The Urban League of Broward County has achieved a significant milestone, with President and CEO Dr. Germaine Smith Baugh and Executive Vice President Courtnee Biscardi selected to join the prestigious 4th cohort of the Citi Foundation Community Progress Makers in Washington, D.C. This esteemed program brings together 50 socially impactful organizations from across the nation to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation with industry experts .
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Recently, the NAACP announced that the 114th National Convention will feature The Hub, an immersive experience celebrating Black culture and promoting social impact. Free and open to the public, the Hub will take place at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, starting on July 28, 2023.
Attendees will be able to support Black-owned brands at the
In 2020 alone, we lost 41% of Black businesses between the months of February-April. Many of our brick-and-mortar mainstays didn’t survive the economic shutdown, particularly those who weren’t sufficiently tech-enabled. Many of those mom-and-pop shops or small-to-medium size enterprises (SME) have been subsumed under the new everyday economy. The everyday economy is now almost entirely online, and the central reason we have to tech-enable every Black business at little to no cost.
The First Rule of Entrepreneurship: Don’t seek handouts. If you get one, it’s a blessing. But it shouldn’t be a part of your strategy