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A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is an American term which is defined as a business which is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled on a daily basis by one or more (in combination) American citizens of the following ethnic minority and/or gender (e.g. woman-owned) and/or military veteran classifications: # African American # Asian American (includes West Asian Americans (India, etc.) and East Asian Americans (Japan, Korea, etc.)) # Hispanic American - Persons with origins from Latin America,South America,Portugal and Spain.(SBA.gov) # Native American including Aleuts # Service-Disabled Veteran Owned aka SDVBE, aka DVBE * which became a federally-certified classification in 1999, subsequent to the passage legislation by the United States Congress through the enactment of The Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Act of 1999 (The Act); legislation that was further expanded by Congress in 2001. * * According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, minorities own more than 4.1 million (firms ), and account for nearly $700 billion in revenues. MBE's can be self identified but are typically certified by a city, state or federal agency. The predominant certifier for minority businesses is the National Minority Supplier Development Council with its 35-40 regional affiliates. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minority business enterprise」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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