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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina is one of the best states for Black-owned businesses in 2025, coming in third nationwide, just behind Georgia and Delaware, according to a new report from B2B Reviews.The state stands out with a 60.7% business success rate-higher than the national average of 56.1%. From 2023 to 2024, Black-owned businesses…
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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. — The Black Friday Market may look like any other store, but it’s a business model different from the rest. “It’s a one-stop shop for Black-owned…
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — Black-owned businesses saw a surge in sales after the murder of George Floyd with people desperate to combat racial injustice.This reckoning spurred a movement where supporters fought back with their pocketbooks and one year later that momentum continues."Like every day email notifications would go off with a notifications of a new…
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — David Foye owns The Kitchen Archive.His two locations in both Durham and Raleigh gives caterers, bakers and food truck owners a space to cook."The main thing I enjoy is the autonomy," said Foye. "The pandemic has made it very challenging."When the pandemic shut down the food service industry, Foye's commercial kitchen…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Valerie Fields appreciates history, especially what remains visible along South Blount Street in Raleigh's historic Prince Hall district.The once vibrant Black business district is a short distance from Shaw University. But now, after she and her husband used money from a Raleigh Building Uplift grant to renovate her PR business, she's…
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. — The Black Friday Market may look like any other store, but it’s a business model different from the rest. “It’s a one-stop shop for Black-owned…