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The 44 Percent: Want to start a business? Our Miami Gardens event can help

By Michael Butler
Joy St. Clair founded Co-Space, a coworking space in Miami Gardens. ‘I was one of those people looking for a place like this and couldn’t find it,’ she says. ‘My mind was made up, and I decided that I was going to make the place. As I was building this place and this idea, people have been finding me.’
Joy St. Clair founded Co-Space, a coworking space in Miami Gardens. ‘I was one of those people looking for a place like this and couldn’t find it,’ she says. ‘My mind was made up, and I decided that I was going to make the place. As I was building this place and this idea, people have been finding me.’ Alie Skowronski askowronski@miamiherald.com

The 44 Percent newsletter is on hiatus this week as its writer, Raisa Habersham, is at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Cleveland.

But if you’re starting a business, or want to grow a small business you’ve already started, you should know about the Miami Herald’s Black business panel next Tuesday, Aug. 12 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Co-Space, a Black-owned coworking space in Miami Gardens. You can buy tickets here.

“Building Black Businesses” is an event meant to equip small business owners and aspiring business owners in South Florida’s Black community with actionable advice. The panel discussion, moderated by Herald minority business reporter Michael Butler, will address how entrepreneurs can fund, market and grow their businesses.

The panelists are three South Florida business leaders with years of experience: Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce president and CEO G. Eric Knowles, marketing professional Suzan McDowell and Italian Vice founder Aamir Taylor.

Location: Co-Space, 17560 NW 27th Ave., Suite 105, Miami Gardens

Time: Registration opens at 6 p.m., with the panel discussion taking place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Price: $20

Tickets: Eventbrite

Where does “The 44 Percent” name come from? Click here to find out how Miami history influenced the newsletter’s title.

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