minority-owned business Archives

Guardian

Minority-owned startups face extra hurdles — Senator Ben Cardin wants to help

(This article originally appeared in The Guardian) Ben Cardin comes from a family of small business owners. His grandfather, who emigrated to the US from…

Gene MarksSeptember 5, 2021

Washington Times

Companies, governments are falling over themselves to hand out money to minority small businesses

(This post originally appeared on The Washington Times) This is not a great time to be a minority business owner.

Gene MarksFebruary 4, 2021

Philly.com

How new stimulus package can help minority businesses

(This post originally appeared on Philly.com) If you run a minority-owned business, please pay attention:

Gene MarksDecember 29, 2020

Guardian

Surviving as a Black business owner isn’t easy, but there are resources to help

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) If you are a Black business owner then there’s no question that the recent economic downturn has likely

Gene MarksAugust 27, 2020

Guardian

Mark Cuban: ‘The only constant of business is change’

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) Unlike some of his Shark Tank colleagues, Mark Cuban is not out shilling corporate products,

Gene MarksAugust 2, 2020

Guardian

The venture capitalist with a Silicon Valley solution for minority-owned businesses

(This post originally appeared on The Guardian) On first blush a Silicon Valley venture capitalist might not strike you as the first person to turn to when…

Gene MarksJune 29, 2020