Bethune-Cookman is the first of 59 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeast to enter into an agreement with the Small Business administration to promote small, minority-owned businesses, according to Butts.
Participants at the SBA signing included (left to right) Dr. Weldon Blake, chair of B-CU’s School of Business; Hiram Powell, B-CU Provost; Aubrey Long, dean of the School of Business; Cassius Butts, SBA regional administrator; B-CU Interim President Dr. Edison Jackson and Wilfredo Gonzalez, SBA’s district director. (PHOTO COURTESY OF B-CU)
Dr. Weldon Blake, B-CU’s Business Department chair, was instrumental in coordinating the SAM.
Butts said HBCUs and their faculty serve as the foundation for strong and thriving communities.
“This partnership will foster young entrepreneurship, especially in minority communities,” Butts noted.
Jackson said the partnership with SBA is a milestone for B-CU.
“With the signing of this agreement, B-CU will be able to help the community that surrounds our campus, but more importantly, give our students the tools and resources they need to become successful entrepreneurs,” he explained.
