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She moved to Atlanta in 2011 and founded The Village Market in April 2016. The Village Market is a tri-annual marketplace and online retail store for Black business owners to showcase their offerings to end users. It also provides educational and entrepreneurial support to Black businesses. [2] [5] [3]
born in Atlanta [57] Myra Miller: entrepreneur and baker: famous Black food entrepreneur and baker in Atlanta during Reconstruction: worked and buried in Atlanta [58] [59] [60] John Pemberton: chemist: chemist and inventor of the carbonated soft drink Coca-Cola [citation needed] Richard Peters: businessman early-Atlanta railroad man, landowner ...
Charles Brewer (born 1958) is an American entrepreneur.. Charles Brewer is the founder of MindSpring Enterprises, an American Internet service provider, [1] Green Street Properties, a real estate development company, and Las Catalinas, a resort town in Costa Rica. [2]
Cyber Seniors chronicles the journey of a group of senior citizens as they discover the world of the internet through the guidance of teenage mentors. After 89-year-old Shura decides to create a YouTube cooking video, a video competition is organized with the winner coming from the senior who gets the most "views" on YouTube.
Arnold worked in pharmaceutical sales early in his career. Described by Atlanta magazine as a "serial" entrepreneur, [9] he has founded multiple health care companies, including cardiac monitoring business Quality Diagnostic Services (QDS), medical website WebMD, [10] and Atlanta-based Sharecare, [3] for which he is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).
Alonzo "Lon" Franklin Herndon (June 26, 1858 Walton County, Georgia – July 21, 1927) was an African-American entrepreneur and businessman in Atlanta, Georgia. Born into slavery, he became one of the first African American millionaires in the United States, first achieving success by owning and operating three large barber shops in the city ...
The Coca-Cola world headquarters. The Atlanta economy is the 10th largest in the country and 18th in the world with an estimated 2014 GDP of over $324 billion. Atlanta is one of ten U.S. cities classified as an "alpha-world city" by a 2010 study at Loughborough University, [1] and ranks fourth in the number of Fortune 500 companies headquartered within city boundaries, behind New York City ...
East Atlanta Strut - East Atlanta's free annual one day neighborhood festival, always on the third Saturday in September featuring a parade, food, live music, art, and events. The festival is held to highlight the businesses in East Atlanta Village as well as raise funds for schools, senior programs and Neighbor In Need East Atlanta.