Sign up for our acclaimed free newsletter Editorially Black with the top Racial Equity stories of the day to your inbox!listing over 3,300 Black-owned businesses across the city. The SBS’s Black Entrepreneurs NYC spearheaded the endeavor.
SBS created BE NYC in 2019 to address racial disparities between entrepreneurs and generate more Black-owned businesses. The organization obtains this goal by developing Black entrepreneurs in emerging industries, connecting with community members, and giving access to equitable financing. He said this initiative will help Black-owned businesses generate revenue through an online presence. BE NYC will add businesses to the directory through social media promotions and its relationships with the borough chambers of commerce, as well as from its engagement with communities at events and activities across the city.