RAEFORD, N.C. (WTVD) — A local candle business was featured on Good Morning America on Thursday morning.Durham native and military spouse D'Shawn Russell quit her job as an educator after 22 years and started Southern Elegance Candle Company. Now, business is booming.WATCH: Black-owned Raeford business sees sales skyrocket after George Floyd's death sparked social justice…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — As President Biden commits to a more equitable PPP rollout process, Black-owned small businesses continue to face difficulties.According to a report by UC Santa Cruz, from February to April 2020, the number of active Black-owned businesses decreased by 41%, more than double the rate of white-owned businesses."Access to capital has been…
HARLEM — The New York Amsterdam News is an institution among the Black press. Now the paper is leaning on its illustrious past to help give it a future in a changing media landscape.Publisher Elinor Tatum can rattle off a long list of occasions when the newsroom stepped up for its primarily minority readership. Tatum…
E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co. recently announced that it has expanded its operations to the Carolinas with new offices in Charlotte and Raleigh. In addition, as the country prepares to celebrate Black History Month, E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Company—recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce as the oldest continuously Black-owned and operated business in the…
Johnny Hackett Jr. is the CEO of Black Dollar Corp. Photo provided by Johnny Hackett Jr.Johnny Hackett Jr., founder and CEO of The Black Dollar Corp., walked away from his corporate job in 2011 to pursue entrepreneurship. After Johnny realized the lack of basic entry level skills represented in the workplace, he took a leap…
Thank you for printing this page from the City of Raleigh’s Official Website (www.raleighnc.gov) https://raleighnc.gov/grants-funding-and-relief/business-investment-grant 04/18/2023 10:48 am Grants based on new job creation and new ad valorem taxable investments made by companies. Updated: Apr 18, 2023 The Business Investment Grant (BIG) is a discretionary incentive program that provides cash grants to new and existing businesses that…
PHILADELPHIA — Tiffani Dean is the owner of La Diva Dolls, crafting handmade dolls representing Black women and girls.Dean has been making dolls for 27 years and started in hopes of helping provide for her family.Each doll is one of a kind and poseable.It wasn't until 2020 that her business gained more due to using…