Mustafa Rashed Philadelphia Entrepreneur

Local firm builds bridges between government officials and community members

Mustafa Rashed often wondered why there was of lack of African American-owned government relations firms in a majority minority city like Philadelphia. So he stepped up to help fill the void and launched his own business. Founded in 2011, Bellevue Strategies is a government relations, strategic communications, advocacy and digital communications firm. “We are seeing…

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Bridgett Battles

Entrepreneur helps professional women develop a powerful presence

Bridgett Battles thrives on empowering professional women by helping them enhance their personal appearance. Despite the pandemic challenges, she’s seen an uptick in corporate clients and speaking engagements as many are tapping into her expertise as an executive presence strategist. “My business is has done well during the pandemic because I took the leap of…

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Black and Mobile Delivery Service

Black and Mobile Is Philly’s New Delivery Service for Black-Owned Restaurants

David Cabello dropped out of Shippensburg University’s College of Business in 2016. He was there to learn science of business, to maybe start a black-owned business of his own, or even help ones that already exist in the black community. Issue was, he didn’t feel that the white professors at his school gave him the…

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