D.C. Investor Launches Project 500 to Help Entrepreneurs Scale their Companies
Project 500, a business-development program, is helping D.C. businesses scale their revenue, staff, and investment retained....
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Houston Black Chamber Establishes Relief Fund for Harvey-Ravaged Black Businesses
The Greater Houston Black Chamber is setting up the GHBC Foundation 501c3 Relief Fund to assist black-owned businesses in jeopardy from Hurricane Harvey....
Bob Johnson Applauds GOP Sen. Tim Scott for Championing Diversity Bill
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...
Cost of Doing Business With the Federal Government on the Rise
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
Data from the SBA's Office of Advocacy and Bloomberg Businessweek show the worst states offering opportunities for minority entrepreneurs...
Only 5 Percent of Minority, Women-Owned Businesses Get NYC Contracts
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
The Minority Business Development Agency[JJ1] ’s annual National Minority enterprise Development (MED) Week[JJ2] conference kicks off next week in Washington, D.C., under the banner, “Strategies...
Starting a Successful Photography Business
Though talent is a necessary ingredient for being a successful photographer, training and experience are essential, says Susan Michal, owner of Jacksonville, Florida-based Susan Michal...
The Stimulus Plan Must Give Minority-Owned Businesses and Minorities a Fair Shake
Despite years of effort, minority-owned businesses are still drastically underrepresented in the U.S. economy....
Study: Women at the Forefront
The growth of minority, women-owned businesses outpaced all other small businesses, at a rate of 57% from 1997 to 2002, according to a survey by...