Sep 11, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, History, Leadership, Men
Some 30 years ago, few knew Kansas City’s Black business community better than Larry Jackson Jr. The lifelong city resident and bootstrap entrepreneur was a “walking Rolodex” of the day’s places and faces, his son, Scott Mason, 53, said. “If you needed X, Y or Z, he...
Aug 28, 2023 | Business, Entrepreneurship
Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the charge to support underserved Black business across America. From the Sycamore and Oak small business retail incubator in Southwest D.C., Harris recently announced the Capital Readiness Program, a new $125 million federal...
Aug 21, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Events
Black-owned businesses are getting a chance to connect this week with the community in Minneapolis. Tents lined up and down the parking lot of the Midtown Global Market for the Black Entrepreneur State Fair. The fair is a weeklong celebration highlighting business...
Aug 7, 2023 | Business, Entrepreneurship, Events
The Greater Richmond Convention Center is playing host to the second annual BLCK Street Conference, which seeks to help Black entrepreneurs and business owners grow their business knowledge and skills. Throughout the day on Monday, more than 40 speakers and 16 panels...
Aug 7, 2023 | Books, Entrepreneurship
There’s only one month left to finish your summer reading list, and these books by Black entrepreneurs need to make the cut. From a Shark Tank judge to a “professional troublemaker,” these...
Jul 31, 2023 | Education, Entrepreneurship
In mainstream media, school choice is often framed as taking money away from public schools or being elite, White, and only a conservative policy issue. Yet Black school founders’ very existence directly debunks these common myths. My own experience does, too. That’s...
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