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Nearly 500 Black-owned businesses will receive a $5,000 grant each to support
their long-term success
The Coalition to Back Black Businesses (CBBB), launched in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, American Express, and the nation’s four leading Black chambers – the National Black Chamber of Commerce, National Business League, U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., and Walker’s Legacy – announced it has awarded $5,000 grants to 600 Black-owned small businesses in 33 states.
The Internet has demanded that we change the old practices of public engagement. We no longer have to rely on costly one-way messaging or direct communication with limited audiences.
The foresight that Americans demonstrated during the recent Great Recession and the ensuing recovery of household balance sheets are encouraging signs of the resilience necessary for U.S. households to face future fiscal challenges.
It is not going to be easy, but it will be worth it
Encouraging signs of the promise that our resilience holds for facing future challenges.
Wisconsin’s Place in the Rankings
4th Median Family Income
12th Export Intensity
13th High Speed Broadband Intensity
14th Growth in Share of National Exports
17th Export Intensity Growth
18th College Affordability
21st Educational Attainment
22nd High School Advanced Placement Intensity
23rd Cost of Living
23rd Job Placement Efficiency
23rd High Speed Broadband Availability
24th Export Growth
