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April 17, 2014

Mentors help minority firms create jobs

  • Local chambers of commerce and economic development agencies have launched accelerators to help minority businesses improve operations and expand their customer base.
    • By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — Mel Gravely says his construction company might not exist today if he didn't have mentors to guide it.

    Gravely's company, TriVersity, joined a program called a minority business accelerator even before he bought a controlling interest in the Cincinnati-based company in 2006. It helped the company get started and win contracts that have helped Triversity's revenue double.


     
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