BHN Talk & $hop

In episode 2 of BHN Talk and Shop, hosts, Brigitte Jones and Julia Ann Dudley Najieb review the 15 richest, Black-owned businesses throughout the world.  
Brigitte and Julia also reflect on a recent unfortunate incident doing business with the state of California and its hired, representative contractor, Nicole Wang, owner of SheSo, surmising the state's "unfriendliness" toward small businesses and non-vetting of favored contractors they choose to represent the state.  
Julia also discussed the state's unfair contracting criteria used to prevent small Black businesses from qualifying for state contracts.

Join BHN Talk & Shop to learn more about Black business owners throughout the nation, and how they got started in their industries.
 
In the official first episode of BHN Talk & $hop, managing producer Brigitte Jones with cohost news producer, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb, interview expert business owners: Jai Ellis, of the 5 Star Mobile Salon and experienced hair loss/restoration specialist, Dr. Leola Anifowoshe of the Texas Hair Restoration and Wellness Center.

Julia Ann Dudley Najieb and Brigitte Jones talk to the co-founder of National Black Business Month, celebrated every August.  It was created in 2004 by historian John William Templeton and engineer Frederick E. Jordan Sr. The month celebrates Black-owned enterprises across the United States and highlights their economic impact.