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Among the accomplishments listed in the report, BECMA supported more than 400 Black-owned businesses, an increase of 168 percent, and more than doubled the grants awarded to businesses since 2022, amounting to $609,000.
Though the economic downturn of the pandemic hurt businesses' access to capital overall, the hit was especially felt among the state's entrepreneurs of color.