Citi estimated that this amount could have been added to the U.S. economy if four major racial gaps had been closed twenty years earlier.
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Find and support verified Foundational Black American-owned businesses through one national network of regional directories.
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Our goal is to help customers find FBA-owned businesses and help more of the activity around each purchase support suppliers, skilled workers, production, and reinvestment. Reliable service and affordable choices matter at every step.
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Make thoughtful choices as customers and community organizations.
Read the articleWhen FBA Businesses Do Business Together
See how supplier relationships and the planned B2B tools fit together.
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Explore the planned direction for larger organizations.
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The cost of leaving opportunity unrealized
In 2020, Citi published Closing the Racial Inequality Gaps: The Economic Cost of Black Inequality in the U.S., examining gaps in wages, education, housing, and investment.
The $16 trillion figure is an estimate of economic growth lost to inequality—not a measurement of the size of the FBA consumer market.
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Each purchase can help create the next opportunity.
Consistent customer support gives businesses the steady demand needed to hire, invest, expand, and reinvest.
Business growth
Repeat customers help businesses invest in staff, inventory, equipment, and expansion.
Greater ownership
Profitable enterprises can create durable assets, operating knowledge, and supplier relationships.
Stronger communities
Stable local businesses support employment, services, commercial corridors, and the broader economy.
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The directory makes verified enterprises easier to find so they can earn customer trust and repeat business through their products and service.
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Make verified businesses easier to find.
The National platform connects visitors with regional directories that organize verified businesses by location and category. Listings are reviewed before publication. Learn what verification means.
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