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MBA 2024 Quarter 1 Impact Report
The successes, sessions, and highlights of the Minority Business Accelerator for Quarter 1, 2024.
MBA Impact Report Quarter 1 2023
2023 Quarter 1 Impact Metrics and Cohort Updates for Cohorts 2023 and 2024.

MEP 2023 Quarter 1 Impact Report
The successes, sessions, participants and highlights of the 2023 Quarter 1 Minority Empowerment Program.

MEP 2022 Impact Report
The successes, sessions, participants and highlights of the 2022 Minority Empowerment Program.
MBA Impact Report Quarter 2 2022
2022 Quarter 2 Impact Metrics and Cohort Updates for Cohorts 2022 and 2023.
MBA Impact Report June 21
Cohort Spotlight Congratulations to Cohort 2021 Member, Ben Walker, Buyer's Point, for being featured on Amazon's Black Business Accelerator! Cohort 2022 Member, Ursella Slusher, Home Helpers Home Care, participated in the June 23rd hiring event ...
MBA May 21 Impact Report
Q1 Impact Cohort '21 Metrics Summary $1 million+ Gross Sales 2 Jobs Created 5 New Corporate Contracts $175,000+ Secured New Capital 2 Strategic Introductions Made Cohort '22 Metrics Summary $1.5 million+ Gross Sales 29 Jobs ...
MBA April 21 Impact Report
From the Tampa Bay Chamber Chair A Chat with Tampa Bay Chamber Chair Yvette Segura Q1 has wrapped, and the Minority Business Accelerator is in full swing. Program Director Avril Stinson, invited current Tampa Bay Chamber Chair Yvette Segura, to ...
MBA March 21 Impact Report
Minority Business Accelerator in the News Derek Mateos, Matcon Construction Services, Inc. and Ed Narain, AT&T spoke about the Minority Business Accelerator and the Empowerment Program on WFLA News Channel 8. Cohort Spotlight OHC ...
MBA Impact Report - February 21
Cohort Spotlight Jerel McCants, President of Jerel McCants Architecture, joined AM Tampa Bay to discuss Hillsborough County shared memorial plans for a long-forgotten cemetery to be built at King High School, specifically at the site of the former ...
MBA Impact Report Jan. 2021
From MBA Program Advisor, Sandler Training Clint Babcock, Partner, Sandler Training Tampa Bay Isn’t it great when we have the rare moments in our careers to be around a group of people who want only to learn and succeed! Do you recall a time ...
MBA Impact Report Dec. 2020
From Our Community Partner, CLA Kadian Douglas, CPA, CISA, CLA Who is Kadian Douglas, and why I became involved in the Minority Business Accelerator through CLA’s Tampa Bay Chamber relationship? I am currently a Principal in our ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 4, 2020
Q3 By the Numbers 9 New Jobs Created 4 Vacancies Filled 20 New Corporate Contracts $54,000+ Secured New Capital 6 New Assets Acquired 4 Strategic Introductions Made $2 million Gross Sales Note: The impact numbers shown are ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 3 2020
Q2 By the Numbers 3 New Jobs Created 1 Vacancies Filled 17 New Corporate Contracts $600,000+ Secured New Capital 3 Strategic Introductions Made $1.4 million Gross Sales Note: The impact numbers shown are reported on an aggregate ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 2, 2020
Q1 By the Numbers 18 New Jobs Created 10 Vacancies Filled 23 New Corporate Contracts $2 million+ Secured New Capital 17 Strategic Introductions Made $24,000+ New Assets Acquired Note: The impact numbers shown are reported on an ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 1, 2020
2021 Cohort Orientation 2019 By the Numbers 45 New Jobs Created 9 Vacancies Filled 50 New Corporate Contracts 5 Companies Securing New Capital 10 New Assets Acquired 39 Strategic Introductions Made Note: All impact numbers are ...
MBA Impact Report 2019
By The Numbers 22 New Jobs Created 4 Vacancies Filled 42 New Corporate Contracts 5 Companies Securing New Capital (Over $4 million) 6 New Assets Acquired 25 Strategic Introductions Made Metrics for all cohort participants collected ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 1, 2019
Nearly 100 business leaders gathered to celebrate the commencement of the 2nd cohort of the Minority Business Accelerator at the Cohort Kick Off Reception. The event was held January 10, 2019 at Mise En Place. Cohort's Quarter 1 Focus Cohort '20 ...
MBA 2018 Impact Report Card
12 New Jobs Created 71 Vacancies Filled 2 New Corporate Contracts 1 Company Securing New Capital (Over $4 million) 13 New Assets Acquired 33 Strategic Introductions Made All numbers are reported on an aggregate basis for the reporting ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 3, 2018
3rd Quarter Focus Managing Your Brand Through Community Involvement Quarter three was the busiest quarter yet for the cohort participants, as they focused on various ways of creating their brand through their community involvement, leveraging their ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 2, 2018
2nd Quarter Focus Effectively Managing People, Profits & Processes This quarter, each program participant evaluated the strength of their company's standard operating procedures and the effects they have on their team's behavior and drive the ...
MBA Impact Report Quarter 1, 2018
The Minority Business Accelerator kicked off in January with a reception at Mise En Place honoring the Inaugural Cohort participants. 1st Quarter Focus Leadership Development & Organizational Change The 1st quarter of the MBA program was one of ...