2023 24 Black Pages FINAL 2 - Flipbook - Page 101
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As technology became increasingly available to most of the Black population it transformed the way business
was done. Leveling the playing field for certain industries allowing for a drastic increase of sole proprietorships.
Macon MSA
All Black Businesses
with Employees
Number of Employees
Total Revenue
1992
2002
2017
1,753
2,638
214
183
854
727
$166.9 M $146.2 M
8,210
210
1,000 +
$330 M
Warner Robins MSA
2002
2017
All
482
4,546
W Employees
146
Employees
500+
All Sales
$136.8 M $229.5 M
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From 1992 to 2017, the number of Blackowned businesses in the Macon MSA
skyrocketed by 368.34%. However, the
number of these businesses that employed
other people dropped a bit during this same
period. This might be because traditional
brick-and-mortar businesses, which
typically hire employees, were closing. The
new businesses were usually run by just
one person, known as a sole
proprietorship.
Now, the percentage of African American
businesses without employees matches the
percentage of African Americans in the
Macon MSA. A similar pattern was seen in
the Warner Robins MSA, where
businesses without employees saw a
massive increase of 843%.
