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Starting a business and maintaining it is one of the most difficult tasks an entrepreneur can face. For those in the LGBTQ+ community, finding the resources to support their business ventures can be more challenging.

Entrepreneurship in the community

There are organizations for LGBTQ+ business owners to connect and find support. One of these organizations is Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CLGBTCC) based in Charlotte. Our new staff writer Taylor Heeden takes a look inside the organization in this week’s cover story […]

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For over a year, Qnotes reporters covered LGBTQ+ labor issues as part of a national cohort of solutions journalism newsrooms. Each Tuesday, we cover all things LGBTQ+ business related in the OUTlook, a weekly newsletter about LGBTQ+ business, labor and workplace equality.

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MORE HEADLINES

Taylor Heeden joins Qnotes

Taylor Heeden didn’t plan on going into journalism, but after taking an introductory course in college, she found her passion for storytelling and uplifting marginalized voices […]

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Moral Monday rally set for Charlotte July 24

Moral Mondays began as protests, right here in North Carolina in 2013. The protests have covered a wide range of issues like unfair treatment of groups of people based on issues such as race and economic status; discrimination against people because of their race, gender or sexual orientation and much more […]

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THIS WEEKEND

Charlotte Black Pride returns with ‘Black Renaissance: Made for Now’

Charlotte’s Black LGBTQ+ community hosts a week-long event from July 16 through July 23, chock full of events for the greater Charlotte community […]

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QNOTES

Qnotes publisher reflects on four decades of LGBTQ+

“Some [LGBTQ] papers have gone all digital, some papers have closed, I think it’s a testament to our staff and the readership that want the paper, that we’re still here […]”

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