Operation Hope, one of the leading financial education and economic empowerment groups serving African Americans, teamed up with global e-commerce powerhouse Shopify to create 1 million Black-owned businesses over the next five …
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Evanston Police Officer Tosha Wilson had a steady job and a good credit score but could not get a startup loan for her proposed Black-owned business. This brought about an …
Jason Coles shares his tips on how Black-owned businesses can thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic by using digital tools. Ecommerce has seen rocket ship-like growth since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when brick-and-mortar …
Black-owned businesses should adapt to ecommerce, says Katika’s founder Read More »
Back in April, when the pandemic initially stalled business operations, reports came out that nearly 90 percent of businesses owned by people of color would not receive funding from the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck …
Black Organizations Fight Systemic Racism by Supporting Black Businesses Read More »
Although the pandemic threatens those gains, many entrepreneurs are pushing on and getting creative to weather the storm “My business is crippled right now,” Kim Morrison told BK Reader. However, it …
Brooklyn’s Black-Owned Small Businesses Grow Despite Challenges Read More »
Black Rich Listings will provide a categorized listing of Black-owned businesses while also providing businesses with grants, business classes, vendor lists, and tutorials. New York, NY — During a time where …
Calling itself America’s oldest and largest trade group for Black businesses, the National Business League has aggressive growth plans for the future. The Washington, D.C.-based business advocacy group aims to …
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As the nation celebrates Black Business Month, a group of entrepreneurs has launched a 100-percent black-owned equity crowdfunding platform, The 10K Project that is setting out to fund black businesses and bridge …
New data tells us what Black entrepreneurs need. Here are a few things you can do to support them. BY ELIZABETH GORE The day Hello Alice launched in 2017, we committed that our …
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by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton After George Floyd was murdered, the outrage brought about calls for change internationally. Many companies are trying to be on the right side of racial justice …
