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Black Woman Invents Smart Locker for Takeout Orders
The best inventors often have a knack for turning problems into profits with an innovative, market-shattering product.
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SBA Recognizes Silver Spring-based FM Talent Source
Silver Spring, Maryland-based FM Talent Source has been recognized as a Women-Owned Small Business by the Small Business Administration.
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Funding Business Growth in D.C.
Since 1987, Wacif has closed nearly 400 loans totaling over $32 million, with strategic investments in small business startup and…
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Starbucks, Uber Give Boost to East End
A stand-alone Starbucks and an Uber hub could be among the catalysts that catapults the East End from obscure and…
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‘Downtown Largo’ Site of New Hotel Suites Development
A group of local business leaders, politicos, real estate professionals and hotel executives met this week to congratulate Evens Charles,…
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Black Woman Brings Cannabis Dispensary to Prince George’s
The youngest Black female owner of a cannabis dispensary in the U.S. will bring a brick-and-mortar location to Prince George's…
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Anacostia Fashioned as ‘Gateway’ for World Trade Opportunities
The 1800 block of Martin Luther King Avenue in southeast D.C. used to be filled with merchants selling carpet remnants,…
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Black Businesses Adjust to Gentrification in Shaw
Gentrification in the once largely-black Shaw neighborhood is a microcosm of the town once known as "Chocolate City," as upscale…
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Prince George’s Council Nixes Wal-Mart Expansion in Landover Hills
The Prince George George's County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to deny a Wal-Mart expansion in Landover Hills.
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‘African Unification’ Hosts Finance Workshop
Even with the political and social gains made in recent decades, many black families across the country remain mired in…
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