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Mayor Lightfoot and Alderman Beale Join Amazon To Launch Its First Delivery Station In Key INVEST South/West Neighborhood Of Pullman.

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined Alderman Anthony A. Beale (9th Ward), David Doig, President, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI), Jim McDonald, President, Ryan Companies, and...

Stone Solutions Owner, Chandell Stone Sources Talent From Africa to Support Small Businesses in US and Europe.

After recognizing the high unemployment gap amongst millennials in Kenya, educator, HBCU, and Harvard University graduate, Chandell Stone, founded Stone Solutions. In its second...

PayPal Empowerment Grants Continue to Help Small Business Owners

PayPal Empowerment Grants have helped many small business owners in Chicago sustain themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  In June of this year, PayPal announced...

43 Green Development

It's not easy being green, but with the development of the 43 Green Development Project in the works, People like Phillip Beckham III look...

Facebook announces $40M in grants to Black-Owned Businesses

Facebook and its financial support can help to alleviate the immediate financial pressures that many businesses are facing from COVID-19 closures

Englewood Branded and Corie Luckett Help Englewood Community Live Fashionably Well

After almost three years in existence, Corie Luckett, owner of the streetwear store, Englewood Branded, will launch his Kid Englewood line on Saturday, August 15th. Parents and children of all ages are invited to attend the official launch party from 1 pm to 5 pm, at 1546 W. 63rd Street for an afternoon of coloring contests, raffles, and games. The launch will also unveil Englewood Branded’s Kid’s Zone, an outlet for kids to play games while their parents' shop.

Private Childcare Facilities Fight for Equitable Funding and Treatment While Struggling to Survive

Janice L. Bell-Martin, Owner/Executive Director of Under Carrey’s Care in Riverdale, chose a career in daycare due to her love for children and the...

Mindshare and U by Kotex Launch Black Community Private Marketplace to Support Black Creatives and Journalists

Keyword inclusion/exclusion is a practice used by advertisers to protect brands from the usage of words or phrases that don’t necessarily align with their...

As SEC Relaxes Rules, Small Businesses Raise Money

Honeycomb Credit is a small crowdfunding company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It typically handles 10 inquiries a day from business owners seeking loans from the...

If you value essential workers, raise the minimum wage

By Holly Sklar Every day in these hard times, grocery workers and delivery drivers, healthcare aides and cleaning staff, childcare workers and fast food cooks,...
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