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Leading Black- and Women-owned Architecture Firm McKissack & McKissack Hires Alana Elston as Chief People Officer

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 20222296

McKissack & McKissack, one of the nation's leading Black woman-owned architecture and construction firms appoints Alana Elston as Chief People Officer....

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Black Woman Entrepreneur Owns Two 7-Eleven Stores Right Across the Street From Each Other

Black EnterpriseSeptember 26, 2020September 26, 2020

by Black EnterpriseSeptember 26, 2020September 26, 202019963

Meet Alyson Rae Lawson, the CEO and founder of RaeLawson Enterprise LLC, a franchisee/operator of two 7-Eleven convenience stores with gas stations that are located...

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Entrepreneur Makes History as Founder of One of the First Black Woman-Owned Online K-12 Virtual Schools

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 30, 2020August 30, 2020

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 30, 2020August 30, 202016095

Meet Dana Delane-Williams, the owner and founder of American High School, an online virtual school for grades K-12 that has been leading the way in online...

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Black Woman-Owned Book Store in Chicago Overwhelmed With Book Sales

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 5, 2020July 10, 2020

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJuly 5, 2020July 10, 202019103

Danielle Mullen, the owner of Semicolon Bookstore, a Black-owned book store in Chicago, says that the global Black Lives Matter campaign has resulted in a huge...

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Black Woman Entrepreneur Wins Major Contract to Develop California State Funded Web Project

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsJune 23, 2020June 23, 202010100

Meet Zhe Scott, founder of the SEO Queen, who recently won a major contract from the state of California to design, develop and launch the state’s...

Entrepreneurship

Black Woman-Owned Brewery Partners With Samuel Adams Beer

Kandia JohnsonApril 3, 2018April 4, 2018

by Kandia JohnsonApril 3, 2018April 4, 20181646

Recently, she partnered with Samuel Adams beer—one of the highest-rated beer brands among consumers. We caught up with Armstrong to learn about her journey as well...

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3 Fundamental Affiliate Marketing Secrets From The Founder of Happy Black Woman

Courtney HerringJune 25, 2015August 27, 2018

by Courtney HerringJune 25, 2015August 27, 20182430

Black Enterprise sat down with Rosetta Thurman the creator of Happy Black Woman to discuss how she uses affiliate marketing and its significant role in her...