Atlanta influences everything, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Atlanta influences everything, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The latest outpost of Atlanta Influences Everything opened on Concourse B today, an expansion of the company’s hub on Edgewood Avenue. The airport store offers travelers a curated selection of exclusive apparel, including T-shirts, hoodies, hats, sweatshirts and items […]
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To Combat a Food Desert, an Atlanta Mom Launched a Food Market with Black Vendors
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs in Atlanta. When you walk through the Fickett Farmers Market, operated by Westside Farmers Markets, you’re greeted by Ali Washington. The 38-year-old’s vibrant energy sets the tone as you take in the spread of fresh, locally made goods, from sea moss and chicken […]
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Construction Company Owner Inspires Black Men to Join the Industry
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs in Atlanta. For Jameel Hanif, success in the construction business comes down to two things: honesty and high quality work. “Always do what is right, even if it is against what benefits you,” the 48-year-old owner of Brad Construction Company II told Capital […]
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Atlanta Interior Designer Creates Healing Spaces for Clients Around the Country
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. With a passion for all things beautiful and a background in sales and business development, Melody Vaughn has built a stellar reputation for interior design. As the principal designer and owner at the eponymous design and renovation firm […]
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HBCU Grads Break Barriers in Green Construction and Innovation
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. With a company mantra of “Building a Better Environment, Building a Better Community,” The Dragon Group wants to put Atlanta at the forefront of green innovation in the construction space. Launched in 2014, married co-founders Yvonne and Randall […]
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Black Businesses Lose Support After Trump Ends Grant Funding
Participating in the Urban League of Greater Atlanta’s Capital Readiness program last year helped metro Atlanta entrepreneur Tamara Fowler secure enough seed funding to expand Wiggle Giggle, her Marietta-based indoor playground business. The 31-year-old married mother of two said she was disappointed to learn earlier this year that the program’s $3 million grant funding was […]
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How One Mom Turned Trap Spin Class Into Atlanta’s Hottest Gym
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Having built a cult following for her weekly sold-out cycling sessions where participants moved and grooved to trap music while pedaling their hearts out, Clarisse “Risse” Frazier knew she was onto something special. And now, the 45-year-old mother […]
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This Atlanta Co-Working Space Helps Black Women Entrepreneurs Scale and Succeed
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Anthony Gee knows Black women are good for business. The CEO and founder of Koncept House, a co-working space in Castleberry Hill, launched his company because he saw an unmet need to serve small businesses in Atlanta. And […]
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Award-Winning Publisher Creates Joyful Stories for Black Children
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Denene Millner knew there was a problem when she saw there were more children’s books about animals than there were stories featuring Black people. And so the six-time New York Times bestselling author, who has penned books for […]
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Atlanta Entrepreneur Reclaims Neighborhood with Faith-Based Food System
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Shawn DeAngelo Walton is a proud resident of Ashview Heights in southwest Atlanta. Growing up, Walton often saw drug dealers posted on each corner of his neighborhood. But they never tried to pull him into that life — […]