ow.ly/QZL350Et7Nq "Meet Thaddeus Massey and Randy Morgan, two Los Angeles-based entrepreneurs who are the founders of Los Negros Organic Tequila. They are game-changers on a mission to bring underrepresented groups to the Tequila business table with a voice!"

ow.ly/dywv50Et8ci VH1 is partnering with Black-Owned Brooklyn (BOB) on the platform’s first brand partnership to help drive traffic to local Black-owned Brooklyn businesses.

ow.ly/ZDc850Et8fc according to The New York Times, 40% of tax revenue from marijuana sales will be poured into Black and brown communities, in which many have been disproportionately targeted with severe prison sentences.

ow.ly/I7yX50EunYj A recent survey of 8,943 small business owners between March 27 and April 5 showed that 35 percent of restaurants couldn’t cover rent in April, a 28-point improvement from March, according to online referral network Alignable.

ow.ly/Maag50Euo2z A collective of nine women, calling themselves the Black Gems Investment Group LLC, are pooling their money and business expertise to help minority-owned small businesses grow.

ow.ly/TwGv50Euo7i Meet James A. Samuel, Jr., a Black veteran who has launched a new app called ANJEL Tech that turns any smartphone into the world’s most powerful bodycam during confrontations with the police.

ow.ly/lx9C50EveOQ Black Connect announced the new format of its national business pitch competition for Black entrepreneurs. FeverPitch 2021 will be held in two rounds of virtual competition - local and national.

ow.ly/jKeh50EveSw The owner and CEO, Dr. Anika Goodwin, recently pitched her business on Shark Tank, ending up securing a $100,000 deal from fashion designer Kendra Scott for a 20% stake in the clearly thriving company.

ow.ly/pLZ450EveWn The virtual event, held March 30, featured a special tribute to the late Gwen A. Moore, who served 16 years in the California State Assembly and more than a decade on the BBA Board of Directors, both as chair and as a member.

ow.ly/KQMP50ExIcO Citi and the Citi Foundation today announced initial results generated from their $1 billion in strategic initiatives to help close the racial wealth gap and increase economic mobility in the United States.

ow.ly/AwpD50ExIjR GM said it has increased its overall diverse media spend, including doubling its commitment for spending with Black-owned media to 2% in 2021 and 4% in 2022.

ow.ly/kf5f50ExIsX The new hub, dubbed JLABS @ Washington, D.C., will host up to 50 startups spanning pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer and health tech companies, including those working on pediatric care.

ow.ly/cusP50Ez2a6 Detroit businesses such as LoneStar Catering and Good Cakes and Bakes are among 100 minority-owned businesses in Detroit that have been awarded grants of $10,000, Comcast Corp. announced Tuesday.

ow.ly/jUrW50Ez2cA Taking steps to close the racial wealth gap is not only the right thing to do; it’s also good for the economy. Closing the racial wealth gap could increase the U.S. GDP by $1.5 trillion in the next 10 years, according to a McKinsey & Company report.

ow.ly/412V50Ez2gN The initiative includes a chance to nominate a Black-owned business in the food, film, and fashion-retail industries that the campaign can feature, and those nominations are due by this Friday, per the Syracuse Ignite Juneteenth website.

ow.ly/7LKI50EzRNj Marcia grew up in the ’90s and says that her love for the style of that time is one she uses as inspiration for HGC Apparel, which now generates seven figures in annual revenue.

ow.ly/oNBi50EzS2Z $28.6 billion with $5 billion set aside for the smallest restaurants. The National Restaurant Association applauds the SBA’s efforts but says that is not enough money.

ow.ly/Usqc50EzSaP James was inspired to use his platform to highlight a selection of Black-owned restaurants after noticing a discrepancy in the visibly between Black-owned businesses when compared with their contemporaries.

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Happy National Entrepreneur Day from the Get Found Get Funded Team!