(TNS) — The city of Atlanta and its economic development authority recently unveiled a free online networking operation aimed at connecting small businesses to larger corporations and suppliers. The digital tool, called ATLinBusiness Marketplace, launched last week and allows Atlanta-based businesses to sell and market to other companies in the metro area. Mayor Andre Dickens said in a news release the online venture aims to integrate the city’s small businesses, including those owned by minorities and women, with the city’s corporate ecosystem. “ATLinBusiness Marketplace will create a more equitable business-to-business environment by connecting buyers and sellers in metro Atlanta — including minority-owned, women-owned and legacy businesses,” Dickens said. “With this program, we aim to provide resources to support our local economy, create more good-paying jobs and ensure Atlanta is a city of opportunity for all.” The marketplace launched in the middle of Black History Month and joins multiple efforts to support minority-led businesses in metro Atlanta. African Americans make up about half of the city’s population. But Black-owned businesses represent only about 20% of the city’s businesses, Invest Atlanta CEO Eloisa Klementich said. The marketplace is an extension of the city’s ATLinBusiness initiative, a business portal that helps entrepreneurs […]
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