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Synchrony Commits $100 Million to Grow Minority-Owned Businesses

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsFebruary 2, 2023February 3, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsFebruary 2, 2023February 3, 2023660

Project Black invests in middle-market companies that are not currently minority owned, as well as existing Black- and Hispanic-owned businesses, providing capital, resources and minority...

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Macy’s To Invest $30 Million Over 5 Years To Support Minority-Owned Retail Businesses, Entrepreneurs

Derek MajorNovember 7, 2022November 8, 2022

by Derek MajorNovember 7, 2022November 8, 20222543

Macy's, the largest department store in the U.S., will invest $30 million over the next five years to support minority-owned businesses in retail...

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The Black Currency, Neotribe Launch Pitch Virtual Competition For Minority-Owned Businesses

Atiya JordanJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

by Atiya JordanJuly 20, 2022July 20, 20221766

The Black Currency is partnering with Neotribe to bring a virtual pitch competition for small minority-owned businesses to life....

D.C. Investor Launches Project 500 to Help Entrepreneurs Scale their Companies

Sequoia BlodgettNovember 7, 2017December 2, 2017

by Sequoia BlodgettNovember 7, 2017December 2, 20172117

Project 500, a business-development program, is helping D.C. businesses scale their revenue, staff, and investment retained....

Entrepreneurship

Houston Black Chamber Establishes Relief Fund for Harvey-Ravaged Black Businesses

Samara LynnAugust 30, 2017September 30, 2017

by Samara LynnAugust 30, 2017September 30, 2017811

The Greater Houston Black Chamber is setting up the GHBC Foundation 501c3 Relief Fund to assist black-owned businesses in jeopardy from Hurricane Harvey....

Entrepreneurship

Bob Johnson Applauds GOP Sen. Tim Scott for Championing Diversity Bill

Carolyn M. BrownJanuary 18, 2017September 30, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownJanuary 18, 2017September 30, 20171004

BET founder Bob Johnson applauds GOP Sen. Tim Scott, for championing a bill that ensures that job applicants from all walks of life are given...

Entrepreneurship

Cost of Doing Business With the Federal Government on the Rise

Carolyn M. BrownJanuary 11, 2017September 30, 2017

by Carolyn M. BrownJanuary 11, 2017September 30, 20171961

Each year federal agencies spend billions of dollars purchasing goods and services from small businesses and large contractors alike. Despite a lack of growth in...

Top 21 Worst States for Minority-Owned Businesses

Courtney ConnleyJune 25, 2014October 5, 2017

by Courtney ConnleyJune 25, 2014October 5, 20171243

Data from the SBA's Office of Advocacy and Bloomberg Businessweek show the worst states offering opportunities for minority entrepreneurs...

Entrepreneurship

Only 5 Percent of Minority, Women-Owned Businesses Get NYC Contracts

Gerren Keith GaynorMarch 18, 2013October 5, 2017

by Gerren Keith GaynorMarch 18, 2013October 5, 2017481

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's study shows that minority and women-owned businesses got only 5 percent of last year's budget....

MED Week Focus: International Business Opportunities

Joyce JonesAugust 21, 2010November 2, 2017

by Joyce JonesAugust 21, 2010November 2, 2017338

The Minority Business Development Agency[JJ1] â€™s annual National Minority enterprise Development (MED) Week[JJ2] conference kicks off next week in Washington, D.C., under the banner, â€œStrategies...