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KDM Engineering

July 24, 2026

2 mins read

Inside KDM Engineering, One of the Largest Black Woman-Owned Electrical Engineering Firms

Electricity powers nearly every aspect of the modern economy, yet…

Twisted Eggroll

July 24, 2026

2 mins read

How Twisted Eggroll’s $1.5 Million Investment in Community Is Driving Business Growth

Business growth eventually changes the questions founders need to answer.…

black owned construction firms

June 30, 2026

2 mins read

How Two Black-owned Construction Firms Chose Acquisition to Accelerate Growth

by Tony O. Lawson A construction firm’s growth ceiling is…

woodlawn central

March 20, 2026

3 mins read

$895 Million, One Corridor: J. Byron Brazier on Building Woodlawn Central to Last

by Tony O. Lawson The Obama Presidential Center is reshaping the…

Derrick Rose’s Flower Shop

January 15, 2026

1 min read

What Derrick Rose’s Flower Shop Signals About Athlete Entrepreneurship

For Derrick Rose, the evolution of Rose’s Flower Shop from…

metro edge

April 17, 2025

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Bandwidth with Purpose: Inside Metro Edge’s $250M Bet on Digital Equity

Metro Edge Development Partners is a commercial real estate firm…

J. Byron Brazier

March 20, 2025

1 min read

From Church Campus to Economic Engine: Woodlawn Central’s $895 Million Transformation

by Tony O. Lawson In Chicago’s historic Woodlawn neighborhood, a transformative…

Give Me Some Sugah bakery

January 11, 2025

2 mins read

Sweet Reunion: Bakery Owner Discovers Regular Customer is Her Long-Lost Son

In an incredible twist of fate, a long-time regular at…

Health

November 3, 2022

1 min read

Physician-Entrepreneur Founded Company Has Raised $190M To Combat Health Inequity

Zing Health is a tech-enabled health insurance company that was…

Black Owned Bread

March 8, 2021

1 min read

Best Friends Create The First Black Owned Bread Brand

The search for a Black owned bread brand is officially…

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