DOLLARS. AS LISA ROBINSON REPORTS, VISIT BALTIMORE HAS SET UP A BLACK BUSINESS DIRECTORY JUST IN TIME FOR THE EVENT. >> I OWN A STATIONARY MANUFACTURING BUSINESS. WE REIK LE BUILD A BEAR BUT FOR REVIEWS AND PLANNERS. LISA: SHE OWNS THIS BOOKSTORE. AND STARTING A BUSINESS – AND BEING LISTED IN THE BLACK BUSINESS […]
SALT LAKE CITY – A directory of women-owned businesses is looking to expand its current database and give money to those who help do just that. The Women’s Business Center of Utah (WBCUtah) has announced it is awarding five $1,000 grants to women-owned and operated small businesses that have helped grow Utah’s Women-Owned Business Directory […]
SALT LAKE CITY – A directory of women-owned businesses is looking to expand its current database and give money to those who help do just that. The Women’s Business Center of Utah (WBCUtah) has announced it is awarding five $1,000 grants to women-owned and operated small businesses that have helped grow Utah’s Women-Owned Business Directory […]
Discovering great Black-owned businesses in Canada is easier than ever with a new national online directory and e-commerce marketplace. The Black Business Association of BC (BBABC) launched Black Biz Global on February 1 to mark the start of Black History Month. The National Black-Owned Business Directory was created to support Black Canadian-owned businesses with their […]
DETROIT, January 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Directory of Black Owned Businesses and Organizations (DOBOBO) is designed to provide an Internet-based platform to support and publicize Black businesses and organizations in our communities. DOBOBO is a nationwide web-based, consumer-focused advertising and marketing platform. It aims to provide Black-owned businesses and organizations with the ability to […]
PORTLAND — Sometimes a brilliant idea for a new business is just a phone call away. For Sarah Guerette, director of the CEI Women’s Business Center, this idea was born out of several phone calls to the center, which helps budding women entrepreneurs. “We get calls all the time from people who want to shop […]
NEW BEDFORD – In 2021, BuyBlackNB showcased nine vendor pop-ups to support black-owned businesses on the South Coast. Formed during the Black Lives Matter protests, the organization has even more impressive goals for 2022. “The repertoire was a start,†said Justina Perry, Founder of BuyBlackNB, adding that she was proud of what the team created […]
One of the main issues that women entrepreneurs face is accessing networks, which leads to missed opportunities. To bring greater visibility and support to women entrepreneurs in Maine, the CEI Braunschweig Women’s Business Center launched the Maine Women’s Business List last week. It is the first public directory of women-owned businesses across Maine. Women-owned businesses […]
Hilary Crowell, owner of Cultivated Thread, a small weaving mill in Bath. Waylon wolfe Women-owned businesses across the country are helping to spur economic recovery, but they still face barriers that hold back the growth of their businesses, such as lack of capital and social constraints. One of the main issues that women entrepreneurs face […]
Crain’s Cleveland Business has launched a directory of LGBTQ-owned businesses based in Northeast Ohio. The directory contains 58 organizations, including businesses that are at least 51% owned by people who identify as LGBTQ as well as nonprofits focused on LGBTQ issues. Crain subscribers can view the directory in the print edition of Monday, December 13 […]
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The holiday season is upon us and small businesses have an opportunity to take advantage of pent-up demand and the overall rebound of the US economy in the post-COVID world. Consumers are willing to spend and Small Business Saturday promotions will help attract holiday shoppers to physical stores. In this photo taken on October 29, […]
CirculateMKE’s mobile marketplaces connect customers to some of Milwaukee’s most diverse vendors. The market reappears this Black Friday at PEAK Initiative in the Midtown district. (File photo provided by Shalina Ali) There are plenty of opportunities to shop for gifts on Black Friday, but it can be difficult to find places where the money you […]
The Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce (ASBCC) is launching the “Alabama Green Book,” a statewide directory of black-owned businesses. It is inspired by the “Negro Motorist Green Book” or Green Book, a travel guide from the Jim Crow era that helped black travelers find companies that would serve them. It was compiled by Victor […]
Tammy Combs, writer, innovator, entrepreneur and publisher of Black Pages of the South. (Black PR Wire) – With millions of Black-owned businesses across the country, Black-Owned Businesses do not yet have a comprehensive, comprehensive, and consistent site that connects customers to Black-Owned Businesses, especially in the southern states. But not for long…. On Monday, August […]
Black-owned Black Business Directory Aims to Connect Consumers to Black-Owned Businesses Black Pages of the South business resource directory launches digital platform on August 30, with mobile app to follow (Black PR Wire) – With millions of black-owned businesses across the country, black-owned businesses do not yet have a comprehensive, comprehensive, and cohesive site that […]
(BPRW) Black-Owned Black Business Directory Aims To Connect Consumers To Black-Owned Businesses Black Pages of the South business resource directory launches digital platform on August 30, with mobile app to follow (Black PR Wire) – With millions of black-owned businesses across the country, black-owned businesses do not yet have a comprehensive, comprehensive, and cohesive site […]
(BPRW) A directory of black-owned businesses aims to connect consumers to black-owned businesses Business resource directory Black Pages of the South launches digital platform August 30, with mobile app to follow (Black PR Wire) – With millions of Black-owned businesses across the country, Black-Owned Businesses do not yet have a comprehensive, comprehensive, and consistent site […]
(BPRW) Black Owned Black Business Directory Aims To Connect Consumers To Black-Owned Businesses Black Pages of the South business resource directory launches digital platform on August 30, with mobile app to follow (Black PR Wire) – With millions of black-owned businesses across the country, black-owned businesses do not yet have a comprehensive, comprehensive, and cohesive […]
The Charleston Subway Chamber of Commerce plans to launch a directory of minority businesses in the Lowcountry that includes businesses in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties. Senior Vice President of Leadership and Programs Adrian Cain said his team reached out to a range of partners across the region, including the city of Charleston, North Charleston […]
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CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce highlights minority-owned businesses and encourages locals to visit them and other businesses to hire them through a special business directory that should be launched next week. The Chamber of Commerce says it has developed the “Lowcountry Minority Business Directory,†which it calls the ultimate hub […]
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Right Place launched an online business directory highlighting more than 1,200 West Michigan businesses owned by women, people of color, veterans and people who are identify as gay, bisexual or transgender. “Through our work with the Grand Grand Rapids business community, our team was able to identify a significant disconnect […]
BIG FAST – The good place inc. released a new digital database of businesses owned by people of color, women, veterans and people from the LGBTQ community operating in a 13-county region of western Michigan. The Directory of diversified companies – which includes over 1,200 alphabetical listings – is searchable by business or industry name […]
The Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance is launching an online directory of 800 local black-owned businesses called the Hastings Street Index on Monday. Named after a thoroughfare in Black Detroit’s historically important but now destroyed neighborhood, Black Bottom, the interactive listing will allow anyone to search by location, category, and various tags for black-owned businesses. […]
Have you ever wondered what the local landscape looks like, when it comes to the number of women-owned WNY businesses in our community? In recent years, more and more women-owned businesses have been established, helping to create a more diverse economy in the region. When the pandemic struck, the WNY Foundation for Women sought to […]
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ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (KALB) – The Central Louisiana Regional Chamber of Commerce is creating a number of initiatives to help minority small business owners. Currently, the chamber is developing a directory of African American-owned businesses, including a directory for women-owned businesses and one for veteran-owned businesses. All directories will be posted on the chamber’s new website, […]
In August 2020, a Federal Reserve Bank of New York report found that black-owned businesses were more than twice as likely to close as their white counterparts. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Newtown Florist Club Executive Director Reverend Rose Johnson said the directory serves as a recognition and reminder to invest in black businesses. “We […]
A business directory listing more than two dozen black-owned businesses in Prince Edward Island quickly grew and was launched just days after a call for listings was launched. “We had planned to launch it a little later. And then we thought, “You know what? Let’s do it. Why are we waiting? â€Said Tamara Steele, Executive […]
a online directory for Black Owned Businesses in Manitoba continues to expand after launching last spring. Black Owned Manitoba launched in June 2020, during the Black Lives Matter era. “(We thought) how can we create something that highlights and strengthens the (economic) growth of the black community in our province,†co-founder France Bahati told Global […]
Angela Middleton, who was the project coordinator, said she was able to gather information on around 170 black-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, community resources and churches. Middleton said they still hope to contact several more before the directory is released. “We would like minority businesses to be highlighted so that they can continue to grow and prosper,†[…]
Reading time: 4 minutes By Aaliyah Dasoo In 2018, Halima Jibril was wandering around Toronto looking for black-owned businesses that she could add to the directory she was preparing, something similar to a yellow pages book. Local businesses and services in his community were often discovered through word of mouth, mostly without an online presence, […]
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WATE) – Finding a local place to eat, shop, find auto repair or health care can be a daunting task if you don’t know where to start. Add to that search the ability to find local minority and black owned businesses and until October 2020 there was no specific option for Knoxville based […]
The Roanoke Regional Partnership will create a new online directory focused on women and minority-owned businesses, a resource it hopes to launch within a month or so. it’s free and you don’t have to be a room Joyce Waugh is the president and CEO of the room. Colors Virginia magazine publisher Robert Jeffrey Jr. – […]
The Fort Wayne Black Chamber of Commerce is looking to expand and plans to create a new website and directory of Black-owned businesses. Clifford Clarke, chairman of the board of directors of the Fort Wayne Black Chamber of Commerce and owner of C2 IT Advisors, spoke to members of the Rotary Club of Fort Wayne […]
FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The Virginia Black Business Directory has published a holiday gift guide for buyers who want to support black-owned businesses in the state during the holiday season. The digital guide includes lots of gift ideas for the holidays which can be purchased online. The guide also contains information on special discounts at Virginia […]
The Knoxville Chamber of Commerce estimates that there are at least 500 black-owned businesses in Knoxville. KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The Knoxville Black Business Directory, an online space where people can find black businesses from all walks of life, launched October 1. “What we wanted to do was put a place online where these businesses could […]
FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The Virginia Black Business Directory is hosting its first Virginia Black Business Directory exhibit in Fredericksburg on Saturday, with the goal of empowering black-owned businesses across the state network with potential clients. The exposure, which will include a food truck festival, will take place Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at […]
Post views: 2,937 National News – Black-Owned Business Listings Now Available On Directory of African American businesses in the United States online website. Recently, there has been an increase in demand to find quality Black-Owned Businesses in the United States, and it is for this reason that the American Directory of African-American Businesses was created. […]
Black business owners in Gainesville and surrounding towns can use a platform to reach more consumers to support their products and services. Gainesville Black Professionals this month launched its “Minority Business Directory” which features more than 100 companies in various industries including real estate, apparel, beauty, food, fitness, finance, health and more. Virginia Grant, executive […]
To celebrate Juneteenth, the mogul released a directory of black businesses. CLEVELAND — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is a woman who doesn’t speak much, but when she speaks, know that it has a purpose. “Being black is your activism. Black excellence is a form of protest. Black joy is your right,” Queen Bey said on her website […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The list of hotels, stores, restaurants and taverns published in The Negro Motorist Green Book provided a guide to safe establishments for black Americans to frequent in segregationist towns across the country. New York postal carrier Victor Hugo Green created the guide in 1936 so black people could travel and do business […]
Waves of support for the black community poured out on social media following the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis. Anti-racism tweets and photos took center stage and it inspired three Winnipeg women to create a new online platform. Ima Eknem, Odette Bahati and Francine Bahati decided to create an […]