Downtown Macon sees increase in Black-owned businesses [Video]

MACON, Ga. — August is National Black Business Month. The number of Black businesses nationwide is rising and Macon is no different. 

According to the Knight Foundation, 28% of the businesses in downtown Macon are Black-owned. That’s up from 18% three years ago.

Being an entrepreneur is no easy task.

“We were able to open this space from working through a vision, working out the kinks and then here we are,” Christele Parham said.

She owns Crate X, a coworking space for people who can work from anywhere. She and her husband started it in February. 

She said owning a business comes with anxiety but having support helps.

“As we are building our platforms or businesses, you don’t always have the resources or the blueprint available to us,” Parham said. “So, it takes a lot of like R and D. Research and development …