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Some — like Oddette Staple-Brown, who founded the candle making business Oh D’Luxe Candles + Co — say that they have done their research, and that it has paid off. 

“I realized that there’s a lot of help. Not only the local chamber of commerce, but organizations that do want to help, especially black-owned businesses, especially minority-owned businesses, especially women that businesses like in that category,” she said. “I’ve been finding a lot of courses that I’ve been taking that I can just take on my computer. And that’s helping me to understand the business side.”