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7 Grants For Black-Owned Businesses To Apply For In 2024

May 20, 2024 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Finance

In recent years, Black-owned businesses have grown at the fastest pace in 30 years. However, despite growing optimism, the path to success for Black entrepreneurs is still paved with systematic barriers in 2024. In addition to the regular pressures of running a...

Cincinnati Woman Creates App Designed To Connect Tourists To Black-Owned Businesses

Apr 29, 2024 | Business, Technology, Women

A Cincinnati woman is helping to shape tourism in the city for visitors by providing the ultimate guide to local Black businesses. In July 2023, Azizah Nubia launched Cincy Black Travel Guide to make it easier for people to get a pure experience of...

Oldest Black-Owned Businesses In America

Apr 15, 2024 | Business, History

Black businesses are rich in history. From newspapers to banks to restaurants and more, Black-owned businesses are an integral part of American life. Today, Black men and women own 2.6 million businesses across the United States, roughly 9.5 percent of businesses in...

Black-Owned Businesses More Than Just Economic Boost To Knoxville

Apr 8, 2024 | Business

What does a single Black-owned business mean to the community? The ripple effects of successful Black businesses go far beyond contribution to the local economy. For starters, they create jobs, help Black families pass on wealth and send kids to college. They are the...

How Storytelling Is Changing Landscape For Black Business Owners

Mar 25, 2024 | Business

Storytelling isn’t just a marketing tool. It’s a powerful way to elevate yourself and your community. A few weeks ago, when I moderated a panel about social media at SXSW at Inc. Founders House, Lisa J. of BK Beauty shared a story with the audience. She...

Beauty Brand Turns $5 Bar Soap Into 6-Figure Business

Mar 11, 2024 | Business

It was 2003 when Kimo Bentley crafted her first soap bar in her New York apartment. The shea butter-based oatmeal and brown sugar exfoliating soap bar didn’t start as a business venture but as a Trinidadian mother’s desperation to alleviate her daughter’s eczema....