InBiz Publications and Data

50- State Business Gap Data by race, ethnicity, and gender

August 28, 2008 webinar, Closing the Business Wealth Gap
featuring, Tim Lohrentz, Insight Center; Aarathi Deshmukh, Asian American Justice Center; Barbara Robles, PdD, Arizona State University; and Thais Rezende, Women's Initiative for Self-Employment

June 5 Leadership Conference on Civil Rights webinar powerpoint, "The Challenge of Ballot Measures to Affirmative Procurement Programs"

May 8 Webinar Presentations - "Effective Mentor-Protégé Initiatives in M/W/DBE Programs"
Tim Lohrentz - Overview of State D/M/WBE Mentor-Protégé Programs
Gloria Camarena, Illinois DOT Mentor-Protégé Program
Monserrate Quiñones & Pat Vacca, Massachusetts Affirmative Market Program Mentor-Protégé

March 4 Webinar Presentations
50 State Program Overview, Tim Lohrentz
Franklin Lee
Sharon Smith & Natalie Burley, Ohio DOD

Fall 2007 Series: "Best Practices, Imperfections, and Challenges in State Inclusive Business Programs"

• Executive Summary: The Evolution of Affirmative Action (Nov. 2007, PDF, 359KB) - An accessible summary of the two full-length studies in this series
• State Policies and Programs for Minority- and Women-Business Development (Dec. 2007, PDF, 924 KB) - a thorough scan of the inclusive business programs carried out by all 50 states and D.C. related to M/WBE procurement and to M/WBE financing and business development services.
• The Impact of State Affirmative Procurement Policies on Minority- and Women- Owned Businesses in Five States (Oct. 2007, PDF, 625 KB) - By examining business outcomes in 5 states, including California post-Proposition 209, this study concludes that state procurement policies do have an impact on businesses owned by women and persons of color.