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Dec 18

Black Buying Power Is Now $1.3 Trillion Strong And Not To Be Ignored

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Written by Nikki Igbo Black Entrepreneur recently reported that Black buying power is forecasted to be $1.3 trillion this year. Continue Reading A 2014 Nielsen report entitled “Powerful. Growing. Influential. The African-American Consumer” specifically noted that the African-American woman is “a trendsetter, social maven, head of household and business and community leader” and is “becoming more empowered with saving, spending…

Dec 18

Thinking Of Launching Your Own Boutique? This Brand Box Has Everything You Need To Get Started

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Thinking of launching your own brand? Or perhaps you already have one and need some help rebranding? There's a one-stop shop for that, and it's called The Brand Box. Continue Reading The Brand Box by Brand My Boutique is an all-exclusive branding package that meets businesses where they're at. The package includes web and logo design, custom poly mailer bags, flyers,…

Dec 18

This Entrepreneur Just Launched A Delivery App For African and Carribean Food

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Pictured, Boyede Sobitan, co-founder of Oja Express Written by Mike Orie of Afrotrak.com Chicago entrepreneur Boyede Sobitan was having a hard time finding ethnic grocery stores in his city. His frustration led him to creating the app, Oja Express. Continue Reading The app has one goal, to allow you to order your favorite African and Carribbean groceries from the comfort…

Dec 18

These Black Barbers Launched Their Own Hair And Body Soap

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Pictured: 2 of 3 creators of Greauxph, Left to Right: Chaun Tucker and LaMont Zeno Russell Written by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com These three barbers have launched their own hair and body soap. Twenty-somethings Chaun Tucker, LaMont Zeno Russell and Will Koehn are the founders of Greauxph. Continue Reading According to their site, Greauxph is a hair & Body…

Dec 18

This ‘Newbee’ App Just Made Moving To A New City Much Easier

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Candice Torian, founder of Newbee NetworkWritten by Mike Orie of TheConsciousTip.com Moving to a new city can be one of the most daunting experiences ever. Watching old friends in your previous home can be a very isolating feeling. But a new app Newbee Network might be able to fix this problem. Founder Candice Torian is creating a community of people that…