About this event Black-owned businesses have been hit substantially harder by the coronavirus pandemic than companies overall. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 41% of Black-owned businesses across the country shut down between February and April, echoing the findings of a similar University of California, Santa Cruz study released in June. About 32% of Latino businesses and 26% of Asian businesses shut down over the same time span. Only about 17% of white businesses shut down during the same period, the study authors found. Join Cathay Dawkins for a virtual fireside chat. Dawkins is the founder of Black Business Owners of Charlotte, a community of local entrepreneurs and supporters using social capital to drive economic empowerment. He […]