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🏛 August is National Black Business Month! 💸🖤🤎The idea of Black Business Month is simple: Support Black-owned businesses and organizations to promote greater economic freedom for the Black community. 👏🏾 👏🏿How did it all begin❓❓The observance of #Blackbusinessmonth can be traced back to 2004 when Frederick E. Jordan, an engineering entrepreneur, teamed up with John William Templeton, president and executive editor of scholarly publishing company eAccess Corp to start the yearly event. According to Black Enterprise, Jordan felt compelled to highlight and uplift Black business owners 👨🏿‍💼👩🏾‍💼 like himself after reflecting on the challenges he faced as a new business owner.“When Jordan began his firm in San Francisco in 1969 he struggled to get financing. And though today he’s the successful owner of F.E. Jordan Associates Inc., a company that’s done work around the world, he realizes the cards are still stacked against young Black entrepreneurs.” — Business Nextdoor“During the 31 days of August, Jordan and Templeton want local government officials, community leaders, and venture capitalists to focus efforts on creating a more hospitable environment in which black-owned businesses can grow. Jordan believes that supporting Black business is the best way to lower the high rate of African American unemployment.”👩🏾‍💼👨🏿‍💼 — Black EnterpriseRead more about Black businesses in our blog at Brownicity.com and you can learn the answers to these and many more questions:💰 What types of businesses do African Americans own?💰 How many people are employed by Black businesses?And while you're thinking about it…💰 What local Black businesses can you support near you? 💰 Please share with us in the comments some of your favorites from where you live!! Let’s give them some love!! 🖤🤎❤️#blackbusinessmonth #nationalblackbusinessmonth #blackbusinesses #blackentrepreneurs #blackowned #blackownedbusiness #blackexcellence #blackbusinessowner #blackbussinesmatter #racialhealing #learningjourney #learn2learn #representationmatters ... See MoreSee Less