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How This CEO Sold A Company For Over $200 Million To Fuel Black Businesses

How This CEO Sold A Company For Over $200 Million To Fuel Black Businesses

Ed Mitzen, the founder of Business For Good Foundation, joins Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at the Nasdaq MarketSite for a Black Business Month discussion. In the interview, Mitzen provides updates about the nonprofit organization, which aims to support Black entrepreneurs in upstate New York.

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