National Minority Enterprise Development Week, also known as National MED Week, is a special week in the month of October, observed in the United States to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of the minority business enterprise community.
President Donald Trump became the first President of the United States to formally recognize minority-owned businesses in the Oval Office during National MED Week, when he welcomed winners of the National MED Week Awards on October 24, 2017.[3][4][5][6] On October 20, 2017, President Trump issued a proclamation to officially designate October 22 through October 28, 2017 as National Minority Enterprise Development Week.[7]
Awards
The Minority Business Development Agency holds an awards ceremony each year during National MED Week to recognize the contributions of minority-owned businesses in a variety of industry categories.[8][9] These awards include:
Minority Business Enterprise of the Year
Minority Construction Firm of the Year
Minority Export Firm of the Year
Minority Manufacturing Firm of the Year
Minority Energy Firm of the Year
Minority Technology Firm of the Year
Minority Health Products and Services Firm of the Year
Minority Marketing and Communications Firm of the Year
