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City of Charlotte Teams Up with Operation HOPE’s 1MBB to Connect Local Black Businesses with Resources

by jhbsite | Apr 10, 2023 | 1MBB

Originally published by Black Enterprise Launched in October 2020, Operation HOPE‘s 1 Million Black Businesses initiative (1MBB) Initiative is making great headway with its streak of impressive growth and action-driven impact. Today, there is a disconnect between...

This Historic City Can Be Revived with Hope and a Business Plan

by jhbsite | Mar 8, 2023 | 1MBB, Bryant Traveling Man, Financial Literacy, Operation HOPE

This past Sunday I spent time with Dr. Ben Chavis, one of the engineers and unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. At his invitation, I came to Selma, Alabama to commemorate Bloody Sunday and the march from Selma to Montgomery, a non-violent...

Wetzel’s Pretzels Partners with Operation HOPE to Help Make Franchise Ownership More Accessible for Women and Minorities Through Access to Equity Program

by jhbsite | Mar 8, 2023 | 1MBB, Operation HOPE, Uncategorized

Company Aims to Increase Diversity in the Restaurant Industry by Offering Financial Discounts, Expanded Recruitment Efforts, Educational and Mentorship Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups PASADENA, Calif.– Wetzel’s Pretzels (Wetzel’s) is aiming...

Operation HOPE, U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Host Roundtable to Celebrate Freedman’s Bank

by John Bryant | Mar 3, 2023 | 1MBB, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant Traveling Man, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, HOPE Office of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

Operation HOPE hosts roundtable discussion in DC on advancing Black entrepreneurship with SBA and leaders from the public & private sectors. (Pictured L-R) Wally Adeyemo –US Treasury; John Hope Bryant –Operation HOPE; Stephanie E. DeVane– National Urban League;...

Black History Month: Talking about Bridging Wealth Gap with John Hope Bryant and Kenneth Kelly on The Chavis Chronicles

by John Bryant | Feb 12, 2023 | 1MBB, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Financial Literacy, HOW THE POOR CAN SAVE CAPITALISM Book, Media Interview, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights, THE MEMO Book, Up From Nothing: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed, Up From Nothing:: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed

THE CHAVIS CHRONICLES is a thought-provoking half-hour television series that features interviews with newsmakers, celebrities, and significant figures from the fields of politics, medicine, science, activism, education, and entertainment. Legendary civil rights...

My Birthday Gift: Operation HOPE Continues Streak of Impressive Growth With Release of 2022 Impacts

by John Bryant | Feb 7, 2023 | 1MBB, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), HOPE 700 Credit Score Communities, HOPE Global Forums, HOPE Global Initiatives, HOPE Inside, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE

The organization I founded 30+ years ago is absolutely on fire — with scaled mission, results and most of all outcomes. They are on a serious mission of Silver Rights, opportunity for all, and what I have come to term a 3rd Reconstruction. And my team has never been...