ACBN Microloan Program Gets $250,000 boost from Inspirit Foundation
Brampton - February 2, 2022 The Afro Caribbean Business Network Foundation Canada (ACBN) is pleased to officially announce a $250,000 investment by Inspirit Foundation to the ACBN Microloan program. The Microloan program will be making its mark across Southern Ontario...
A Mix of Black MPs Headed to Ottawa after 2020 Federal Election
Congratulations to the Black candidates who ran for office in the 2020 September federal election. And extra congratulations for those who now get to take their hard-won seat in the House of Commons in Ottawa. It was a short election— 36 days —but the work started...
Black Empowerment Manifesto Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AFRO CARIBBEAN BUSINESS NETWORK CANADA FOUNDATION (ACBN): PRESENTS: A CANADIAN BLACK EMPOWERMENT MANIFESTO (CBEM) VERSION 2.0. VOLUME 001. TORONTO, April 22, 2021: ACBN Releases its commissioned work ─A Canadian Black Empowerment Manifesto...
2021 Federal Budget for Black Entrepreneurs
On April 19 the Federal government introduced the 2021 Federal Budget. There have been two debriefs so far to determine what is in it for the Black community and I attended to see what was in there for Black Entrepreneurs. As I break down the items remember the...
Sheridan College Partners with Afro Caribbean Business Network
RESEARCH TO SUPPORT BLACK ENTREPRENEURS For immediate release (Mississauga, ON) Jan. 19, 2020: The Afro-Caribbean Business Network (ACBN) and Sheridan’s Pilon School of Business (PSB) partner on a new research project. The research project aims to identify the needs...
Black Entrepreneurs Making Waves During the COVID 19 Pandemic
Black entrepreneurs have faced unprecedented barriers in the marketplace worldwide for hundreds of years. Many Black entrepreneurs are less likely to receive venture capital funding and many lack the knowledge and expertise to navigate the marketplace.