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SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE BUSINESS | <a href="https://www.theactivetimes.com/featured/coronavirus-social-distancing-family">Talk to your family and friends</a> about the Black-owned businesses you love. Recommend the restaurants, shops and products you know they'd enjoy, and tell them how to get involved. Word-of-mouth is one of the top ways information is shared. Your positive comments could benefit the business by expanding its clientele.
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SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE BUSINESS | Talk to your family and friends about the Black-owned businesses you love. Recommend the restaurants, shops and products you know they’d enjoy, and tell them how to get involved. Word-of-mouth is one of the top ways information is shared. Your positive comments could benefit the business by expanding its clientele.

How to support Black-owned businesses

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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted companies and industries nationally, but it has hit Black business owners the hardest. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, as of April 2020, the number of Black businesses has dropped 41%. And according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an estimated 16.1% of Black individuals between the ages of 16 and 64 are unemployed, up approximately 10% from this time last year.
Here’s how to support Black-owned businesses.

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