Oct 24, 2022 | Entrepreneurship
Leading Black-owned multimedia platform REVOLT today announced the premiere of the second season of Bet on Black, the impact-driven series where rising Black entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in the hopes of securing investment...
Oct 24, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Investment
Steve Ballmer, billionaire owner of the L.A. Clippers NBA team and former CEO of Microsoft, has been a major philanthropist for years. Now he’s investing $400 million to support Black-owned businesses. Ballmer, along with wife Connie Ballmer, will partner with...
Oct 17, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Women
Lateshia Pearson of OWN Network’s Belle Collective is an entrepreneur and certified life coach building an empire with sisterhood in mind. A Pelahatchie Belle at heart, Pearson is uniting Black women all around her home state of Mississippi to fill the need...
Oct 17, 2022 | Business, Entrepreneurship
Startups have taken off during the pandemic with majority Black areas playing a huge role in their success. A new report from Third Way found that in counties where over 75% of residents are Black, applications for new businesses increased 198%. The U.S. Census...
Oct 10, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Venus Williams, Spike Lee, Tracee Ellis Ross, Shaquille O’Neal and Killer Mike are among those set to participate in a celebration of African American business success and opportunity. Black Entrepreneurs Day, founded and organized by “Shark Tank” panelist and FUBU...
Oct 3, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Investment
Foot Locker, Inc. is dedicated to supporting Black Entrepreneurs through its Leading Education & Economic Development (LEED) Initiative that boasts a $200 million commitment to the Black community. To date, the company has pumped nearly $54 million into...
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