August Was “National Black Business Month” Let’s Continue To Support !
Every August, Black business owners acknowledge National Black Business Month.
Throughout the month of August, the experiences, barriers, and contributions of Black business owners are celebrated within the Black community.
National Black Business Month was founded in 2004 by Frederick E. Jordan and John William Templeton to highlight the challenges Black entrepreneurs experience with funding, operating, and sustaining businesses.
The annual observance is a call-to-action (CTA) for local government officials, community leaders, and investors to focus their efforts on creating inclusive environments where black-owned businesses can not only survive, but thrive.
One survey found that Black-owned small business owners are happier, more likely to be Gen Xers, and are motivated by the freedom of entrepreneurship.
Here are some quick stats on Black-owned businesses:
Are you interested in supporting a Black-owned business ?
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Rhode Island Black-owned businesses are below:
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Content strategist with over twenty years of writing experience. Sammi Williams founded Sam’s Word in 2015, with the goal of alleviating the writing burden of business owners, and has completed international and national projects of all scopes and sizes.
Writing is a natural passion for Sammi, and she leverages those skills through content development, editing, and proofreading. Sammi is also a public speaker who facilitates a variety of workshops. Seminar topics include capability statements, general writing skills, social media marketing, career readiness, business development, and communication techniques.
Sammi is the President and Co-Founder of the Collaboration of Minority Women Professionals (CMWP).
Sammi earned her Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of New Haven. Sammi is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and Notary Public.