W. Phila. Hosts White House Minority Business Networking Event
West Philadelphia hosted officials from Washington on Wednesday for a networking event to help minority-owned businesses get access to federal stimulus money.
The matchmaking, according to Della Clark of The Enterprise Center -- the site of the summit -- was to eliminate the gap between outreach and outcomes, to get results, not simply reassurance.
Adolfo Carrion, the director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, says President Obama is keen on providing small businesses and those that are minority-owned with access to capital.
Referring to the $787 billion federal stimulus package, Carrion (above, with Mayor Michael Nutter) says about $340 billion is out the door so far:
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