State of Black businesses: Resilience in the face of a pandemic

On Wednesday, February 16, Brookings Metro hosted an event to assess the state of Black businesses in metropolitan areas across the country, in collaboration with the Path to 15|55 initiative, which endeavors to grow the percentage of Black-owned employer firms. Senior Fellow Andre Perry presented findings from a forthcoming Brookings report, " Black-owned businesses in U.S. cities: The challenges, solutions, and opportunities for prosperity ," and an expert panel explored policy solutions that can build upon the recent rise of small, Black-owned firms and make structural changes that will enable the economy to work for entrepreneurs of all races.

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This episode was published on Feb 17, 2022.

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