The Black Business Showcase

04/06/2023

04/06/2023

Liberation Station Bookstore

A Black-owned children's bookstore, Liberation Station, will open its first brick-and-mortar location in downtown Raleigh this year.

02/22/2023

02/17/2023

Melanated Wine founder Lashonda Fort Modest buys North Carolina-grown grapes, then creates and bottles wine near her Durham wine shop.

12/21/2022

BBS Spotlight: The Carolinian Newspaper - From the coast, to the Capital, to the Queen City! The Carolinian is a Newspaper that has been serving the African American community in NC for 82 years, available for Print or Digital Subscription.

Support & Get a Copy: https://caro.news/getacopy/

12/21/2022

Join like-minded Peers in a Manifestation of your Goals & Dreams for the Year 2023. All supplies included, just bring yourself and a be prepared to put together a Collage of Powerful Pictures & Personal Affirmation that will set the Mood for the year. We encourage you to put your Objectives on Paper and Declare the Life you Want to Live!

All are Welcome!!! RSVP: https://visionvino.eventbrite.com

12/13/2022

Funding Opportunity: $2,500 - Fresh Start Business Grant offered through Incfile.com Deadline 12/31/2022

Requirements:
Must be 21 years or older, be a U.S. resident, and must be planning to start a new business or grow an existing business in a significant way

How to Apply:
1. Complete online application: https://www.incfile.com/entrepreneur-grant
2. Create a short, 2-minute video to show how entrepreneurship will impact your life
3. Submit sample business plan

10/18/2022

Today's Black Business Spotlight: Twisted Yogi

"We are a space dedicated to healing and rediscovering life through movement and meditation. We believe that everyone has the right to freedom and liberation of the Mind, Body and Soul; all that yoga offers.

We combine movement, mindfulness and meditation to release negative energies of the body and mind, while restoring the self to its own unique source of energy."

Twisted Yogi offers Private, Group, & Semi Private sessions, virtual and in person.

REDISCOVER LIFE THROUGH MOVEMENT MEDITATION I am ready to start my journey Welcome to the studio friend Twisted Yogi is a space to heal and rediscover life through movement and meditation. We offer both virtual and in person classes. Private sessions are also available if you are wanting a more pers...

10/06/2022

Last Day to Apply for Funding: Noumena is giving out $27,000 worth of cash prizes, FREE business consulting services, and Noumena tokens that you can redeem for your business!

The contest will run from 08/31/2022 through to 10/07/2022. Noumena will not accept entries past this date. Finalists will be announced on 10/21/2022, and the grand prize winner will be disclosed on 10/21/2022.

Noumena is giving out $27,000 worth of cash prizes, FREE business consulting services, and Noumena tokens that you can redeem for your business!

10/06/2022

The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and its partner, the North Carolina Museum of Art, are seeking a community-engaged artist for Africa to Carolina, a semi-finalist project of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation’s Inclusive Public Art Initiative. The artist will collaborate with communities to design a public art piece commemorating the lives and lasting legacies of those who disembarked from the African continent onto North Carolina’s coastal shores.

A stipend of $2,000 will be provided to the selected artist as compensation for Phase I, and the artist will be reimbursed for mileage and lodging. This funding will be provided by the NC Museum of Art.

Artist application submission deadline: October 7, 2022 - https://aahc.nc.gov/call-for-artists?fbclid=IwAR17Moak2sSm4zqFMsWQLvM-0V96KCpQZIqd5hJ8UaR1ZT05jjzSEzZc7hA

Artist Call & Request for Qualifications Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation | Inclusive Public Art Initiative Artist Call The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and its partner, the North Carolina Museum of Art, are seeking a community-engaged artist for Africa to Carolina, a semi-finalis...