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As previously announced at the Mass Black Expo, BECMA is getting ready to mark our 10th anniversary in a big way by officially launching our BECMA@10 campaign. This comprehensive campaign will ensure our organization can sustain our community impact and continue our movement to build Black wealth across Massachusetts for the next 10 years and beyond! The BECMA@10 campaign supports our work in three critical ways: establish a BECMA Sustainability Hub, expand our BECMA Community Investments initiative, and strengthen our business support programs.
We’ll be celebrating BECMA@10 throughout 2025 and 2026! If you’re interested in partnering with us, visit becma.org/becma10.
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GBH: How Black-owned small businesses find support in smaller Massachusetts cities |
BECMA Member Suzanne Graham-Anderson, founder of Positively Suzanne, LLC, highlighted the growing number of immigrant-owned businesses in Worcester, particularly among communities from the Caribbean and Africa. Speaking with Paris Alston of GBH’s Morning Edition, Suzanne noted a lack of resources for small businesses, especially those owned by people of color, despite the support from organizations like the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts and EforAll. BECMA President and CEO Nicole Obi joined the conversation, echoing these sentiments, stating that Black entrepreneurs in smaller Massachusetts cities face challenges in accessing necessary support. Read the article here. |
NBC10: Mass Black Expo Wraps Up Convention |
Thank you NBC10 for being our media partner for Mass Black Expo 2024. Anchors Latoyia Edwards and Glenn Jones served as MCs on Day 1 and Day 2, respectively, and reporter Malcolm Johnson reported live from the event and visited our Black-Owned Pavilion as we closed out the weekend. Check out their coverage of the MBE here. |