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Small Business Resources Essential for Starting a Business

American Entrepreneurship

Small Business Administration. Its mission is to foster vibrant small business communities through free mentoring and education workshops for small business owners. Their seasoned mentors are able to assist small businesses in a range of areas. This is a great way to jumpstart a small business.

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Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color

TechCrunch

The nonprofit P33 launched the program in partnership with Verizon and 1871, a private business incubator and technology hub, among others, with the goals “of narrowing the wealth gap in Chicago, generating thousands of tech-related jobs and giving $5 million in grant funding to Black and Latino entrepreneurs,” according to the Chicago Sun Times.

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Q&A: How Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Can Help You

StartupNation

We are members of numerous chambers of commerce and associations from across the state that work with small businesses (such as the Detroit Regional Chamber, Grand Rapids Chamber, Dearborn Chamber, The Right Place, MI Chamber, Automation Alley, Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance, MI Business Incubator Assoc.).

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Practical Metrics and Methods: ESHIP Goal 5 – Part 2

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Christina is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Strategies at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at the University of Indiana and Business Development Manager at the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Network (EERN). Bringing great talent to the Goal calls will pay many dividends. 2020ecosyPDW ].

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Framework raises $2M seed to create an ‘on-demand business school’ aimed at startups

TechCrunch

Business education is, let’s face it, finding it hard to keep up with a $3 trillion global tech startup economy that’s booming right now. Ideally, business education should be more on-demand, targeted, practical and byte-size. This is sometimes called “snackable” content.

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New Jersey announces $10M seed fund aimed at Black and Latinx founders

TechCrunch

Founded in 2016 by former Dell executive Preston James, the organization aims to “e mpower people of color and women entrepreneurs and help them build successful high-growth businesses by providing them with access to education, mentorship and vital networks.”

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Unsung Hero Spotlight: Christina Theodoraki

Ecosystem Builder Hub

These can be policy makers, entrepreneurs, students, incubator managers and staff, universities, professors, educators and researchers, or just citizens. I am a professor in entrepreneurship and educate students to this reflection and contribute to the development of an entrepreneurial culture and mindset. Theodoraki, C.