The percentage of Black-led businesses in Canada is growing but they tend to be smaller and less profitable. Government and big bank programs hope to change that through financial eduction.
WRC’s DigitalBridge, a digital workforce development initiative launched in Wake Forest, was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Coastal Credit Union Foundation.
In honor of Black History Month and as a way for the community to support black businesses, local resident Michelle Rainey started the Bakersfield Black Dollar Initiative.