On her inauguration on January 7th, 2002, Shirley Franklin, the 58th mayor of Atlanta, made history. Franklin became the city’s first female mayor and the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major southeastern city.
Women and minorities throughout Atlanta continue to blaze trails in corporate, non-profit and government roles, enriching our city in countless ways. According to the National Association of Women Business Owners, Georgia ranks number one in percent growth in number, employment and sales for women-owned firms. There’s a wealth of information here for Atlanta’s women, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics and Native Americans.
The City of Atlanta actively promotes full and equal business opportunities for minority and female business enterprises through the City of Atlanta's Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Programs. Our Minority/Female Business Enterprise (M/FBE) Register will help you locate minority-owned and female-owned firms certified by the Office of Contract Compliance for participation in the EBO Program. If you are a minority or female-owned business, learn how to apply for certification here.
In our Atlanta, ability, drive and talent are neither gender nor color specific.