Tabor 100 was recently awarded $100,000 from the Boeing Company to further its work helping minority businesses get started and grow.

Tabor members and other minority businesses will benefit from enhanced business support services as a result of the Boeing award. In addition, experts in particular fields will be needed to assist Black and minority-owned businesses in a variety of fields that members tend to cite as barriers to their success. The list of offerings Tabor 100 currently provides and expects to enhance as a result of the Boeing grant are extensive. The Tabor 100 HUB, as a regional resource – the only one of its kind devoted to the betterment of Black and minority businesses, will also provide exclusive access to professional support. In addition, the grant will assist Tabor 100 in strengthening its “networking” capabilities, putting its members in touch with commerce and industry leaders.

“The Boeing Grant will help Tabor 100 be even more of an asset to all minority businesses, Tabor members or otherwise,” said Ollie Garrett, CEO and President of Tabor 100. “We are pleased to have such an outstanding local private sector partner that intends to not only provide grant funds, but is also open to additional opportunities for minority business enterprises.”

Listed below are services that will be enhanced with the Boeing grant funds:

Additionally, the Tabor 100 Hub provides Collaborative Work and Office Spaces for Black and minority-owned businesses. The Hub offers private offices; shared workspaces and an address for business owners who choose to office out of the “HUB. While other collaborative workspaces such as WeWork, The Riveter (for women-owned firms) are models where entrepreneurs can rent office space, none are oriented towards minority owners. The Tabor 100 hub provides high-quality, low-cost offices and shared services, attracting a density of minority businesses offering support and collegiality (particularly important to blackowned businesses).