HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Entrepreneurs and state and local leaders reviewed findings from the 2025 State of Black Business Report for Connecticut on Tuesday. Several leaders gathered at The Lab at ...

Access to capital continues to be a significant obstacle to small businesses, especially those owned by Black, Brown and other marginalized entrepreneurs. To address funding challenges, a number of ...

Funding your business can feel like an uphill battle. Here’s how Black entrepreneurs can take control and find support. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Target is once again spotlighting its collaboration with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), a move that comes ...

In a partnership with Oakton Community College, Evanston’s Reparations Committee’s economic working group is launching a hybrid grant and training program for Black residents looking to grow their ...

For many Black entrepreneurs, the road to full-time business ownership is marked by both systemic challenges and strategic breakthroughs. While success is possible, it often hinges on access to ...

JESSUP, MD / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2025 / When Dr. Rachel Bonaparte first envisioned The Blacklining, she wasn’t thinking about just launching a business directory. She was designing a ...

When Phyllicia Pringle was starting her food business, she quickly realized that there was a lot she needed to learn. Pringle turned to the Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program ...

Programs like FSS, the Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth, and Washington, D.C.’s Black Homeownership Fund reveal what’s possible. These efforts turn passive hope into asset-building action, helping ...

Youth entrepreneurship programs have multiplied over the past decade. High schools now offer entrepreneurship education in the form of curriculum and business electives, college campuses host student ...

This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. Black-owned businesses have seen strong growth in recent years. Nearly 195,000 employer businesses were owned by Black Americans in 2022, according ...