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In New York City and indeed, across the country, open-air markets have made a resurgence thanks to a thriving foodie culture. In some of these markets and food expo events, you may see a seemingly nondescript stand with a few people peddling rum cakes and other baked goods. This would be the travelling stand of Goodway Bakery.[Related: Food...

Hustle University will be honoring Altanta entrepreneurs and awarding scholarships to deserving students at its fourth annual Hustle University Homecoming.

With tech companies under growing pressure to diversify their workforces, Jelani Consulting Inc. is addressing tech disparities by pipelining women and minorities into tech sector careers....

Shawn Prez isn't your typical CEO. He also isn't the average business owner....

The Center for Venture Research estimates that U.S. angel investors invested $24.1 billion in 73, 4000 small businesses in 2014. Many of the investments were in startup or very early stage companies. Yet, less than 1% of all U.S. private equity is invested in black owned businesses. What’s more, minorities account for less than 5% of the angel p...

“I’ve always believed that the information I know is no good to me if I’m not sharing it with others,” said sales agent, Lisa Puerto about her book, "Real Estate 100: The Teen Home Buying Experience" Throughout her nine year career a thorough and innate knowledge of money and people has aided Lisa Puerto in her quest to help community members achie...

One of the wealthiest African Americans in the country, with an estimated net worth of more than $700 million, entrepreneur and author R. Donahue Peebleshas built a legacy as a real estate guru with an estimated $5 billion, 6 million square foot portfolio. Set to appear at Black Enterprise’s Entrepreneurs Summit, May 13–15 at the Hyatt Regency A...

The Cleveland Correctional Facility in Texas helps inmates develop skills essential to running a business--while working towards the goal of reducing the prison population....

After a successful program year with executive education seminars in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Memphis and Dallas, Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) is now gearing up for its annual conference in New York City.Bank of America will co-host the conference, which will be held on Nov. 20.  More than 180 urban entrepreneurs will participate to pitch...

Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group founder and CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs is schooling young people on entrepreneurship. Combs has partnered with the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), which empowers at-risk youth through entrepreneurship education.Combs’ brand Sean John is a sponsor of NFTE’s World Series of Innovation, an annual event t...