Resources for Black-Owned Business Success

Once she was certified, Witter says she attended a free seminar sponsored by Amex where she obtained "a huge amount of information on bettering my chances in gaining federal contracts as a woman and minority owned business." She says she learned about the Amex group on LinkedIn.

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