By the numbers: Charlotte ranks as the No. 7 hub for Black-owned businesses in the U.S., per a recent report from Charlotte-based LendingTree. Black-owned businesses make up 4.9% of all small businesses in our metro.

Yes, but: 22.8% of our population is Black, so there’s room to grow the portion of local firms that are Black-owned.

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