Blackademics 2017 Recorded Live at KLRU
byEach speaker briefly presented their current academic work, creating an appetite in some audience members for more.
Business
Herb Fulton: No Excuses, Just Results
byHerb Fulton, world championship amateur master boxer, owns Eight Count Boxing and Fitness in Georgetown.
Sharon Mays: Baby Got Greens
bySample the yummy bites prepared by Sharon Mays and more delicious dishes created by other local African American chefs at Taste of Black Austin on Jan. 31.
Tam Hawkins: Leading the Black Business Community to the Next Level
byIt was love that brought Tam Hawkins, President and CEO of the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce to town, but her passion for her community and desire to help entrepreneurs build intergenerational wealth keep her in the capital city.
Making apps for your customers just got easier
byMobile apps help engage, sell to, and educate your customers.
Austin, Texas: Best Place to Start a Business
byAustin is No. 1 among America’s 20 Best Places to Start a Business, according to a new report by CNBC. What does that mean for the city’s Black-owned businesses?
Batch, Please! Healthy Snack Mavens Declared Best in Texas by H-E-B
byH-E-B recently announced the top 5 winners for their annual Primo Picks Quest for Texas Best. The winners split cash prizes of $90,000 and will receive coveted space on H‑E‑B store shelves in 2017.
Black Chamber committed to improving state of Austin business
byOn July 12, the Greater Austin Black Chamber (GABC) held its 2016 State of Black Business luncheon at the Google Fiber headquarters downtown.
Business Network Celebrates 10 Years
byTen years since its inception, the Austin chapter of the National Black MBA Association is the city’s premier Black business collective, but you don’t need the degree…
Down at the Roots: BeeSweet Lemonade is growing strong
byA new Whole Foods opened at The Domain Wednesday, and somewhere between samplings of grilled beef and the salad bar was a cold case filled with all-natural drinks, including neat glass bottles of BeeSweet Lemonade, locally produced using a recipe handed down by 9-year-old founder Mikaila Ulmer’s Granny Helen. It’s a flaxseed lemonade recipe that Mikaila tweaked with local honey and mint.
Phoenix Aviation Helps Young Minds to Soar
byPhoenix Arising Aviation Academy isn’t your predictable extra-curriculum program, in fact, just the opposite.
Black Butterfly Bath and Body Celebrates Community and 10 Year Anniversary
byYou are invited to join Black Butterfly this Saturday, Oct. 25, as we celebrate natural beauty, local food, business, and spoken word at the Second Annual Fragrance Fest and Small Business Bash at Black Butterfly Bath & Body on East 13th Street.