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Miami Herald
08-08-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
The 44 Percent: Want to start a business? Our Miami Gardens event can help
The 44 Percent newsletter is on hiatus this week as its writer, Raisa Habersham, is at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Cleveland. But if you're starting a business, or want to grow a small business you've already started, you should know about the Miami Herald's Black business panel next Tuesday, Aug. 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Co-Space, a Black-owned coworking space in Miami Gardens. You can buy tickets here. 'Building Black Businesses' is an event meant to equip small business owners and aspiring business owners in South Florida's Black community with actionable advice. The panel discussion, moderated by Herald minority business reporter Michael Butler, will address how entrepreneurs can fund, market and grow their businesses. The panelists are three South Florida business leaders with years of experience: Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce president and CEO G. Eric Knowles, marketing professional Suzan McDowell and Italian Vice founder Aamir Taylor. Location: Co-Space, 17560 NW 27th Ave., Suite 105, Miami Gardens Time: Registration opens at 6 p.m., with the panel discussion taking place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Price: $20 Tickets: Eventbrite Where does 'The 44 Percent' name come from? Click here to find out how Miami history influenced the newsletter's title.
Miami Herald
31-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Starting a business? Get advice at Miami Herald's Black Business Month panel
August is Black Business Month, but as many aspiring entrepreneurs know, building and sustaining a small business can be difficult. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, the Miami Herald is hosting 'Building Black Businesses,' an event meant to equip small business owners and aspiring business owners in South Florida's Black community with actionable advice. The panel discussion, moderated by Miami Herald minority business reporter Michael Butler, will address how entrepreneurs can fund, market and grow their businesses. The panelists are three South Florida business leaders with years of experience: G. Eric Knowles, president and CEO of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce Suzan McDowell, founder of Circle of One Marketing Aamir Taylor, founder of Italian Vice Knowles is the leader of one of Miami's key business organizations and can speak to the importance of networking and relationship-building. McDowell is a small business owner with decades of marketing experience. Taylor is an entrepreneur who started a frozen treat business in 2020 and now vends at Hard Rock Stadium. The discussion will take place at Co-Space, a Black-owned coworking space in Miami Gardens. The first five attendees to register will receive free professional headshots courtesy of award-winning Herald photographer Carl Juste. All attendees will also have the opportunity to join a WhatsApp chat for local entrepreneurs. Refreshments will be provided. Location: Co-Space, 17560 NW 27th Ave., Suite 105, Miami Gardens Time: Registration opens at 6 p.m., with the panel discussion taking place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Price: $20 Tickets: Eventbrite
