BUSINESS WOMEN AND ENTREPRENEURS INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR STORIES TO BUSINESSWOMEN.ORG

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BUSINESS WOMEN AND ENTREPRENEURS INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR STORIES TO BUSINESSWOMEN.ORG

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- There are millions of successful woman-owned businesses all around the world, which has sparked the launch of BusinessWomen.org - a blog that profiles "Amazing Business Women".The web site, which receives thousands of visitors each month, publishes the latest success stories about amazing business women and entrepreneurs, and the goal is to use these stories to inspire and motivate other women to also pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.

Additionally, the web site publishes the top events & workshops for business women to attend, as well as the top publications, organizations & programs, and funding opportunities that are available.

These Are 5 Black-Owned Food Brands You Can Buy When You Shop

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Two of the best ways to support black-owned businesses is to shop in their stores and recommend their products to others. It's not always easy though because sometimes its hard to know if a company is black-owned.

So here are 5 food brands owned by African Americans that you can look for and purchase at your local grocery store:

8 Black-Owned Businesses That Do Well During Winter Season

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During the winter season, billions of dollars are spent in the United States on vacationing, buying food, and more. Companies like Walmart, Target, and even Amazon.com generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue during this time of the year.

However, there are also many smaller Black-owned companies that are also cashing in during this peak season.

Here are 8 Black-owned businesses that generate quite a bit of revenue during the months of November, December, January and February:

The 8th Making Moves Dance Festival – Evening Show

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Making Moves Dance Festival is a unique annual opportunity for New York based emerging choreographers and dance companies to showcase their original works that span the globe and dance genres. The participating artists will not only receive a monetary award, but also be provided with access to rehearsal spaces and an opportunity to showcase their works during the day long festival.

This year, seven selected dance groups will present their works in two bills: a free afternoon outdoor presentation which encourages public participation and an evening stage presentation which features a commissioned work by choreographer Gabrielle Lamb.

Princess Grace Award-winning choreographer Gabrielle Lamb’s choreography blends technical virtuosity and visual poetry to investigate the complexities of 21st century lives. Via this commission opportunity, Lamb and her Pigeonwing Dance company will explore the tension between predictability and surprise, the pattern and chaos in nature, life and arts.

17th Annual New York Walk for Sickle Cell Awareness

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All are invited to the 17th Annual New York Walk for Sickle Cell Awareness, Education and Research.

Enjoy An Evening With Grammy Nominated Trumpeter Alphonso Home At No Cost

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Trumpeter Alphonso Horne is a two-time Grammy nominated trumpeter named by Wynton Marsalis as one of the rising stars of the next generation. Horne has performed with many renowned jazz artists including Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts, Michael Feinstein, and Rihanna.

Discover How This Retired NBA Player Now Makes $530 Million Dollars In Food Sales

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You may not have heard of Junior Bridgeman, but he was an NBA player for 12 years for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers.

Like all players, he eventually retired. But unlike most players, who, according to Sports Illustrated, go broke within 5 years after retiring, Bridgeman became much more successful after retirement than he was during his years playing basketball, building a $400 million fast food empire.

Success as an athlete

Bridgeman was born in 1953 into a blue collar family in East Chicago. He played basketball in high school and played guard and forward during college at the University of Louisville. After college, he was picked in the first round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers, but was immediately traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His athletic career was uneventful, but it was what he did after retiring that was so significant.