In a city where over half of all businesses are minority-owned, minority and women business owners still face a lack of access to capital, according to a city task force.
The city of Houston’s Women- and Minority-Owned Business Task Force, led by city council member Amanda Edwards, presented findings Aug. 16 on how to better increase access to capital and other business resources for women and minority business owners in the Houston area. Among the recommendations was increasing funding to local…