American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 15, 2024

The study showed the astounding pace of growth of women-owned businesses compared to those owned by men. Between 2019 and 2023 women-owned businesses grew at nearly double the rate of those owned by men. Most notable was the difference between how the pandemic impacted women business owners versus men.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A range of organizations now offer grants to Minority business owners Corporations, associations and foundations offer grant programs specifically for minority entrepreneurs and small business owners. In addition, digital tools to grow their business online and mentorship. Lea rn more. Four entry periods throughout the year.

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StartupNation

APRIL 5, 2021

Grant programs offering free money are hard to come by, which is why many entrepreneurs frequently end up applying for small business loans or try crowdfunding to start or expand their companies. ” Applicants must demonstrate the impact their small business has on their greater community, and interested entrepreneurs can apply here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 11, 2020

My intention is to rally people of influence to speak up and support BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of colour), LGBTQ2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and two-spirit), and all communities that are marginalized, excluded and discriminated against based on race, gender, age or ethnicity. Make it your own fight.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Then he’d be well on his way to having two — a slow but purposeful build toward amassing his own little fortune. Today, at the helm of the Black Founders Matter venture fund, Michel has kept that mentality. ” Michel was inspired to start the pledge after realizing his own investments leaned toward Black male founders.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Data reveals Women Entrepreneurs Gaining Ground On the startup side, according to the 2024 Wells Fargo Impact of Women -Owned Business Report, between 2019 and 2023 women-owned businesses grew at nearly double the rate of those owned by men which was exceeded during 2022 to 2023, reaching 4.5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Lauren Messiah: This Los Angeles­–based EO member has built a robust business at the intersection of personal development and personal style. Discover—and own—your style and you’ll realize an unparalleled level of self-confidence and empowerment. Check out our top five Wonder women, and get ready to be empowered! Listen here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I’m a Black man in America — that’s hard. Black founders, and uniquely Black founders in tech, are facing insurmountable odds. However, I have pressed forward despite the disparities that often plague the Black entrepreneurial community. Share on Twitter. Admittedly, there were no entrepreneurs in my family.

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Angel Capital Association

MARCH 25, 2024

The Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit represents a beacon for black investors, founders, and high-growth startups. This event, heralded as the industry’s flagship, convenes a diverse community of new and experienced angel investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurial minds to explore critical topics and trends in angel investing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

AAER is accusing Fearless Fund of racially discriminating against white and Asian Americans because it awards a $20,000 grant only to Black women-owned small businesses. But as anyone with knowledge of who the venture community backs today knows: Black women raise around 0.4%

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The murder of George Floyd last May ignited many things in the United States last year — one of which that was perhaps unexpected: a rise in the number of digital banks targeting the Black community. Some members of the Black community took their belief that big banks are not meeting their needs and turned them into startup concepts.

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Source Link

OCTOBER 26, 2021

When the world shut down seemingly overnight, business owners and leaders had to react quickly. Data from McKinsey & Company on global consumer sentiment shows that consumer and business adoption of new strategies advanced five years in just eight weeks. This increase in small businesses helps to bolster the local economy.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2020

US Black Chambers is an advocacy organization comprised of 145 black chambers and represents over 330,000 black owned businesses. Working with Facebook , US Black Chambers is facilitating a process where black business owners can be certified not just as minority business owners but as black business owners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

Another relatively new company delivering data analytics to retailers is Black Crow AI , which today announced that it raised $25 million in a Series A round led by Imaginary Ventures, with participation from existing investors Primary Venture Partners, Bloomberg Beta, Interlock Partners and Vast Ventures. Image Credits: Black Crow AI.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 18, 2023

This is the launch of a second MM Catalyst Fund (MMCF) that will focus on investing in Black-led startups as well as overlooked businesses across Massachusetts. The inaugural MM Catalyst Fund launched in 2021 invested in 16 businesses across Massachusetts that included Black-led growth companies and rural startups.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

We joined forces with Black Female Founders , and they nominated an impressive posse of early-stage startup founders. Register for TC Sessions: Justice to meet some of the visionary female founders who are part of the Black Female Founders organization and watch them take part in a live pitch feedback session with TechCrunch during the event.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 12, 2022

We reached out to Brianna Ellison, director of community engagement for Verizon, as part of our initiative to bring the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program to Michigan entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners. What work is Verizon doing in the Detroit/Michigan community to help small businesses? Brianna Ellison.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

BeGreatTV , an online education platform featuring Black and brown instructors, recently closed a $450K pre-seed round from Stand Together Ventures Lab, Arlan Hamilton, Tiffany Haddish and others. Whether you are a Black man or woman who wants to get into the makeup industry, there will always be a lot of biases in the world.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2021

DEI initiatives have become imperative for ethical and business reasons , yet few leaders know how to turn intention into action. You’ll have your own set of unique challenges based on the size and age of your business, the types of skill sets you recruit for, and even your location.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As a minority female entrepreneur, Lou shared her observations on the Olympics and how they reflected and exposed the struggles of female entrepreneurs striving to build sustainable businesses. Yet women own only 2 percent of business revenue. You have to look out for your own mental health.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

million seed round led by Black Ops Ventures. The result is a product that helps businesses cut costs by avoiding mismatched suppliers while introducing diverse vendors to companies that might have overlooked them. You have exposure from household names to smaller businesses run by underrepresented founders,” Stanard told TechCrunch.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

As investor Monique Woodard stated during a BLCK VC webinar, “You have to fix the systemic issues in your funds that keep Black founders out and keep you from delivering better returns.” So, if your own network lacks diversity and you rely on your network for deal flow, how can you expect to see startups led by diverse founders?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 30, 2022

is still the best place in the world for Black startup founders to raise money. It’s quite easy to harp on the dismal funding and often discriminatory treatment that Black founders receive in the U.S. for venture funds for his startup because there are more success stories of Black founders in the U.S.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Board will work to increase capital to minority-owned startups, create diverse innovation economy WOODBRIDGE, N.J. The State recognizes national studies that correlate with the NVCA study that finds only one percent of venture capital-backed founders are Black and less than two percent are Hispanic.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

So why — when presented with the task of developing new “normal” hybrid workplaces — are we allowing the same systemic problems that boxed generations of Black and brown people out of the workforce to exist? Statistics help tell the story of stark disparities in the economic status of Black and white families.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The main startups hubs in the country have traditionally been São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, but now a new wave of cities are building their own thriving local startup ecosystems, including Recife with Porto Digital hub and Florianópolis with Acate. There is a clear recognition of the business case for Afro-Brazilian businesses.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 25, 2023

Powered by gener8tor and the GREATER MSP Partnership, the fund will invest in leading local and national venture-capital funds that commit to investing a portion of their capital into high-growth startups led by Black, Brown, and Women entrepreneurs that are headquartered in Minnesota or willing to relocate to the state.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Securing funding for a startup relies heavily on the connections you have among investors, as well as your ability to attract attention to your business. It’s also equally important not to let these extra obstacles overwhelm your vision and stop your business from getting the investments it needs. Have patience – and persistence.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

It’s generally considered a great time to raise capital and build a technology-centered, disruptive business. Black founders are raising more capital than ever, but still just a fraction of a fraction of what others have managed in recent years. ” Norman asked TechCrunch rhetorically before supplying his own answer: No.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

My first entrepreneurial project was becoming a tour guide in Italy —a country that was not my own. I was taking exams in a new language, there was non-stop paperwork, complex protocols, and never-ending answers that were not set in stone or black or white. staff business. See differences as opportunity and not a challenge.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color. New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders. The motivation behind the project is straightforward.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 6, 2021

EO OneWorld will add value to EO by attracting more EO members from the Black, Hispanic/Latino(a)(x), Asian and LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurial communities. Here’s the story of how I came to run my own company. He began to describe his latest business acquisition and—suddenly!— Are entrepreneurs born or made? An unexpected challenge.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

We’ve gotten to the point where after the film The Social Network and now with our own ironic HBO drama “Silicon Valley,” (makes it sound like writing a algorithm can easily net you $10 million without trying) one might think starting a company is a bit like the gold rush where riches flow to you with ease.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business. At Samaki Farms, we produce alternative protein feed ingredients using black soldier fly larvae. Are you a student entrepreneur who is ready to take your business to the next level? Apply today!

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Joseph Heller is a small businesses expert and the CEO of Supplied , a wholesale platform for small businesses and brands that makes it easier for boutique owners to access high-quality, affordable items. Even now, the fact that I’m half-Jewish and look more ambiguous than “Black” has been a privilege. Joseph Heller.

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Forward Cities

JUNE 11, 2021

After centuries of racial violence, displacement, segregation and a lack of investment, the idea of a Black Wall Street – where businesses and entrepreneurship can thrive and money can continue to support it – is a near impossibility. How many Black Wall Streets were there in America? It's hard to know.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2023

It’s too early to determine whether SVB’s downfall heralds a new era for venture capital, but based on anecdotal evidence, off-the-record discussions and chats with co-workers, it seems like we’re back to business as usual as far as pre-revenue startup fundraising is concerned. “We don’t see that commitment from other banks.”

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