Roland Martin
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Billions In Government Contracts. Black Businesses Got Just 2%. FirstBid Wants To Change That.
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7:31Now PlayingBlack businesses got just 2% of federal contracts, and FirstBid says its AI platform can help change that.
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Roland Martin spotlights the scale of government contracting and the small share reaching Black businesses, noting that roughly $10 billion in federal contracts went to African Americans, just 2%, even though it was a record. He then speaks with First Bid co-founders about their Houston-based AI platform, which pulls contracting opportunities from multiple government sources into one place. The platform is designed to help small businesses compete more effectively by reducing the time and staffing needed to search for contracts and generate proposals. The segment frames First Bid as a practical tool to help level the playing field for Black businesses pursuing government work.
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