IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 1, 2009
MBRT Hosts Issues Facing America Luncheon for
Small and Minority Businesses-Dec. 3, 2009
- Over 150 CEO’s representing small, minority, women, veteran, hubzone, and veteran
disabled business owners will discuss access to contracts and capital
- Helping to sustain and build minority businesses and communities to keep America
competitive and a leader in world technology and innovation
Washington, D.C. – Over 27 million small businesses and four million minority businesses which employ
90 percent of all Americans are at risk facing a shortage of lending sources, lack of capital and access to
contracts, sky rocketing healthcare costs, rising fuel prices and limited choices to sustain themselves.
Many businesses are facing cut backs and layoffs in our struggling economy. These issues dramatically
impacts minority communities disproportionately because the lowest paid workers are least able to afford
basic services. The net result is lower wage growth, reductions in hiring, capital outlay, product
development and manufacturing which suppresses job creation and stifles economic growth. America’s
standard of living and quality of life is at grave risk if we do nothing.
Enter MBRT members in a proactive collective bi-partisan business coalition to engage Administration
officials and policy makers and asking their representatives in Congress to put aside political posturing for
the greater common good and enforce and pass meaningful public policies that sustains “Main Street”,
not Wall Street. “Access to capital and contracts is the lifeblood of all businesses and we are being
drained and seeing red”, said Roger A. Campos, President & CEO. “CEO’s are feed up and fueled with
activism to change the way business is being conducted under these economic conditions. They are
demanding more from their government and representatives in Congress.”
MBRT is bringing together entrepreneurs, business and government leaders from around the country to
unite under a common agenda and will convene a panel of experts on December 3 at its Issues Facing
America Luncheon at the St. Regis hotel from 12 N to 2:30 pm in Washington, D.C. to discuss these and
other important topics relating to our economic recovery such as small business and minority set-aside
contracting, financial services reform, access to capital, healthcare, education and workforce
development, and passing meaningful legislation impacting future generations of American’s. Featured
speakers include Daniel Heath, U.S. Executive Director International Monetary Fund, Congresswoman
Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), and House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) along with other distinguished
business leaders and government officials.
“Small businesses are central to America’s economic future. With joblessness at an all time high,
Congress should provide these job creators and entrepreneurs with every tool available to help them
grow their businesses and get people back to work. The Minority Business Round Table is a key
organization that supports small business activity in this country and I look forward to working with them
in the future.” ....House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA)
About the Minority Business RoundTable:
The Minority Business RoundTable is the only national non-profit organization for CEOs of the nation's
leading African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, Native-American and other minority-
owned businesses. Its members analyze and help formulate effective public policies that impact minority-
owned business. Our corporate members work to create sustainable communities and national economic
viability through successful partnerships.
The Minority Business RoundTable is proud to have Glaxco Smith Kline, Equifax, the Allegis Group and
Aerotek, Inc., IMPAC Real Estate Holdings, the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive
officers of the country’s leading corporations, U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency and other
federal agencies, corporations and business trade groups as strategic partners. For more information on
the Minority Business RoundTable, please visit www.mbrt.net.
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Minority Business Roundtable
1629 K Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-289-8881
rogercampos@mbrt.net
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