Mentors help minority companies accelerate growth

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NEW YORK (AP) — Mel Gravely says his construction company might not exist today if he didn’t have mentors to guide it.

Gravely’s company, TriVersity, joined a program called a minority business accelerator even before he bought a controlling interest in the Cincinnati-based company in 2006. It helped the company get started and win contracts that have helped Triversity’s revenue double.

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