Business
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Pandemic and Economy Hit the Restaurant Industry Hard
In the COVID-19 era, an employee shortage is taking many U.S. restaurant owners to the brink.
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Small Businesses Squeezed as Inflation Soars, Supply Chains Clog
Small and medium-sized business owners are under pressure as inflation soars and a stalled economy continues, according to a new…
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Jobless Claims Hit Record Low Ahead of Holiday
President Joe Biden headed into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend with two pieces of economic good news he claimed underscores that…
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Travel and Shopping Expected to Peak During Black Friday
While retailers like Walmart, Target, Amazon and Best Buy have unveiled their Black Friday deals that should galvanize sales on…
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In Seeking Remedies to Oil and Gas Prices, API Experts Connect the Past, Present and Future
Oil prices currently stand at about $74 per barrel, a decline of about 10%. Still, with a national average of…
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Oil and Natural Gas Industry Engineering Successful Opportunities for People of Color, Women
Amanda Eversole spent 13 years at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., where she cemented a legacy of…
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Chef Liz Rogers Creates Ice Cream Flavors with Southern Stories
Chef Liz Rogers has proven to be more than just a master in the kitchen as few can claim they're…
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Coping With Another Supply Chain Shortage as the Pandemic Rolls On
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, toilet paper, alcohol, napkins and various food products proved hard to obtain. After…
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Black Women Who Broke Corporate America’s Glass Ceiling
Two Black businesswomen, the CEO for a leading pharmaceutical company and the leader for a mammoth financial services, recently garnered…
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Federation Files Motion on Behalf of Black Farmers to Intervene in Texas Lawsuit, Which Blocks $4B of Debt Relief in American Rescue Plan
Without debt relief, these farmers face losing their land, livelihoods and equipment, while also bearing the additional financial burden of…
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Black Woman-Owned Business Makes Its Mark in Electric Vehicles Field
For Sheryl Ponds, a native Washingtonian and founder and CEO of Dai Technologies Corporation, the future’s now — and it’s…
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Just Two Blacks Make Forbes 400 Richest Americans List
Just two Black people made this year's Forbes 400, the annual list of the richest people in the United States.
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Black Professionals Month Offers Support to Community of African-American Entrepreneurs
Despite gains in education and employment opportunities since the civil rights era, Black professionals show a significant underrepresentation in leadership…
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Chase Bank’s $30 Billion Racial Equity Program Reaches Wards 7 and 8
When banks are closing branches all across the country and more consumers are accessing banking services digitally, JPMorgan Chase is…
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African-American Entrepreneurs Head SPAC in $126.5 Million IPO to Acquire Black-Owned Firms
Shawn Rochester, who authored “The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America,” and Robin Watkins, a highly-regarded financial…
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Commerce Deputy Secretary Explains Why Biden’s Agenda Benefits African Americans
The Biden administration's Build Back Better Agenda outlines what officials call an ambitious plan that would position America to turn…
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Five Creative Ways to Capitalize a Business
One of the biggest hurdles entrepreneurs consistently identify in surveys and focus groups deals with problems accessing capital but there…
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Dollar Tree Mulls Raising Prices to Keep Up with Inflation
After decades of offering grocery and household items at $1 each, the 8,000-store Dollar Tree chain is considering raising some…
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Gas Price Behavior Anything But Normal
U.S. retail gasoline prices look set to continue to buck seasonal trends, with the cost of butane — a key…
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Aunt Kelly’s Cookies Provide Fresh, Old-School Flavor to Delighted Customers
After owning a beauty salon for 13 years and then working as an educator in Jessup, Maryland, Kelly Simmons founded…
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Jason Miskiri: From Basketball Player to Restaurant Owner
Jason Miskiri knows when people hear his name, they think of a basketball player who rose through the ranks to…
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‘Gut-Wrenching’: Weak Jobs Report Disappoints
It was a sobering jobs report Friday, with hiring sharply down, leaving many economists and other observers surprised at the…
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Biden Administration Pushes Clean-Energy Initiatives in Addressing Climate Change
There is a real big push to electrify America’s transportation system, whether it's through hydrogen fuel cells or battery technology.…
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Returning-Citizen Entrepreneurs Dive into D.C. Pitch Competition
Businesses owned by returning citizens who participate in the WeAspire program sponsored by the D.C. Department of Small and Local…
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Black Girls Golf Providing ‘Enormous’ Help to Mental and Physical Health of African American Women
After spending several years in corporate America, said she noticed how many opportunities were available to her male golf colleagues.
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