Business & Finance

NEWARK - Vince Baglivo, the longtime associate director of the Ironbound Business Improvement District (IBID), will succeed Seth A. Grossman who served for the last two decades as the organization’s executive director.

“Vince has spent many years as Seth’s number two, and has made important contributions to the IBID, particularly through his leadership on marketing and ...

NEWARK, NJ — A crawl event designed to celebrate Black business owners is returning to Newark this summer after a successful winter run that will be hosted by the locally-based digital publication Urban Girl Magazine.

Urban Girl Magazine is hosting its second Black Business Crawl on Saturday, July, 30, an event where attendees can board a party bus ...

NEWARK, NJ — Startup businesses aiming to better serve the Newark community are getting a chance to win a lofty $25,000 prize through a newly launched challenge by Audible.

Audible officials announced Friday the “TechUnited:BetterConnected Challenge Newark,” a startup initiative focused on supporting small businesses in New Jersey’s largest city. The challenge, headed ...

NEWARK, NJ — Small business owners in Newark are still grappling with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic according to a new report released by Main Street Alliance (MSA), a community-based organization that advocates for small businesses.

The report, “Promoting Opportunity and Racial Equity In Newark,” highlights data MSA gathered through conversations and surveys with ...

As the state of New Jersey continues to map out its marijuana marketplace, Newark's first black owned business that specializes in hemp derived CBD and THC products is educating and preparing the community for what’s to come. 

Beginning Monday, Plantivia Wellness will be hosting an entire week of activities including yoga sessions a cannabis crawl down Halsey Street, panel ...