Carrying a Legacy: Lafayette County’s oldest active Black-owned business

In 2016, LaVera Hodges was faced with the challenge of building back up what her family had started over 80 years ago. After professional differences between Hodges a former employee, whom she viewed as family, the future of L. Hodges

This woman is behind the first Black-owned tax franchise system in U.S. giving businesses financial freedom

Alniesha Carter is the first Black woman to own a tax franchise business in the United States. The tax franchise business, TaxPrep Evolution Inc. (TPE), is already making significant impacts in the country, according to Blackbusiness. Carter has been in