Black Business Month is bringing more resources to Indy's black-owned businesses

INDIANAPOLIS — August is National Black Business Month.

's Amber Grigley met with The Indy Black Chamber to see how black-owned businesses are doing in the Circle City and learn about the support available for entrepreneurs.'Black Business Month means an opportunity to highlight other businesses that normally would not receive the amount of attraction and exposure that will help them flourish,' Leland Baptist, Marketing Director and Consultant with Indy Black Chamber, said.

her business was inspired by her love of seafood, with a side of butter. Now her product is soaring across the circle city.'My customers are great, my food is great, the place I'm at is great. It's just an ongoing issue of finding good accountants and good marketing people. People that will help you push your business to the next level,' Richmond said.All difficulties Baptist said black-owned businesses are now struggling with.

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