All posts by Preta Peace Namasaba

Business

How these two entrepreneurs made history as the owners of 32 Bojangles franchises

The fast-food restaurant industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. Its market size increased to $382 billion in 2022 from $322.05 billion the previous year. Quick, cheap, and satisfying, the fast-food…

By Preta Peace Namasaba June 26, 2024
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This 19-year-old real estate agent is already making six figures

From kindergarten and elementary school to high school and university, we are constantly being prepared for the future. Who you want to be, what you want to do, where you want to go and other…

By Preta Peace Namasaba June 25, 2024
News

Chicago Mayor orders development of Black Reparations Agenda for the city

Chicago has joined the growing number of cities across the U.S. that have explored reparations as a means to address the impact of slavery and systematic segregation. Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed Executive Order 2024-1…

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This Nigerian teenager received Yale, Stanford, MIT and other top college acceptances while in Lagos

Nigerian teenager Emmanuela Ilok has secured full scholarships to study Computer Science at multiple Ivy League institutions. She has received acceptance offers from MIT, Stanford, Yale, UPenn, Princeton, Columbia, Georgia Tech, Washington University, University of…

By Preta Peace Namasaba June 24, 2024

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Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners acquires JAGGAER after raising $20 billion to invest in AI

Robert F. Smith’s Vista Equity Partners has acquired JAGGAER, a global leader in enterprise procurement and supplier collaboration software, from Cinven. The acquisition aligns with the firm’s goal of investing in artificial intelligence after raising…

By Preta Peace Namasaba September 2, 2024
Business

Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole gifts two longtime employees their own restaurant

To celebrate Slutty Vegan’s 6th anniversary, its founder and CEO, Pinky Cole Hayes has rewarded two of her longtime employees, Angel Barnwell and Miesha Hambrick with their own franchise. The two women have been crucial…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 26, 2024
News

These 4 Black owned businesses generate over $1 billion in annual revenue each

Black business ownership is growing at the fastest pace in 30 years. According to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, the share of Black households owning a business has more than doubled,…

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Top 10 in-demand remote jobs paying at least 100k salaries

The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…

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