If you’re Black in America, you’re more likely to be an entrepreneur: 20 percent of the Black population started a business in recent years, compared to 12 percent of white Americans. This comes partly by necessity: A white-dominated upper echelon

Because Advancing Black Entrepreneurs by Chase for Business enables Black business owners to address immediate financial needs and build resiliency. It’s no overstatement that Black-owned U.S. businesses are in a state of crisis due to the economic fallout from the

The money is part of a national effort to uplift communities of color and improve public health. PORTLAND, Ore. — Kaiser Permanente Northwest is granting $250,000 to Black-owned businesses and nonprofits spanning Oregon and Washington. It is part of Kaiser’s

WINDSOR, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), announced today a first-of-its-kind program to support greater retirement planning opportunities for minority, women, veteran, disability, and LGBTQ-owned businesses — along with nonprofit organizations that serve them. The Just Right Advantage™ Program is

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

Small business owners are invited to apply for grants ranging from $10k to $25k to support business growth HOUSTON, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As part of a continued commitment to uplift New Majority-owned small businesses across the United States,

Gabrielle Union, actress, producer and co-founder of hair care brand Flawless by Gabrielle Union, has teamed up with celebrity hairstylist and business partner Larry Sims to launch “Lift As We Climb,” an initiative to support black-owned businesses and community organizations.

We recently interviewed a variety of Black-owned Business Owners in

In 2016, OneUnited Bank, the nation’s largest Black-owned bank and