Fifteen Percent Pledge Initiative Will Transfer $14 Billion To More Than 600...
Potentially $14 billion will go to Black businesses and entrepreneurs three years after major retailers were challenged to add Black-owned businesses to their shelves. Aurora James, the founder of the...
View ArticleOperation Hope Announces Initiative To Assist Low- and Middle-Income Households
In honor of Juneteenth, the non-profit Operation HOPE recently announced The 1865 Project, according to a press release. This new project aims to level the economic field so Americans can support...
View ArticleOperation HOPE Continues Its Mission To Help Black Businesses
Operation HOPE is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting financial literacy among Black businesses. Focused on driving economic empowerment and improving growth, Operation HOPE has positively...
View ArticleMaine Makes History With Its First Black Chamber Of Commerce
Joshua Brister, owner of the Lewiston-Auburn Maples, a women’s semiprofessional basketball team in Maine, is creating the state’s first Black chamber of commerce. The Portland Press Herald reported...
View ArticleAngel Gregorio, Owner Of The Spice Suite, Is Changing D.C.’s Market For Black...
Angel Gregorio, owner of Black + Forth, is making room for more Black entrepreneurs like herself in Washington, D.C. As Washington’s real estate prices soar, so does demand for newer, more inclusive...
View ArticleBLK & Bold Named One Of America’s Fastest-Growing Companies
BLK & Bold, a specialty tea and coffee manufacturer, has been named one of the fastest-growing private businesses in the U.S. by Inc. As reported by Business Wire, they are ranked number 61 in...
View ArticleLarry Jackson Jr., Creator Of ‘Black Visitor’s Guide to Kansas City,’ Dies At 76
Larry Jackson Jr., the creator of The Black Visitor’s Guide to Kansas City, died June 10 from prostate cancer. He was 76. According to the Kansas City Star, while Jackson was best known for creating...
View ArticleSBA Lending To Black Businesses Doubled Since 2020
Calling it “historic progress,” the U.S. Small Business Administration announced it has doubled lending to Black businesses nationwide in multiple categories. The SBA on Thursday, Sept. 21, reported it...
View ArticleFifteen Percent Pledge And Shop With Google To Award $250,000 To Black-Owned...
Obtaining capital to flourish remains an ongoing struggle for Black entrepreneurs who wrestle with the issue more often than their nondiverse peers. The Fifteen Percent Pledge aims to help reduce the...
View ArticleSouthern Georgia Black Chambers’ First-Ever Black Business Gala Promises A...
Celebrate The Southern Georgia Black Chambers, who will host its inaugural Black Business Gala on Dec. 9 in Valdosta, Georgia. The nonprofit organization promises a night of elegance and celebration...
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