Announcing the new iteration of Evolve Small – built to champion and promote small businesses across North America by providing financial aid, technological resources, community support, and business mentorship.Raleigh, NC (August 22, 2022) – Today, Lenovo announced the new iteration of Evolve Small – an initiative built to champion and promote small businesses across North…
Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Continue in Browser Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts.Please enter a valid zipcode.SaveRALEIGH, N.C. — About 40 North Carolina businesses participated in this year’s Black Restaurant Week which ran from April 28 to May 7. What You Need To…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — We're highlighting trailblazing women in our community for Women's History Month, and Adé Carrena is exactly that.Born in the West African country of Benin, her mother put her up for adoption at 10 years old, hoping to give her a better life.She faced a lot of obstacles after being adopted in…
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Blackout Day 2020 is a movement on July 7 urging people–specifically people of color–not to spend any money, except at Black-owned businesses.According Nielsen, Black spending power in the United States is $1.2 trillion a year; economists say overall US spending is around $35 trillion."Corporations realize that Black consumerism is powerful," said…
Filed under:Brewmaster Mike Potter started as a beer lover and now runs his own breweryOn the surface, Mike Potter’s journey to becoming a brewery owner would appear to have trod a familiar path — a beer lover starts homebrewing, and what was a hobby grows into a full-blown obsession followed by a business plan, equipment…
Triangle Business Journal reported the news that Flavor Hills, a concept out of Jacksonville, North Carolina, has opened in the former Wahlburgers/Flying Mayan spot in downtown Raleigh at 319 Fayetteville St. Flavor Hills is owned by Marine Corps veterans and the menu features classic Southern dishes and a dose of Cajun flair. TBJ shared that…
E.E. Ward Moving and Storage, the longest continuously operating Black-owned business in the U.S., marks 144 years CBS17.comsource
‘Get the hell out’ written in chalk in front of Black-owned NC restaurant, owner says Raleigh News & Observersource
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — They're calling it R.A.G.E — Random Acts of Generosity Everywhere. It's Vision Church's aim to lead a movement toward small investments in minority-owned businesses that have struggled through the pandemic. And the north Raleigh congregation is challenging people in the community to do the same thing."I had not heard about it.…