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Damon Lester stands beside a fleet of Nissans inside his dealership at Nissan of Bowie on Jan. 31. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Black-Owned Dealerships Find Their Niche in Prince George’s

by William J. Ford February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Only two Blacks own car dealerships in Prince George’s County. In fact, they’re the only two Blacks with dealerships in the entire state of Maryland.

Shawn Rochester (left) and Robin Watkins (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

African American Entrepreneurs Head SPAC in $126.5M IPO to Acquire Black-Owned Firms

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

Brandon Andrews is a Ward 5 resident who owns and works for a few District businesses. (Courtesy photo)

D.C. Resident Brandon Andrews Champions Entrepreneurship Among Blacks

by James Wright Jr. December 21, 2021December 21, 2021

Business, Local Business

Black Woman Invents Smart Locker for Takeout Orders

by Sam P.K. Collins December 9, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** Courtesy of appealinc.org

Black Experience, Business, Local Business

APPEAL, Inc. Eyes a Black-Owned Credit Union

by Sam P.K. Collins September 26, 2018October 31, 2020

Byron Allen

Black Experience, Entertainment

Byron Allen Purchases The Weather Channel

by WI Guest Author March 23, 2018October 31, 2020

Juanita "BZB" Britton (second from left), partner and senior vice president of Paradies-BZB, DC, LLC, along with Nivlem Dickens (third from left), general manager of the Washingtonian at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C., speak about their business at the airport with a group from France on Feb. 27. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Business, Local Business

D.C. Native Brings Black Entrepreneurship to Airports

by WI Guest Author February 28, 2018October 31, 2020

From left: Jim Coleman, EDC President and CEO, George C. Fraser, CEO of FraserNet, Inc., and Jennifer Jones, chair of Prince George's Commission for Women, pose for a photo during an EDC event for Prince George's County small-business owners on Feb. 15.

George Fraser Stresses Need for Networking to Prince George’s Business Leaders

by WI Guest Author February 15, 2018October 31, 2020

Jack Gerard, the president and CEO of API, said that the Black Press can play a critical role in educating the Black community about business opportunities in the petrochemical industry. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Black Experience, Business

API President Touts Economic Opportunities for Blacks in Oil Industry

by WI Guest Author January 15, 2018October 31, 2020

Armstrong Williams

Business, Columnists, William Reed

BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Make 2018 the Year of the Black Entrepreneur

by William Reed January 10, 2018October 31, 2020