From the Desk of Regional Administrator Geri Sanchez Aglipay National Black Business Month in August recognizes the impact of over 3.2 million Black businesses nationwide that employ over 1.1 million workers. Black owners tend to hire more Black employees, and in fact minority-owned firms tend to hire more minorities. Small business ownership addresses unemployment, under-employment, … Continued

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