Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — City National Bank has deposited $10 million of its capital into OneUnited Bank, the only Black-owned bank in California […]
Category: Business
Body Butter Lady empowers all to love their skin
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — As a child growing up in her native Senegal, Marianne Ndiaye, now known in Inglewood as the “Body […]
City offering up to $20,000 to help ‘legacy businesses’
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Small businesses in Los Angeles that have served communities for at least 20 years are applying for […]
Husband and wife switch careers, operate trucking company
By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Teneisha Cephas and her husband McColm, are the owners-operators of T and M Production Management, a Los […]
Black businesses owners honored by lawmakers, chamber
By Antonio Ray Harvey Contributing Writer SACRAMENTO — The California Legislative Black Caucus and the California Black Chamber of Commerce celebrated Black-owned businesses from across […]
Woman turns lemonade into successful business
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer COMPTON — When life gave Karneisha Christian-Stewart lemons, she followed the old adage and literally made lemonade. Now she owns […]
Mayor appoints seven leaders to city’s small business cabinet
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — In an effort to support entrepreneurs in the city, Mayor Karen Bass has announced the seven members who will […]
Snoop Dogg launches cannabis-spiked ‘Do It Fluid’
Wave Staff Report LOS ANGELES — Rapper Snoop Dogg continues to expand his business investments with the announcement this week that he and Death Row […]
Black bank uses artificial intelligence to push financial literacy
By Eddie B. Allen Jr. Contributing Writer Kevin Cohee wants to even the odds in the Black community. The chairman and CEO of OneUnited Bank, […]
More than coffee is brewing at Market Street’s Sip & Sonder
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer INGLEWOOD — Seven years ago, Amanda-Jane Thomas and Shanita Nicholas, Ivy League-educated lawyers grinding in round-the-clock jobs, sat on a […]