Minority-owned and operated enterprises are essential to stabilizing our economy now.
Barack Obama: “Minority-owned and operated enterprises are essential to stabilizing our economy now.”
On the recordAugust 19, 2010
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Proclamation 8547—Minority Enterprise Development Week
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