Kanisha Bliss sits behind a table decked out with necklaces and earrings at a pop-up sale at Royal Foundry Craft Spirits in north Minneapolis. Her business, Beautiful Blessed Bling, was one of the sellers recruited to Minneapolis’ “I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams Expo” during Black History Month in February. […]
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A Black business owner purchased land for her mobile hair salon in North Carolina. Angel Pittman told Insider she was soon met with intimidation from her neighbor. She said her property was vandalized with the N-word and “bitch” spray-painted on her mobile salon. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing […]
Although business grants offer free money, the emotional currency the application process requires can often be incredibly expensive, particularly for Black women. For instance, government-deployed aid became available to support small business affected by the pandemic, Black business owners received significantly fewer grants than white business owners, with paycheck protection […]
(iStock) Louisiana is the sixth-best state for Black entrepreneurs, according to an analysis by Merchant Maverick, a comparison website that reviews small business software and services. The Pelican State jumped 14 spots from last year’s No. 20, thanks to its high rate of Black-owned businesses per capita (No. 7) and […]
February spotlights Black local businesses at Tops Former nurse Jill Miller was researching a natural cure for her infant daughter’s eczema when she created Skin Care Essentials by Jill in 2019. The same year, her product was on Tops shelves, and she now runs the business full time. “It’s surreal,” […]
Ariel Chairman John W. Rogers, Jr. to Discuss Private Equity and its Impact on Growing Black Businesses at the 2nd Bow Collective Conference – “Bloom Where You Are Planted” in Charleston, SC Jan 30 – Feb. 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Black women entrepreneurs are finding surprising and […]
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2023 / FedEx Corporation Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit FedEx supports the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit one of the nation’s largest gatherings of African American business owners in the U.S. Supplier Diversity For more than two decades, FedEx has proactively sourced products and services […]
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THE CITY OF TULSA NOW DOING MORE TO HELP SUPPORT BLACK ENTREPRENEUR SO THEY CAN NOW HAVE A NEW PLACE TO AND GROW THEIR BUSINESSES. IT’S A GOAL OF THE NEW BLACK WALL STREET BUSINESS CENTER. IT COMES COMPLETE WITH MODERN SPACES OFFICES, A REST AREA WITH FREE COFFEE AND […]
Photo: Vineyard Perspective (Shutterstock) 100 years after the Tulsa Race Riots left hundreds of Black bodies scattered and the thriving entrepreneurial district of Black Wall Street burned to the ground, a new chapter is being written by those most connected to its legacy. Black Tech Street, founded by Tyrance Billingsley […]
Another agency is getting in on a spreading effort to harness the shopping fervor around Black Friday to promote Black-owned businesses. Agency DNA Seattle partnered with the VCU Brandcenter’s graduate marketing program for “#BlackBlackFriday,” an online and social program designed to drive support for local Black-owned businesses during post-Thanksgiving shopping […]
Months of protests against police brutality and systemic racism shook the world. As a result, corporate America has been compelled to respond to the nation’s history of racial inequities with statements, investments and diversity initiatives. To further tackle such disparities – especially the ever-widening racial wealth gap – many in […]
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In an effort to assist Black and Latinx small businesses, Grow with Google is introducing its Digital Coaches Program in Houston. According to Google, the Digital Coaches Program provides free digital skills training and coaching to help Black and Latinx small businesses reach new customers, thrive online, and grow. An […]
New York, NY, November 12, 2020 –(PR.com)– Nationwide Movement to Mobilize 100,000 Black Entrepreneurs Begins The Black Entrepreneur Initiative, a broad coalition of Black community leaders, philanthropists, educators, clergy, and business leaders, united behind the mission of creating immediate change in the Black community, today launched a nationwide movement to […]
LONDON (Reuters) – British former Prime Minister David Cameron and other public figures backed an initiative launching on Tuesday to increase the number of internships open only to Black applicants in finance, law and other sectors. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s former Prime Minister David Cameron arrives to attend the National Service […]