By Bryan Davis Whether you’re launching your very first restaurant or expanding a thriving brand, it’s important to hire an experienced broker to represent your interests in each stage of the process.   Of course, one of your most important decisions is choosing a location for your restaurant.

Learn how Black Restaurant Week’s 'Banking with Connections' events in Atlanta and Los Angeles empowered Black culinary entrepreneurs by connecting them with bankers for financial guidance and relationship building.

Charm City has a wealth of Black history — no surprise, considering it's been home to revolutionary abolitionist and author Frederick Douglass, Underground Railroad activist Harriet Tubman, jazz icon Billie Holiday, and civil rights advocate and late U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings. The city's diverse