Black business ownership is on the rise, with entrepreneurs like Anissa Truitt, Christina Sledge and Ceal Starks transforming personal missions into purpose-driven, community-centered ventures.
Tag: National Black Business Month
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The people speak: What’s your favorite Black business?
Black people in the US have a wide range of favorite Black-owned businesses, including Cuples Tea, Surprise Me Gifts, Donnadon Productions, Abby’s The Sandwich Specialist, Octavia’s Bookshelf, Blk Swan, and Adams Motorsport Park.
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The power of Black entrepreneurship
John Arthur Butts, a hard-working man from Norfolk, VA, started his own landscaping business, Nature’s Green, after being let go from his job at Lone Star Cement Corporation, and passed down his skills to his family, who are now successful entrepreneurs.
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From the publisher’s desk: Never despise small beginnings
Frances Murphy “Toni” Draper, CEO and Publisher of the AFRO-American Newspaper, reflects on her early experiences as an entrepreneur and the importance of entrepreneurship for Black-owned businesses.
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Local crowdfunding campaign ‘CLLCTIVGIVE’ brings in $1.1 million for Black-led social change organizations
CLLCTIVLY hosted CLLCTIVGIVE, a 24-hour crowdfunding campaign that raised $1.12 million for 119 Black-led social change organizations in Baltimore, providing them with no-strings-attached funding to sustain and grow their organizations.