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Twitter And Amazon Back Accelerator Program For Entrepreneurs Of Color
A representative from Techstars announced that the program for entrepreneurs of color is called Rising Stars. Rising Stars is a…
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Mayor Eric Adams Proposes Plan To Turn Those Impacted By Cannabis-Related Crimes Into Entrepreneurs
Adams’ plan of action includes turning those affected by the war on drugs from being initially criminalized into being booked…
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The Future Is Now: AfroTech And Cash App Partner To Highlight Young Entrepreneurs
Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a…
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Black Business
Georgia Sees 40 Percent Increase In Black-Owned Businesses with an Uptick from Young Entrepreneurs
Despite the challenging business conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Georgia actually saw a boost in Black-owned…
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Black Entrepreneurs Raise $1.4M for New Plant-Based Hair Startup
Meet Danielle Washington and Ciara Imani May, the founders of Rebundle, a St. Louis-based Black-owned startup that creates and sells…
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Slutty Vegan’s Pinky Cole, Varo Bank Link Up To Provide Entrepreneurs With Financial Resources
One of the main goals of both the Pinky Cole Foundation and Varo is to set underserved communities up for…
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Black Business
Black Woman Who Built Her Tax Preparation Business to $250K in Annual Revenue is Now Teaching Other Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Lashaundra Cox, President & CEO of VIP Tax Service in Detroit, Michigan, has announced the launch of a new program…
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Black Business
Black Entrepreneur’s African-Themed Jewelry Line Goes From $5K in Sales to $50K a Month
Meet Penny Clarke, founder of Millie’s International Creations, an online fashion boutique that sells high-end, handcrafted African-themed jewelry, handbags, and…
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How Seed At The Table’s Suzen Baraka And Morgan Means Are Helping BIPOC Entrepreneurs Widen Their Capital Pool
As their platform is still in its infancy stage, Seed At The Table is already reaching triumphant milestones. Within just…
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Black Business
Fund Inspired by Mansa Musa Gives Black Entrepreneurs an Alternative Path to Acquiring Capital
Forty-four percent of African-American entrepreneurs use their own money to fund their businesses, compared to 37 percent of white business owners. Some…
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