The Southeast MBDA Business Growth Hub is led by the Georgia MBDA Business & Advanced Manufacturing Centers and the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) incubator located at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) – in partnership with the Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC) and PRENEURology Global.
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech has successfully operated MBDA’s Georgia MBDA Business Center for over 15 years and launched the Georgia MBDA Advanced Manufacturing Center in 2016 along with the National MBE Manufacturers Summit. In addition, Georgia Tech is a hub of innovation, operating programs such as the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), ENGAGE, and other innovation and commercialization initiatives. Georgia Tech is the creator of the Inventure Prize, which has grown into a national student competition, is connected to over 35 corporate innovation centers in Atlanta and Georgia, and serves as a major contributor to the Atlanta and southeast innovation ecosystem.
With a statewide network of ten regions, Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute enjoys a long legacy in the state and nationwide of providing innovative programs to: (1) support and provide technical assistance to Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), manufacturers, companies seeking to do business with the public and private sectors, and technology start-up enterprises, (2) promote business and manufacturing competitiveness, (3) provide relevant training to business, industry and communities, and (4) facilitate community and statewide economic development.
The Morehouse College Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (MIEC) is a global model for higher education and industry collaboration that connects education with student leadership development, and community-focused resources and support. The Center is grounded in the Morehouse legacy and committed to building a program that supports bridging the growing gap between the wealth of non-minorities and that of people of color. Our programs and services have one goal to help Black businesses grow and thrive.
PRENEURology Global will establish the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Pathways for new relationships within and among MBEs, collective workspaces (traditional and non-traditional hubs), state, regional, and local governments, corporate partners, financing resources, and accelerators/incubators. This approach will create an integrated network of resources to help MBEs grow and scale their business. “We’re seeing a huge paradigm shift,” said Lekiesha French, CEO, PRENEURology Global, “one that requires a high-impact, human-centered ecosystem for change. The Hub will serve the community as an agile equity builder and a strategic disruptor.”