This is the fifth annual observance of a culturally-responsive campaign to increase employment and sales among the more than 1 million African-American owned companies in the United States and to foster trade with black-owned firms throughout the Diaspora on the African continent, the Caribbean and Europe.
Based on the findings of the annual State of Black Business report, National Black Business Month events encourage policy makers to take concrete steps to make their jurisdictions more attractive to black business owners by increasing
         -- access to capital
         -- promotion of heritage tourism
         -- public and private procurement
         -- use of cutting edge technologies
         -- educational and training opportunities
         -- the exposure of black entrepreneurs
We suggest 31 different ways to support black business on each of the 31 days of August.
To organize events in your state, get your copy of Trouble in the Air: State of Black Business 2008 which includes organizing guides.  Call for more information 415-240-3537  or email us.

Georgia black entrepreneurship

In 2004, Georgia had 72,867 black self-employed, 5.68 percent of the wage and salary earners, according to Social Security Administration data. White self-employed were 12.8 percent. To achieve parity, another 90,819 black firms would have to launch to reach a total of 163,686.
There is a pool of 110,152 black men and 188,626 black women in managerial and professional occupations, as reported by the 2006 American Community Survey.
Black aggregate income topped $45.8 billion in 2006 with a median income for workers of $22,971