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The Minority Empowerment Program (MEP) is an initiative of the Tampa Bay Chamber designed to bring Black and Hispanic owned and led businesses and nonprofits into the community conversation through Chamber membership, resulting in a more inclusive ...

Tampa, FL - The Tampa Bay Chamber is proud to announce that Chamber Member Kathy Times has been selected to produce the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2024 - 2025 Leadership Academy. The former broadcaster turned entrepreneur is ...

Congratulations to the sixteen entrepreneurs just completing their yearlong program in the Tampa Bay Chamber's Minority Empowerment Program! Sponsors make it possible to host the quarterly, specialized programming and cover nearly all the costs of ...

Chamber Member Monica Maybank was the featured on BLOOM TV, a nationally syndicated health and wellness show originating in the Tampa Bay Region. The May 22, 2024 interview segment, "Navigating Mental Health in Today's Society", raised awareness of ...

Congratulations to Johnny and Chelsea Nunez of E2E Cleaning Services on their recognition by the Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at USF! E2E was named Minority Owned Business of the Year! The member of our Chamber's Minority ...

It's one of the most highly anticipated construction projects at the University of South Florida in decades - the new stadium to open in 2027! After an extensive bidding process involving companies nationwide, the university has selected DuCon, LLC ...

Renee Edwards’ Saturday Shoppes has undergone a whirlwind of growth this year. In the first two months of operation, the market went from a small church parking lot to Tropicana Field with over 250 vendors. Bay News 9 reporter Saundra Weathers ...

UPDATE: Click to see Milton Butler III Military Appreciation Video published May 13, 2024. We’re delighted to announce that Milton Butler III, a 21-year Navy Veteran, will be featured in our 2nd Annual Military Appreciation Interview Series. ...

Tampa, FL - Anticipation is building among MEP entrepreneurs in this year’s cohort after more than a dozen Board of Directors committed to engaging with a participant! This is the highest level of engagement by any Board in the program's ...

As we approach the final stretch of 2023, the Tampa Bay Chamber has received several dozen applications from local entrepreneurs applying to the 2024 Minority Empowerment Program. With a record number of applicants since MEP's launch in 2021, the ...

What started out as a quick conversation after a podcast in June has turned into a big opportunity to break into a new market! That’s what’s happening for Minority Empowerment Program’s Wing Boys. They’re on the University of ...

Amgen recently hosted a generous meet & greet with this year’s entrepreneurs in the Minority Empowerment Program. Amgen is a founding sponsor of The Tampa Bay Chamber's MEP program, which is now in its third year. “When we think of ...

When hundreds of women gather in Fort Lauderdale next month for Florida’s Women in Energy Leadership Forum, Tampa Bay’s Lennise Germany and Angelica Torres will be among the empowering voices they hear. Strangers before the Tampa Bay ...

Congratulations to the 2023 MEP recipients!

2022 Minority Empowerment Program Members Optional Solutions Pierson Property Group Aptos Screening Caz Hodge Marketing Skilled Workforce Talent Solutions Swoll Camp Empowering Creative Wise Walk Virtual Solutions Samamed Home ...

Tampa, FL— AT&T, a member of the Tampa Bay Chamber, approached the Chamber about creating a program that would increase the participation and relationships of Black owned and led businesses and non-profits. The Chamber’s work in ...