How to successfully reopen your business on June 8 – with New York City Commissioner of Small Business Services Jonnel Doris

Africa in Harlem invited New York City Commissioner of Small Business Services Jonnel Doris, to discuss the reopening on June 8, 2020. If you are a small business needing assistance during Phase 1, please call the Small Business hotline at … Read More

Wolof : COVID-19 financial assistance programs for African businesses and nonprofits in New York City

Africa in Harlem put together a visual presentation in Wolof on different COVID-19 financial assistance programs available for African businesses and nonprofits in New York City. Source: Small Business Administration and NYC Small Business Services     Small Business Administration … Read More

Coronavirus : Get ready Black businesses, $380 billion for small businesses are in the pipeline

Photo credit: Tatomm  Lawrence King explains how black businesses could increase their chances of getting COVID-19 financial assistance   Arva Rice shares concerns about exhaustion of SBA Loans and impact on black businesses in Harlem Congressman Espaillat discusses undocumented … Read More

Deputy Mayor Thompson gives keynote speech on future of MWBEs at City & State Diversity Summit

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives J. Phillip Thompson gave a keynote speech on the future of MWBEs at the City & State Diversity Summit held on February 20, 2020 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage … Read More

Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and Senator James Sanders, Jr. host 1st Annual MWBE Networking Reception at 49th Annual Legislative Conference

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte and Senator James Sanders, Jr. hosted the 1st Annual MWBE Networking Reception during The New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc.’s 49th Annual Legislative Conference in Albany on February 15, … Read More

NAACP Mid-Manhattan Next Gen honors Harlem’s Cannabis Trailblazers at Marijuana Economics event

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NAACP Mid-Manhattan Next Gen honored 4 Harlem’s Cannabis Trailblazers during a Marijuana Economics event on November 25, 2019 at Touro College in Harlem. The four honorees were Leslie Stone of Let’s Talk Cannabiz; Yasmin Hurston of … Read More

125th Street Harlem African Artisans Market celebrates 1st anniversary with big sales in December

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The 125th Street Harlem African Artisans Market celebrated its 1st anniversary on November 23, 2019 with music and poetry but most importantly big sales that will continue throughout the month of December. The 125th Street Harlem … Read More

NYC Department of Small Business Services hosts community forum for black entrepreneurs

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell A month after launching BE NYC (Black Entrepreneurs NYC), an initiative aimed at advancing Black entrepreneurship in New York City, NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) hosted on November 9, 2019, a community forum targeting … Read More

Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund holds workshop on how to Get Capital for your business

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund held in partnership with Trufund a workshop on how to get capital for your business on September 17, 2019 in Harlem.   Related Images:

Harlem Community Development Corporation teaches entrepreneurs how to shoot and edit video with a smartphone

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Community Development Corporation held a workshop on to shoot and edit video with a smartphone on September 16, 2019 in Harlem. Filmmaker and video marketer Nina Froriep conducted the workshop.     Related Images:

SBS launches “BE NYC” to create equity of opportunity for black entrepreneurs in NYC

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson, Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Gregg Bishop, Shawn Rochester, Author of The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America, radio personality Angela Yee and entrepreneur Elliot Breece joined with … Read More

Harlem Community Development Corporation holds workshop on Buyer Persona and Influencer Marketing

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Community Development Corporation held a workshop on Buyer Persona and Influencer Marketing on August 21, 2019 in Harlem. Angelina Ramirez, former director of Washington Heights BID, conducted the workshop.   Related Images:

Imagenation highlights black entrepreneurs in music, fashion and film at celebration in Harlem

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Imagenation Cinema Foundation highlighted entrepreneurs in music, fashion and film, during a celebration of black enterprise featuring a panel discussion on doing business in Harlem, a fashion show of OKETSA by acclaimed South African Designer Thulare … Read More

The Door of our Return Foundation hosts breakfast on Africa, Africans in America and the 400-year journey

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Door of our Return Foundation hosted a community stakeholders breakfast Forum on Africa, Africans in America and the 400-year journey at the Thomasina’s Catering Hall in Queens on August 6, 2019. Speakers included Brooklyn Borough … Read More

Harlem Community Development Corporation holds workshop on how to launch an e-commerce business

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Community Development Corporation held a workshop on how to launch an e-commerce business on July 24, 2019 in Harlem. Angelina Ramirez, former director of Washington Heights BID, conducted the workshop.   Related Images:

Harlem Community Development Corporation hosts workshop on selling products or services to other businesses

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Harlem Community Development Corporation hosted in partnership with SCORE, a workshop on How to sell products or services to other businesses on July 10, 2019 in Harlem.     Related Images:

City helps connect MWBEs with opportunities and resources at Procurement Fair in Harlem

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell The City hosted on June 11, 2019, in Harlem, its 13th Annual Procurement Fair to help connect New York City minority and women business owners to public and private contracting opportunities and other resources. Over 70 … Read More

Women in the Black honors Curly Girl Collective, Egypt “Ify” Ufele, Suzzanne Douglas and Kyndra Frazier

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Women in the Black honored the Curly Girl Collective, Egypt “Ify” Ufele, Suzzanne Douglas and Kyndra Frazier during its 21st Who’s the Boss Conference held on June 8, 2019 in Harlem. Around 75 women entrepreneurs attended … Read More

NYC Comptroller Scott M. Stringer holds briefing on Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer’s office held a briefing on The New York City Agency Report Card on Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises on June 7, 2019 in Manhattan. The briefing led by Chief Diversity Officer Wendy … Read More

African business owner Atinuke Akinwunmi featured in photo exhibit celebrating the contribution of New York City’s immigrant business owners

Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell Nigerian immigrant and owner of PurH20 Atinuke Akinwunmi is featured in a new photo exhibit at the Tenement Museum celebrating the legacy and contribution of New York City’s immigrant business owners. Deputy Mayor Philip J. Thompson, … Read More

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