ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Black-owned businesses are being celebrated across the country during Black Business Month.
Dionne Fraser-Carter is a Black business owner in Atlanta.
She opened Zinah Artistic Retail, a boutique, and gallery, on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard in 2017.
“The handcrafted original works of artists of color, fashion designers, jewelers, everything in the creative genre,” Fraser-Carter said, about her business.
The entrepreneur told CBS46 it’s a passion, though, like many businesses, she did struggle.
But as a Black-owned business, Fraser-Carter said it’s been extremely important to keep going and to encourage other Black entrepreneurs to do the same.
“The number one challenge is lack of access to capital for a lot of Black entrepreneurs,” she said.
This month Fraser-Carter is celebrating Black Business Month.
“Black businesses are important because they build community,” she said. “When Black businesses…
