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Friday’s Houston Matters: Financial Challenges Facing Hospitals, And Businesses Insurance Issues In The Economic Crash (Aug. 7, 2020)

Posted on · On Friday's show: Financial challenges area hospitals are facing, whether you can trust you COVID-19 test results, dealing with business insurance in the economic crash, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and new hobbies Houstonians have picked up during the pandemic.

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Texas Black Expo: Empowering African-American Businesses

Posted on · The annual Texas Black Expo, the state's largest African-American empowerment festival, runs Thursday through Sunday (June 11-14) at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The four-day event features speakers from the business world, business advice for African-American entrepreneurs, a trade show, and a concert. Houston businessman Jerome Love founded the event in 2004 because, he […]

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How Are Houston Small Businesses Faring in Houston Economy?

Posted on · Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this was a big weekend for holiday shoppers. It was also a big weekend for small businesses in Houston. That’s because Small Business Saturday encourages customers to shop local. So today, we’re taking a look at how small businesses are faring in Houston. Are they thriving or dying out? […]

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Small Businesses, World AIDS Day and Did the Patriots Cheat? Houston Matters for Mon., Dec. 2, 2013

Posted on · Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this was a big weekend for holiday shoppers. It was also a big weekend for small businesses in Houston. That’s because Small Business Saturday encourages customers to shop local. So today, we’re taking a look at how small businesses are faring in Houston. Are they thriving or dying out? […]

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What Businesses Do You Wish Houston Still Had? What Does it Still Need?

Posted on · Houston is a city constantly in flux, redefining itself, rethinking itself. In a community and – let’s face it – a society constantly on the move, we can sometimes lose historical and cultural experiences along the way. From Astroworld’s carousel (left) to the downtown Houston Foley’s department store, from homes and offices to hotels, stores, […]