Jan 3, 2022 | Entrepreneurship
‘We want to make sure that people are in buildings that are safe and that are healthy’, BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird recently told The Weather Channel Keeping warm during the winter was often a risky endeavor for climate tech entrepreneur Donnel Baird and...
Jan 3, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Food & Beverage
Resiliency and passion are two of the greatest characteristics of any entrepreneur. With entrepreneurship, it is possible to quickly see the bigger picture during difficult times and then make a quick pivot. And in the midst of the pandemic, entrepreneur Robert Thomas...
Dec 20, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Sports, Women
“It’s really just about following people of color and women and giving them the same opportunities,” she said. During the inaugural Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic at the Prudential Center this weekend, Serena Williams partnered with actor Michael B....
Dec 20, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Investment
The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship scored a $1 million donation and partnership as it ramps up programming after more than a year of pandemic-related delays. Global financial technology company Fiserv Inc. (Nasdaq: FISV) is...
Dec 20, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Media
Black founders only received only a fraction — 1.2 percent — of the $147 billion in venture capital invested in U.S. startups through the first half of 2021, Crunchbase numbers show. Compared to the more than 13 percent of the U.S. population that is Black or...
Dec 13, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Finance, Women
Women of color start businesses at a faster rate than anyone yet remain underserved by lenders. That’s both an equity problem and a missed opportunity for banks. It’s also an entirely fixable situation — after listening to these entrepreneurs’ experiences, it’s clear...
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