The U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is an entrepreneurial-focused and innovative organization, committed to minority business enterprise and wealth creation. The mission of the MBDA is to foster growth and global competitiveness of U.S. minority-owned businesses. The Baltimore MBDA Business Center is part of a national network of 45 centers throughout the country funded by the Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency to help grow and strengthen Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs).