Remember . . . Kansas City's Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) program ended after a court deemed it discriminatory and Missouri officials pressed the issue with legal threats.
However . . . We like this report because it shows a more accurate view of local small biz concerns that often don't have much interest in social justice . . .
And more than anything . . .
What we can add to this conversation is the REAL WORLD insight & perspective that understands that MOST Kansas City programs end up hopelessly inefficient and rigged over time.
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Kansas City has enacted an interim small business program (SBE) to offer race- and gender-neutral certifications while a permanent business program is developed.
“What comes next is a stronger, broader program that follows in the legacy of our groundbreaking work to build, sustain, and celebrate outstanding minority and women owned firms,” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in the SBE program’s announcement. “Catherine Hanaway’s legal stunts may detract from the safety of Missourians, but will never break our commitment to every entrepreneur in Kansas City.”
The main disagreement among small business owners at the public session revolved around how a small business should be defined – by yearly income, personal net worth, number of employees or number of hours worked.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Kansas City business owners voice concerns after minority contracting program ends
Kansas City is holding listening sessions with business owners to determine its next steps after a state-filed lawsuit forced the end of a program that awarded contracts exclusively to women- and minority-owned businesses . . .
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