Half of all US minority-owned small businesses couldn't afford rent in April

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More than 50% of US minority-owned small businesses (defined as having fewer than 300 employees) were unable to afford rent in April 2021. Comparatively, 31% of non-minority-owned US small businesses were unable to afford rent in the same time period.

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