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Move over Jeff Bezos , and make room for basketball legend and billionaire Michael Jordan as his price just went up for the umpteenth time! Entrepreneur reports Lionel Messi’s recent contract earlier this month with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) not only was a celebratory deal for the Argentine soccer icon, but also for Jordan’s accounts, making him about $47.5 million richer, according to projections. Michael Jordan is alongside Amazon’s founder and former CEO Bezos, who is also projected to earn several million in the aftermath of Messi’s agreement to a two-year PSG contract. So, we have questions. How exactly will Michael Jordan make a profit from PSG’s total earnings? Why is Lionel Messi’s PSG deal a major win for the billionaire? And, the question you’ve all been waiting for, what is Jordan’s net worth looking like in 2021?
Amazon is announcing an ambitious plan that aims to drive economic equity for Black entrepreneurs across America. The tech giant has shared that it’s launching its own Black Business Accelerator (BBA) — in partnership with the Amazon Black Employee Network (BEN) and a coalition of strategic partners — to target the barriers created by systemic racism that prevent access, opportunity and advancement for Black business-owners in the U.S. According to a company blog post, the $150 million initiative strives to both generate sustainable equity and promote growth for these Black-owned businesses over the next four years by providing financial assistance, business education, mentorship as well as marketing and promotion of their brands as third-party sellers in their online store. “Selling online, particularly through Amazon, is a powerful economic opportunity for entrepreneurs,” Brandi Neloms — Manager at Amazon — said to Small Business Trends. “This program unlocks the full opportunity...