Aug 16, 2021 | Cannabis, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Black people comprise only a small percentage of those profiting from the burgeoning legalized pot market, according to state data. Public initiatives and private funds, like one started by Jay-Z, aim to boost minority participation. Watch Video from The Wall Street...
Aug 1, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital
Black startup entrepreneurs are smashing venture funding records this year: In the first half of 2021, Black founders raised nearly $1.8 billion, a more than four-fold increase over capital raised in the same time period last year. That’s according to...
Aug 1, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Media, Venture Capital, Women
Sharmadean Reid is a London-based entrepreneur who discovered that a membership-based business model and the right target audience can offer a winning combination. Reid started The Stack World, an online news publication that works to help female entrepreneurs level...
Jul 26, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Women
Although there’s been an increase in the amount of venture capital invested into the startups of Black female entrepreneurs, data and personal accounts make it clear that a lot more work needs to be done. Earlier this month, Crunchbase’s data highlighted that...
Jul 12, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Women
I’ve spent more time and money on hair than I’d even like to recall. As a child, relaxers transformed my thick, coarse hair into something straight and manageable, but they turned my shoulder-length hair into a short, brittle, hot mess. As a teenager, I...
Jun 21, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Investment, Venture Capital
Amazon is launching an initiative known as the Black Business Accelerator. The company says it’s committing $150 million over the next four years to give Black business owners access to “financial support, business education and mentorship, and marketing...
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