As August ushers in Black Business Month, the Baltimore Times launches a weekly series spotlighting the professionals who keep Black-owned businesses thriving — starting with the case for putting people first.
Every August, Black Business Month calls on us to celebrate, support, and strategically grow Black-owned enterprises across the country. It’s a month for shopping intentionally, for spotlighting entrepreneurs who’ve built something from nothing, and for reminding our community that economic power is community power.
It’s also a month when we talk about infrastructure. A healthy, thriving business needs a sharp accountant to keep the books honest. It needs an attorney to protect contracts, intellectual property, and the founder’s own liability. It needs a banker who understands access to capital isn’t always equal, and an insurance professional who can shield a life’s work from the unexpected. These four pillars matter. And next week, this series turns to exactly that — the operational backbone that keeps a business standing…