In March Britain's Royal Artillery began buying robotic missiles designed by MBDA, a French company.

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One great resource is the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Tri-national defence conglomerate MBDA is one enterprise anxious to be involved.

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An older (2007) Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) report found that less than 1% of venture capital dollars invested annually are directed to minority business owners who represented over 29% of businesses in America.

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In Fiscal Year 2011, 5, 780 new jobs were created by minority-owned firms working with MBDA and its network of business center, and overall has created more than 16, 300 new jobs for Americans between FY 2009-FY 2011.

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