Finance

The Online Resources Delivering Excellent Results (ORDER) Grant will provide businesses with up to $5,000 to upgrade their capacity for online sales and delivery management, Businesses can apply as long as they were operating before Jan. 1, 2020, and are in good standing with all municipal requirements, including zoning codes, taxes and fees, insurance and fair […]

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello issued an emergency order to limit the fees third-party delivery services may charge local restaurants. Under the order, third-party delivery services (GrubHub, DoorDash and UberEats) are prohibited from charging any restaurant in Monroe County a delivery fee of more than 15% of the purchase price of any order. That is also […]

Beyoncé is helping families facing foreclosures and evictions. The BeyGOOD Impact Fund, is giving out grants worth $5,000 to individuals and families this holiday season. On @beygood’s Instagram: “This holiday season while many are stressed with what they will do next regarding their housing, we are proud to share some GOOD news. Beyoncé is giving $5k […]

The United States House of Representatives approved a $900 billion relief package to assist in the much needed aid of millions of Americans during this Covid-19 pandemic. This Monday, December 21st, it was announced that the plans for aiding in the treatment of patients, the loss of jobs, closing of businesses, etc. due to Coronavirus […]

Meek Mill is giving back again to the kids in his hometown of Philadelphia. Meek is starting a $2 million scholarship fund. Joined by Michael Rubin, the scholarship money will assist approximately 1,000 pre-K to high school students from low-income households during the 2020-21 school year. It will cover their tuition at private and parochial schools […]

The NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, NFL’s Green Bay Packers, and MLB’s Milwaukee Brewers, are working with Microsoft Corp., creating the Equity League. A networking initiative with an emphasis on supporting Black and Latino entrepreneurs. Packers officials say 1% of venture capital-backed startups have Black founders and less than 2% are Latino. Only 3% of employees at […]

2 Chainz has teamed up with YouTube for a new series as part of their #YouTubeBlackVoices Fund initiative. The Money Maker Fund consists of five episodes airing through Friday (December 18). It features HBCU students and alumni pitching their business ideas to 2 Chainz, who put $55,000 into the best ones. In a statement, he explained […]

Tis the season for thieving! The Better Business Bureau is warning people about scams this holiday season. Fake text-based scams in which scammers are sending customers phony tracking numbers or links. Giving you fake tracking numbers, they’re giving you a link to click in a text message. Melanie McGovern of the BBB said never click on a […]

Jay-Z is starting a line of cannabis products. Monogram springs from Jay-Z’s partnership with California-based Caliva, a company he joined in July 2019 as chief brand strategist. Jay has since accepted the role of chief visionary officer for the newly formed corporation. In a statement Jay-Z said, as part of today’s launch  “we’re just getting started”. […]

Wait!!!!! Before you overpay for an PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S online. Sony vowed in a tweet that more inventory would arrive at retailers before year-end. (Keep listening to WDKX for your chance to win a New Game Console) Here is what Playstation announced on twitter: We want to thank gamers everywhere for making the […]