Black-Owned Businesses
Master P Highlights Trion Supercars From Black Former Tesla Engineer
Source: Screenshot / Youtube Tesla and the company’s Model S vehicle is one of the most sought-after luxury vehicles in its class, and an engineer who worked on the car is set on making history. Richard Patterson, who was one of the engineers of the Model S, is now noted as the first Black owner of an exotic auto manufacturing company, and Master P highlighted Patterson’s Trion Supercars line. In a press release that went out last week, Percy “Master P” Miller and his son Romeo featured Patterson on the Master P Reviews YouTube program. Putting a focus on Patterson’s Trion Supercars Group, P and Romeo checked out the company’s 2000-horsepower Nemesis car. The Millers were so blown away by the car that they gave it a rating of 10 across the board. “I just want to let black people and minori...
Google’s Newest Feature Will Make It Easier To Find Black-Owned Businesses
Source: Google / Google Maps The search for Black-owned businesses to happily spend our Black dollars has gotten even easier. Google announced a new feature that will help single out Black-owned businesses when people search for them using their search engine and Google Maps. The new tool is part of the pledge the company made to help support the Black community with “initiatives and product ideas that support long-term solutions.” So how will it work? When specifically searching for a Black-owned business, Google or Google Maps will designate the companies as such by placing a black heart with an orange three-striped background badge next to it. In order to participate, Black owners need to claim their business on Google and then verify they own it via email, mail, or phone to apply for a...
Hennessy Launches Unfinished Business Program With $3M To Support Minority Entrepreneurs
Source: HENNESSY / Hennessy Many of the world’s favorite companies were built by the Black dollar. One spirits brand has recognized these facts and plans to give back in a big way. Source: HENNESSY / Hennessy On Monday, June 22 Hennessy announced the launch of a new platform intended to help entrepreneurs during the new normal. “Unfinished Business” is a small business initiative helping Black, Asian American and Latinx small businesses power through the immediate financial challenges of COVID-19. The LVMH owned corporation detailed their mission in a formal press release. “Hennessy has a history of supporting community and enriching culture, so in response to the global pandemic – which has disproportionately affected Blacks, Asian Americans, and Latinxs – this long-term initiative will s...
Looking For Black-Owned Businesses To Support? Yelp Is Here To Help
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Looking for Black-owned businesses to spend your hard-earned dollars just got easier. Crowd-sourced local business review and social networking site Yelp announced that in the coming weeks, it will be releasing a new feature aimed to help highlight Black-owned businesses. In a blog post, Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman spoke on the new opt-in feature stating: “Over the coming weeks, we will launch a new free searchable attribute that will give businesses a way to identify themselves as Black-owned and make it easy for users to find and support Black-owned businesses on Yelp. This attribute will be opt-in only as the decision to self-identify as Black-owned should rest solely with the business.” Stoppleman reveals in the blog post, the company dec...
