Star Tribune: Minnesota businesses owned by people of color are growing fast — and not by chance
27 Aug 2022
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The number of small businesses owned by Minnesotans of color is growing — and not by chance.
Honest conversations about inequities, including bank lending and job opportunities, occurred after the police killing of George Floyd and the riots that followed. They prompted entities from governments and banks to companies and nonprofits to pledge money for all sorts of support programs.
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