by Jen Risley | Blog, Front Page Highlight, Move Your Money, News, Shop Black-Owned
This February, celebrate Choose Black-Owned Month, an annual campaign hosted by the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA). Choose Black-Owned Month hopes to inspire you to support independent Black-owned businesses and celebrate diversity. Since 2022, over...
by Jen Risley | Blog, Front Page Highlight, Move Your Money, News
This St. Patrick’s Day, keep the green in your community by investing more of your dollars at community banks, credit unions, and locally owned businesses.
by Jen Risley | Indie Local Businesses, News
Walker-Miller Energy Services (Walker-Miller) is one of the largest Black- and woman-owned energy-efficiency companies in the United States.
by Jen Risley | Front Page Highlight, Local Legends, News
Michael H. Shuman is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a leading visionary on community economics.
by Jen Risley | Blog, Move Your Money, News
While you and I can decide to move our money from a big bank to a community bank or credit union to support our local economy, it can be harder for local and state governments to do the same. Smaller banks may lack the capacity to serve the needs of large government...