{"id":6552,"date":"2024-10-10T14:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/applications-open-for-midlands-minority-business-accelerator-program\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T14:07:15","slug":"applications-open-for-midlands-minority-business-accelerator-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/applications-open-for-midlands-minority-business-accelerator-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Open for Midlands Minority Business Accelerator Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-jsmos-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-jsmos-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ce6dff04-431b-4dbb-bc7c-3fbc2d2c89b8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The Columbia Chamber is now accepting applications for the <strong>Midlands Minority Business Accelerator (MMBA) Class of 2025<\/strong>, with the deadline set for <strong>October 31 at 5 p.m.<\/strong> This program aims to address economic disparities faced by minority-owned businesses in South Carolina by offering essential tools and resources to enhance their competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by a seed grant from Bank of America, the MMBA is a collaborative effort between the Columbia Chamber, Greenville Chamber, and Charleston Metro Chamber. The 12-month program provides participants with a business development curriculum, tailored mentorship, networking opportunities, and potential access to capital. It is designed to help minority entrepreneurs scale their businesses and make a lasting impact on the local and state economy.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, applicants must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a minority-owned business (51% or more owned by individuals from a racial, ethnic, or cultural minority group, including women and veterans).<\/li>\n<li>Have a minimum annual revenue of $200,000.<\/li>\n<li>Employ at least one full-time staff member (besides the owner).<\/li>\n<li>Be beyond the startup phase, with at least three years of operation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, contact <strong>Naomi Walton<\/strong> at <strong>803-733-1113<\/strong> or visit <strong>ColumbiaChamber.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:pt-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent w-full\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl\">\n<form class=\"w-full\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"radix-:r11:\" data-state=\"closed\">\n<div class=\"relative flex h-full max-w-full flex-1 flex-col\">\n<div class=\"absolute bottom-full left-0 right-0 z-20\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"group relative flex w-full items-center\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Columbia Chamber is now accepting applications for the Midlands Minority Business Accelerator (MMBA) Class of 2025, with the deadline set for October 31 at 5 p.m. This program aims to address economic disparities faced by minority-owned businesses in South Carolina by offering essential tools and resources to enhance their<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/applications-open-for-midlands-minority-business-accelerator-program\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[28],"tags":[460,949],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-6552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-columbia-chamber","tag-midlands-minority-business-accelerator"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BlackOwnedBusiness_2024_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}