
There are a few requirements for a business to be MBE-certified. One of the first is for the business owners to prove that at least 51% of the entity is owned by a minority and that the controlling minority is capable of running it day-to-day. Thus, the owners must be directly involved in daily operations. If not, certification will not be granted. There will be a pre-qualificatiom form to be obtained from the local Chamber of Commerce or from the US Departmetn of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency. There will also be a fee which will depend on the business annual gross sales, usually from $ 250 - $ 500. Once these steps have been completed, an application form has to be filled out. Information to be supplied in this form includes how the business was founded as well as its legal and organizational structure. Site inspection is the final requirement of the Minority Business Development Agency. MBDA representatives will evaluate the physical infrastructure of the business and all onher aspects of the business from operational to accounting."
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