City launches Office of Supplier Diversity, takes next steps with city’s disparity study
Recruitment efforts for key office roles are currently underway. ST. PETERSBURG —…
small business
Cannabis companies closing Black ownership gaps
Tampa resident Murray Powell is the founder of a cannabis non-profit called Justus. She…
New funeral home promises to serve the community
‘You are serving people during one of the most difficult times in their lives,’ said…
St. Petersburg College invites business owners to supplier diversity info session
Local organizations are invited to learn how to partner with SPC this Thursday, Sept. 22,…
Feeding the community
LaTonya and Jerome Buggs’ mobile restaurant — Just 1 Taste of STL – has…
USF and Skanska expand free program to mentor and help grow diverse local businesses
Building on the first-year success of an innovative mentoring program designed to support…
Best friends launch new beverage for the summer
Two best friends from St. Petersburg, Reggie Reed and Michael Morrison, came up with a…
Preparing Area Youth for Success applications now open for businesses and students
Summer P.A.Y.S. is a summer employment and training program for eligible Pinellas County…
Listen to Power Plug Radio: Women-owned station now featured on TWC website
Power Plug Radio founders Sharlene Emmanuel and Shundra Allison have come to represent…
Hillsborough Minority/Small Business Enterprises Division expands to Pinellas
Hillsborough County’s Small Business Enterprise program has been expanded to…
Gaskin-Capehart launches new business
Nikki Gaskin-Capehart kicked off her new business, The NGC Team, to great fanfare with a…
BLU Luxe brings the spa experience to St. Pete
Entrepreneurs Margaret Screen-Stokes and Desiree Watson, friends for more than 30 years,…
Corporations make historic commitments to black-owned brands and businesses
The recent focus on racial inequalities has awakened a reflective review of many…
Black women are embracing entrepreneurship at historic rates, and they mean business
According to a Harvard Business Review report released in 2021, 17 percent of Black…
TBBBIC joins forces with Raymond James Bank to empower Black-owned businesses across Tampa Bay
According to President and CEO of TBBBIC Albert Lee, the organization’s relationship…
Eric Atwater retires, looks to continue legacy in new hands
Atwater’s Cafeteria was a mainstay in the African-American community, serving up…
Funding opportunities for startups and minorities: Now is the time to pursue funding the American Dream
The time has never been better for Black entrepreneurs to take their business from…
Jamaica Vybz Grille brings authentic Caribbean cuisine to Clearwater
Lisa McEachron and sons Reece (pictured) and Taver McEachron just opened an authentic…