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Before You Apply for Another Loan, Build the File Lenders Actually Review
A practical guide to how small-business lending decisions get made, what to have ready before you apply, and what to do if the answer is no.
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Mifland Plans First Permanent New York Store After 340% Growth
Tobi Egberongbe’s independently owned fashion brand Mifland grew 340% and is planning its first permanent store in New York. The Nigerian-American founder has…
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Community & Empowerment
Black Chamber of Arizona targets 100,000 jobs through Black-business growth initiative
The Black Chamber of Arizona is pursuing a goal of helping Black-owned businesses create 100,000 jobs by 2035. The chamber is expanding programs focused on…
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Technology
Wellcome Care Group launches behavioral-health platform for HBCU students
Wellcome Care Group launched Wellcome, a digital behavioral-health platform connecting students at historically Black colleges and universities with licensed…
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Latest Episode · Episode 2 · Hosted by AJ
Booked Through 2028
AJ covers three recent stories for Black-owned businesses: a Revolt and Target funding model that pays every founder in an HBCU cohort and leaves their equity alone; Pressed Roots' first salon outside Texas, with a franchise path coming in 2027; and The Oaks Hospitality Group's acquisition of a historic Baltimore venue that is already booked through 2028. The Referral of the Week is the BlackRefer Insight "Own Your Name Before Someone Else Does," and the game is a free trademark search before you spend on signs or merch.
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Before You Buy Another AI Tool, Give It One Useful Job
A practical guide for small-business owners who want AI to save real time without putting their reputation, their customers’ trust or their standards at risk.
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Before You Apply for Another Loan, Build the File Lenders Actually Review
A practical guide to how small-business lending decisions get made, what to have ready before you apply, and what to do if the answer is no.
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By Askia Jones
Own Your Name Before Someone Else Does
A plain-language guide to protecting your business name across your state filing, a federal trademark, your domain and your social handles, including how to…
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By Askia Jones
Your Brand Is What People Say When They Refer You
A practical definition of a brand for small-business owners: the sentence a satisfied customer uses to recommend you, and how to shape it, make it easy to…
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By Askia Jones
Culture as Competitive Advantage, Not Decoration
How Black-owned brands can turn heritage, identity and cultural knowledge into a real strategic asset, in product, trust and storytelling, instead of a…
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By Askia Jones
When to Rebrand, and When You Just Need to Clean Up
How to tell whether your business needs a full rebrand, a refresh or a simple cleanup, what a name change can cost you in recognition, search and referrals,…
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D’banj’s CREAM receives investment from Afreximbank creative-industry arm
Afreximbank’s CANEX Creations acquired an equity stake in CREAM, the creator platform founded by Nigerian music executive and entrepreneur Oladapo “D’banj”…
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