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Background and Purpose:

 

Since 2005, the city of New Orleans has been described in two eras: “before the storm,” and “after the storm.” One of the greatest triumphs of New Orleans, before the storm, was that the small business community thrived; but after the storm, it was the small business community that was hurt the most. It was from this observation that the “Minority Report” was created through the leadership of  W. Anthony Patton, MBA and the Do-WAP Agency. “Equity is the driving force of business development. We have to believe 

there is an equal chance to obtain the American Dream”, says Patton.

 

June 20, 2013, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to approve extensive changes to the city's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. Mayor Mitch Landrieu was joined by City Council members and business leaders as he signed into law an ordinance that significantly reforms the City's 

disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program to improve fairness and consistency and strengthen compliance with City's overall 35% DBE participation goal for public contracts.

 

 

"This new law is a major milestone that demonstrates the City's commitment to inclusion, fairness and accountability," said Barbara Major, a member of a business advocacy group called The Collaborative. "As we continue rebuilding the community, it's critically important to make sure our small and marginalized businesses are at the table and have opportunities for public work.

 

 

"The City of New Orleans establishes an overall goal of thirty-five percent (35%) for utilization of socially and economically disadvantaged businesses for all public spending or private projects that utilize public funding and/or incentives. The city is currently proposing to add an affirmative provision to the Charter requiring that the City establish and maintain a DBE Program. This proposed charter change is the next step that will make the reforms that have been implemented sustainable and long term.

 

 

The primary purpose of the Minority Report is to expose the available capacity here in the Region currently and to encourage the Mayor and City Council to have the information or business connectivity needed to uphold the ordinance and its’ goals. The other goal for the Minority Report is to allow businesses and organizations participating in the report to commit their business to being listed in the 4th annual edition. The Report is a resource guide for businesses owned and operated by diverse members of the community who will benefit by being centrally located in a publication accessible to the local, state, and federal government, privately-owned businesses, political leaders, and especially residents of the local community. The Minority Report affords small businesses owned by diverse members of the local community the opportunity and venue to display their products and services to the general public, large privately-owned businesses, federal government agencies, local politicians, as well as their constituents. New Orleans is a city with a very diverse composition of business owners. Remembering that diversity includes African-American, Latino, Asian-American and Women-owned businesses, the Minority Report extends its reach to every citizen to participate and display their unique products, abilities, and services.

 

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