If you have been following Black Business Boost in the last year, you've seen a couple of recurring themes. Black woman have been leading in entrepreneurship and franchising has been booming for Black people in general. And Jade Ashley Colin follows right along with these themes. In 2016 she became [...]

Deandra Coleman has a very interesting life story. All of her life she has never known exactly where she fit in. She even described her childhood as a “perpetual state of dichotomy.” She grew up in Roslyn, New York, on Long Island’s wealthy north shore. Despite living in the wealthier [...]

Milwaukee Bucks star point guard Jrue Holiday made headlines in 2020. And it wasn't for helping to bring an NBA title back to Wisconsin for the first time in decades like he did this year. As a whole, the NBA has really been at the forefront of the movement for [...]

Last night, before the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Brooklyn Nets 127-104, they received honors for winning the 2021 NBA Championship. Obviously the players receive championship rings, but do you know who else does? Coaches, training staff, sometimes even water boys and cheerleaders get rings. Oh, and of course team owners [...]

I would consider myself to be a coffee aficionado. That is, if you consider drinking minimum two cups a day makes me one. I try to be frugal and just sip at home, but I'm not one to shy away from those mega coffee shops just like the rest of [...]

The marijuana business is a multi-billion dollar industry. And it is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down. Already 36 states in the country have approved cannabis for medical use. One of those states is Ohio, which is home to long-time Cleveland construction entrepreneur Ariane Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick got her start in [...]