Forbes(@Forbes):The number of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. with at least one employee topped 200,000 for the first time ever in 2023, a 62% jump from 2017, according to the latest report from Brookings Institution. In honor of these employers and builders, @ForbesBLK set out to find 25 Black-owned employer businesses worth watching. Read more: https://t.co/lkRH8X1G8v 📸: Robert Severi for Forbes; Jamel Toppin for Forbes; Cooper Neill/Bloomberg; Cody Pickens for Forbes; Aaron Kotowski for Forbes; Courtesy Leon Richardson; Tim Tadder for Forbes; Courtesy Travis Mack; ZumaPress/Newscom; Courtesy Todd Weaver; Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images; Cody Pickens for Forbes Edit Story

2026.09.28 14:02

The number of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. with at least one employee topped 200,000 for the first time ever in 2023, a 62% jump from 2017, according to the latest report from Brookings Institution. In honor of these employers and builders, @ForbesBLK set out to find 25 Black-owned employer businesses worth watching. Read more: 📸: Robert Severi for Forbes; Jamel Toppin for Forbes; Cooper Neill/Bloomberg; Cody Pickens for Forbes; Aaron Kotowski for Forbes; Courtesy Leon Richardson; Tim Tadder for Forbes; Courtesy Travis Mack; ZumaPress/Newscom; Courtesy Todd Weaver; Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images; Cody Pickens for Forbes Edit Story