The U.S. Small Business Administration and the National Urban League have entered a new partnership that was prompted by and part of the Urban Partnership.(Partnerships)(Brief Article)

Franchising World, January, 2005

The U.S. Small Business Administration and the National Urban League have entered a new partnership that was prompted by and part of the Urban Entrepreneur Partnership, a public-private initiative announced by President George W. Bush in 2004.

"The president's small-business agenda seeks to expand business ownership and entrepreneurship among minorities," SBA Administrator Hector Barreto said. "The administration will undertake a unique association with the NUL to create an entrepreneurship network that will include one-stop centers for business training, counseling, financing, and contracting in historically neglected and economically underserved urban areas. We want to extend prosperity to all parts of America."

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