St. Louis, MO — As Cannabidiol (CBD) use becomes more mainstream, demand for these products continues to grow. With a projected value of $20 billion by 2024 in the U.S. alone, CBD is opening the industry up to new business owners. In such a saturated market, how do the leaders rise to the top? Announced…
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Black Owned Security Firm Opens $5.5 Million Headquarters In Black Neighborhood
AGB Investigative Services was founded in 2001 as an investigation firm but today it exists as a full-service security provider. The firm’s corporate clients include the likes of ComEd, Nicor and Walmart. AGB started in Illinois but today has a presence in California, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Philadelphia, Denver and the District of Columbia….
Prominent Black Leaders Part of New $10 Million Fund to Make Loans to Black Businesses
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – OCTOBER 24:(L – R) Derrick Chambers, Archbishop David Billings, Doug Naidus, and Ed Towns attends the World Business Lenders Fall Social on October 24, 2019 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for World Business Lenders) Black small business owners starting or expanding a business can now…
Rap Snacks Chips Now Available In Over 4200 Walmart Stores Across The Country, Announces Partnership With Slutty Vegan
Rap Snacks, the “Official Snack of Hip Hop,” has partnered with Walmart to bring the hit snacks to over 4,200 Walmart stores across the country. This is the next step to making Rap Snacks available to more fans and bringing Hip Hop culture to audiences far and wide.
Black Entrepreneur Makes History as the First to Open a Juice Bar Inside Whole Foods
Chris Goode, owner and CEO of Ruby Jean’s Juicery, has opened his newest location inside a Whole Foods store in Kansas City, Missouri, making history as one of the first Black-owned stores to have an actual brick and mortar space inside of the popular grocer. Chris dedicates his success to his late grandmother, Ruby Jean,…
Original copies of 1898 black-owned newspaper rediscovered
One of seven original copies of The Daily Record A significant part of Wilmington’s black history has been rediscovered by a New York Times Magazine writer, some Wilmington students and a researcher. Seven copies of The Daily Record, a black-owned newspaper in 1898, have been located.
