HomeNewsNewsGainesville’s number of minority businesses ranks high nationally, study suggests

Gainesville’s number of minority businesses ranks high nationally, study suggests

The number of minority-owned businesses is growing across north central Florida.

Gainesville ranks No. 2 in the state and No. 14 in the nation for the most minority businesses in a small metropolitan area, according to a new study by Smartest Dollar, a California-based consumer advocacy organization.

Ocala ranked No. 9 among midsize cities in the study, with Tampa and Orlando coming in sixth and seventh, respectively, among large metropolitan areas. The study calculated the ratio of the minority businesses to the minority population in each city or area to rank them.

The study is good news for the Greater Gainesville Chamber, which has worked to help minority, women, and veteran owned businesses through an Inclusive Gainesville program, said Staci Bertrand, the chamber’s vice president of economic development.

“We want to make sure that our minority businesses are accessing the same resources” as white ones,…

Read more…