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Tag Archives: African American-owned businesses

Celebrating 2021-2022 Entrepreneur-In-Residence Program Graduates

Events, Main Street Launch News, Oakland, San FranciscoBy Kelly BakerMarch 4, 2022

Main Street Launch celebrates another year of entrepreneurial excellence. On Saturday, March 5, 2022 members of the community celebrated the graduating class of the 2021-22 Entrepreneurs in Residence program. Main…

MAIN STREET LAUNCH AWARDED $2 MILLION BY WELLS FARGO TO SUPPORT AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS

UncategorizedBy Katie TaylorMay 6, 2019

MAIN STREET LAUNCH AWARDED $2 MILLION BY WELLS FARGO TO SUPPORT AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS This grant will enable Main Street Launch to address the racial wealth gap through launching an…

Buy Black This Black History Month

Oakland, San Francisco, Small Business News, VeteransBy Katie TaylorFebruary 7, 2018

For decades, a wealth gap has persisted between blacks and whites.  The racial wealth gap has grown in recent years, with white Americans having 12 times the wealth of black…

Meet our Client: Lena’s Soul Food Cafe

Borrower News, OaklandBy Katie TaylorNovember 2, 2017

Calvin Andrews, owner of Lena’s Soul Food Cafe, opened the restaurant because he wanted to share the cooking that he grew up on. The cafe is named after his mother who taught him and his three siblings how to cook.

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