Pushing Black-Owned Businesses To Excellence

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Made Here: Small business stories and conversations with entrepreneurs

GoDaddy & Hueman Group Media

25 episodes

4 days ago

Entrepreneurship is a journey — and not everyone gets a fair shot. Made Here is a podcast about what it means to be an underserved entrepreneur in America and what it takes to turn a small business idea into reality. Join GoDaddy’s Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Stacy Cline as she chats with resilient and driven local entrepreneurs. Listen to how they defied expectations and challenged norms, in order to create businesses that enabled them to realize their potential, support their families and give back to their communities.

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Pushing Black-Owned Businesses To Excellence | Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon

Made Here: Small business stories and conversations with entrepreneurs

39 minutes 37 seconds

5 years ago

Pushing Black-Owned Businesses To Excellence | Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon

Is there a difference between being an educator and being a teacher? Our next guest, Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon, believes there is. Dr. Key is the CEO and Founder of the Village Market, an Atlanta-based organization that empowers Black entrepreneurs through business development trainings, marketplaces, and community engagement.

According to a 2017 Small Business Administration study, black-owned businesses averaged $58,000 in revenue while white-owned businesses averaged over nine times that amount. To address the disparity of earnings between Black-owned and white-owned businesses, the Village Market showcases and trains hundreds of Black-owned businesses that specialize in conscious apparel, all-natural products, and foods. These businesses have grown from 6-foot vendor tables to brick and mortar locations.

In this episode, Dr. Key shares the incredible community she’s created, how she builds authentic relationships with entrepreneurs, and the best advice she got from her grandmother on how to treat every customer.

To learn more about the Village Market, visit thevillagemarketatl.com

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