Resources for Black-Owned Businesses in Miami-Dade County

The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) is an office dedicated to promoting and propelling Miami-Dade County’s multi-billion dollar Black-owned business community. Be sure to check out their programs and add your business to Black Pages Miami.

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Training and Advice

• Free business advice and training with the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce
• Small business training and development with the Haitian American Chamber of Commerce (HACCOF)
• Resources for building your business plan with Opportunity Connect
• Free e-commerce development program for Black or Latinx-owned businesses in Miami-Dade County
• Support and guidance for Black-owned businesses that sell on Amazon
• Looking to grow your business with government contracts? Reach out to the local MBDA (Minority Business Development Agency) or the FSMSDC (Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council)

Grants 

• $5,000 grants for Business Owners of Color (applications are due September 8th)
• $5,000 grants and mentorship for Women of Color Entrepreneurs
• $10,000 start-up grants for Black female founders and entrepreneurs
• $2,000 grants for Black-owned, brick and mortar stores  
• $500 micro-grants to grow or start a minority, women-owned small businesses

Loans

If you’re considering a loan to maintain operations, grow your business or pay off credit card debt, Axis Helps has created an easy-to-use guide that can help you decide whether to pursue a loan from a credit union, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), a traditional bank or another type of lender. Check out our Guide to Miami Business Funding online. 

Here are two options that lend locally and offer loan programs specifically for Black-owned businesses:

• BBIF and Miami Bayside Foundation
  

And these Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFIs, lend to minority-owned businesses: 

• Ascendus
• Community Fund of North Miami-Dade 
• Urban League of Broward County

Make sure to check back often as we continue to update this link with the resources that are available to support local entrepreneurs in sustaining or growing their businesses!