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6 Ways You Can Support Black Businesses Long-Term
Want to see lasting diversity and equality in your entrepreneurial community? Here are some ways to put your time, money, leadership and know-how to work on evening the playing field for minority-owned businesses.
To Understand the Riots, Consider the “Valuation” of Black Lives
The CEO of the Association for Enterprise Opportunity contextualizes the unrest in stark financial terms.
These Entrepreneurs Were Affected by Riots, But They “See the Forest Instead of Focusing on the Trees”
Like many small business owners in communities of color, these entrepreneurs in Tampa are more concerned about forward progress than raging against rioters.
How Should You Be Talking With Employees About Racism?
Diversity and inclusion experts weigh in. One throughline: It’s better to grapple with the issue openly than say nothing because you’re afraid of getting it wrong.
Here’s How Business Leaders Are Responding to the George Floyd Protests
Many are using their platforms to express solidarity and promising to do their part in reaching meaningful reform.
The SBA Gives $6.8 Billion in PPP to Business Owners of Color
The Small Business Administration is giving additional PPP funds to Community Financial Development Institutions, which lend to small businesses in underserved communities.
Hot Dog Sales Are Red-Hot. These Weiner Businesses are Giving Back.
This Memorial Day, two Brooklyn companies are hoping that backyard BBQs can help heal.
News Organizations Sue SBA for Refusing to Reveal Which Companies Received PPP
It has reportedly been ignoring Freedom of Information Act requests from the ‘New York Times’ and others.
Is the SBA Denying Disaster Loans to Anyone Arrested in the Last 10 Years? A Leaked Powerpoint Suggests It Is.
Despite broad bipartisan support for stimulus loans reaching small business owners with criminal records, Steven Mnuchin and the SBA are reportedly excluding more rehabilitated entrepreneurs than they’ve ever admitted before.