NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I believe celebrating our heroes does as much for us as it does them. Most who put in work to improve our communities,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Awarded with the auspicious “Impact Leader Award,” an honor, which recognizes individuals committed to public service in spite of tremendous personal risk, Symone...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — Since CBD’s legalization in 2014, Milwaukee has seen a wave of CBD stores and products both in the city and surrounding neighborhoods.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE — The Creative Coast is excited to announce The Creative Coast Idea Accelerator Bootcamp.
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — A new plan is being formed to help address the racial wealth gap in Minnesota
THE WEEKLY CHALLENGER — As an entrepreneur, Robinson is the CEO of both Robinson’s Italian, a water ice dessert company, and Ituey LLC, a children’s literacy...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — This September, Madison startup company SciArt Software, Inc. was awarded a $530,000 investment from the Idea Fund of La Crosse.
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency, is announcing grant awards of nearly $2 million to four Historically Black Colleges...
MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — For sisters Ione Rucker-Jamison and Dr. Ellen Rucker Sellers, hair care has always been a family affair.
OKLAHOMA EAGLE — Stop by the Greenwood Ave Pop Up shop, Trainer Bob Caddy will have free joining & health assessment/consultation meetings this entire month
AFRO — Maryland Senator Ben Cardin stated strengthening access to capital for minority-owned businesses can unite a Congress divided by party lines.
By Armstrong Williams NNPA News Wire Columnist Time is one of those magical dimensions of the human experience. At certain instances it seems like there is...
By Glenda Gill NNPA News Wire Guest Columnist Ever since Henry Ford declared he’d pay $5 a day to workers in his factories, African Americans have...
By Willie Jolley NNPA Columnist Jeffrey Hayzlett is a marketing powerhouse who has built a massive business from the ground up. He started as a...
By Willie Jolley NNPA Columnist Rejection! At one point or another, everyone experiences rejection. Being told “no,” “not now,” “not you,” “you’re not the one” and...
By Willie Jolley NNPA Columnist As someone who has pursued business ventures since he opened his first lemonade stand as a kid, Randal Pinkett’s...
By Willie Jolley NNPA Columnist With revenues in excess of $5 billion and more than 2,200 employees in 48 states and six countries, World Wide...
By Willie Jolley NNPA Columnist Chris Gardner wrote the book, The Pursuit of Happyness, about his story of being homeless and rearing son while working...
JOYCE M. ROSENBERG, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With the cameras rolling, Daniel and Stephanie Rensing accepted an offer from a “Shark Tank” investor....
(Fortune) – It’s no secret that startups often fall into the trap of spending money on things that aren’t that important — it’s just one...
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist I will be 67 years old next month. For nearly half of those years my wife, Kay, and I...
(Quartz) – Sometimes, the best innovation isn’t an app. South Africans Thato Kgatlhanye and Rea Ngwane are co-founders of the business Rethaka. Their brand of Repurposed Schoolbags are made...
Karen Brigsby Bates, NPR (NPR.com)—Cosmetics giant L’Oréal purchased Carol’s Daughter, a beauty company that sells natural hair and skin products for black women, earlier this week....
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist It was all a dream. Salt n Pepa and Heavy D in a limousine. Hanging pictures on my wall….. I share...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – From the rubble of the Great Recession, women business owners are emerging victorious with record growth and...
