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Housing Impact Partners LLC (HIP), a community- centered real estate investment and development platform, has officially launched with a mission to forge strategic partnerships to address the housing challenge. 

The outdoor art exhibit, which celebrates Black culture in Los Angeles, also supports Black-owned businesses and creates jobs for local Black residents.

The use of social media and a stronger online presence has helped this Black-owned business connect with their customers and create new business.

The Valley Economic Alliance created a YouTube series to help close the capital gap for African American entrepreneurs.

The inaugural class of 15 entrepreneurs participated in a 12-week business program at the Brotherhood Crusade.

This transaction provides both stability and equity for Black-owned businesses that have been instrumental in Leimert Park’s recent resurgence.

The B.R.E.D. podcast highlights the stories of Black investors and host Sam Dolciné has created a real estate investors community to help others enter the field.

Attorney Almuhtada Smith is helping local Black founders take their businesses to the next level.

With billions of development dollars pouring into the Crenshaw District, discussions are taking place to ensure that new development adds value to existing residents rather than displacing them.

This event features an incredible line-up of panelists, moderators, and facilitators to discuss topics such as business, technology, education, politics, art, and entertainment.

The BCIF raises money through community donations and reinvests the funds to small Black-owned businesses.

The African American Real Estate Professionals of Los Angeles brought together a collection of Black professionals to network and socialize.

A collaborative space, nestled in the heart of Inglewood, dedicated to the complete journey of the entrepreneur.

Black business owners can obtain information online about grants, loans, and how to secure contracts with major corporations and government agencies.

The L.A. Black Investors Club and Sip & Sonder host this quarterly competition.

The Baldwin Hills native became a real estate agent as she was looking to become a homeowner.

The community group holds monthly meetings to teach real estate and financial literacy as a way to combat gentrification, and they abide by their slogan, “Don’t sell grandma’s house!”

•Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza is more of a community hub than other malls.

•LIVWRK CEO Asher Abehsera discusses community engagement and rumored relationship with Jared Kushner and Donald Trump.

•Some local community groups are supportive of the sale of the mall to LIVWRK.

•Black-led Downtown Crenshaw continues quest to purchase the mall through a community land trust.

While many Black people are being priced out of their own neighborhoods, The Consolidated Board of Realtists is educating locals on how to become home buyers in this expensive real estate market.

This Friday night artisan market in downtown features Black vendors and showcases a Black experience.

Crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe have become an alternative to securing bank loans.

The leaders of Downtown Crenshaw are seeking to purchase the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza and are fighting to stop a group with possible ties to Donald Trump and Jared Kushner from buying it.

OneUnited Bank CEO Kevin Cohee discusses how Black communities can obtain social justice and close the wealth gap by putting their money in Black-owned banks.

Local Black-owned businesses have been awarded the $10,000 BeyGOOD/NAACP Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund grant.  Find out about additional rounds of funding.

During the the 1960s and 1970s, the Crenshaw Center was the place to be.  But there is a need for adaptation, which has happened to shopping centers and districts around Los Angeles.  

Local community leaders and groups' pressure to force CIM Group out of the $100 million deal has worked.

The federal government has “$100 billion plus sitting there right now” for small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Homeowners and renters are relying on government support to weather the storm.

Working with community development financial institutions may be the key for local businesses to obtain relief funds.

The inaugural conference brought together Black entrepreneurs from business, tech, education, politics, art, and entertainment.

The coworking space is a cultural hub that encourages entrepreneurs in the memory of Vector90 co-founder Nipsey Hussle.

A flea market for Black-owned businesses and vendors to showcase their products to the community.

Realtor Sunny Jones discusses purchasing owner occupied income property that can lead you to your dream home.

Grandma’s house essentially is a transfer of wealth.  In some situations, keeping grandma’s house is not practical, while in others it may be just what the family and community needs.

South Los Angeles Logistics and the Uganda Connection

In partnership with AIM/Alliance and A New Life 4 U Economic Development Corporation, the council and bank promote financial literacy while building relationships with community members.

This initiative would create a cultural and convention center and maintain the Afrocentric environment along Degnan Blvd.

The Black Cooperative Investment Fund raises money through community donations and reinvests the funds to small-business owners.

The business school’s 20-week program helps small companies obtain six figure contracts.

This weekly course at The Los Angeles Urban League teaches people how to produce revenue on the Internet.

Turo allows car owners to rent out their own vehicles.

The NAACP and Airbnb formed a partnership to help people of color use their homes to earn extra income.

This partnership will enhance both the BusinessZone and the Standard’s abilities to showcase local businesses and share business strategies.

Photo by Jason Lewis

Many families are hit hard by the expenses to bury a loved one.  Inglewood Park Cemetery has plans that can greatly reduce the cost.

Will the next billion-dollar company come from South Los Angeles?

An entrepreneur pitches a business plan at The L.A. Black Investors Club’s Black Business Pitch competition at Sip & Sonder. Photo by Jason Lewis

The L.A. Black Investors Club will host the meeting as well as their next Black Business Pitch competition at Sip & Sonder.

Union Bank’s community banker Jessica F. Vielmas discusses financial matters with a customer. Photo by Jason Lewis

This financial education center offers one-on-one consulting, and can direct clients to over 70 social organizations.

Mark Robertson talks business at West Angeles Church. Photos by Jason Lewis

Pacific Coast Regional CEO Mark Robertson expressed that we need to support our own at West Angeles Church of God in Christ’s Super Saturday event.

Photo by Jason Lewis

The Crenshaw Boulevard and 66th Street location is the first Papa John’s in South Los Angeles.

Felicia "The Poetess" Morris has worked in the radio business for nearly 30 years, which includes stints with 92.3 The Beat and Jamie Foxx’s “The Foxx Hole.” Photos by Jason Lewis

The Internet radio and podcast studio, located on Crenshaw Blvd. and 43rd Street, helps locals broadcast their messages to the masses.

Student interns help a classmate make a transaction at the Union Bank branch on Crenshaw High School’s campus. Photos by Jason Lewis

The student-run branch provides financial literacy and work experience for members of Crenshaw’s Business Entrepreneurship and Technology program.

Hasani R. Ellis, Omar Muhammad, and Thomas Fitch in front of their office on Slauson Ave. and 7th Ave. Photos by Jason Lewis

These three businessmen went from Crenshaw High School to Clark Atlanta University and back.

Photos by Jason Lewis

Like many small retail shops, this Leimert Park store relies on the community’s help to keep their doors open.

A vendor sells goods from a booth in the middle of Degnan Blvd. during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event. Leimert Park draws large crowds during festivals and special events. Photo by Jason Lewis

The village attracts massive crowds on weekends, but not during the week.  Community leaders are looking to increase foot traffic and business on a daily basis.

A small business loan from Pacific Coast Regional helped Shaw open A Kut Above Hair Design 20 years ago, and she’s still going strong.

Food trucks line up at a concert at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Photo by Jason Lewis

The 5th Annual Mobile Retail & Food Truck Expo will be held at L.A. Trade Tech on September 23.

A rendering of the proposed complex called “The View on Overhill” from the Overhill Dr. side.

Community members from View Park and Windsor Hills objected to The Bedford Group’s proposed luxury condominium project on Overhill Dr. and La Brea Ave. 

Mark Robertson, President/CEO of Pacific Coast Regional. Photo by Jason Lewis

For 40 years, PCR has assisted small business owners with loan programs, classes, and consulting.

Members of the tour purchase clothes at Zoe’s Vintique in Mid City. Photos by Jason Lewis

Mone’t Lamb created the bus tour to introduce local residents to small black-owned businesses in Los Angeles.

VSEDC Executive Director Joseph T. Rouzan, III, accepts a $50,000 donation from City National Bank. Photos by Jason Lewis

The non-profit organization continues to provide resources to small-business owners and entrepreneurs.

The panel of investors discusses when and how to approach a venture capitalist or angel investor. Photos by Jason Lewis

Venture capitalists and angel investors spoke about resources to support and grow small businesses.

The neighborhood council for Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, and Leimert Park areas holds workshops for entrepreneurs.

The Ladera Heights branch assists people who believe that they do not qualify for home loans.

Black homeownership is lower than the national rate during the Great Depression.

Deborah Deras teaches a business social media class to local entrepreneurs. Photo by Jason Lewis

The non-profit organization hosts free workshops for entrepreneurs.

The IRS will delay certain tax refunds to combat fraud.