Minority Business Program
The Minority Business Program works with local businesses in Columbia, Rocheport, Centralia, Hallsville, Ashland, and surrounding areas near Boone County, MO to assist Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) including minority and women-owned businesses in order to compete in government and private sector economic development and business entrepreneurship opportunities.
Minority & Women Owned Business Directory
Columbia's Minority and Women Owned Business Directory is a list of minority-owned and women-owned businesses.
Minority Business Enterprise Grants
Each year, REDI awards ten $5,000 grants to deserving Minority-owned Businesses. The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Grant program application is available July 9, 2024
African American Heritage Trail
The African American Heritage Trail is a two-mile urban trail in the heart of Columbia, Mo. The trail honors local Black people and institutions from the city’s first 200 years.