Entrepreneurship And Racial Identity: Where They Intersect [Video]
Categories
Entrepreneur Mentors

Entrepreneurship And Racial Identity: Where They Intersect [Video]

It’s never easy to create a successful business, but it’s a lot harder if you’re Black.

xResearch shows that Black startup founders face significant, racially specific hurdles, including limited access to entrepreneurship training programs and challenges accessing predominantly white networking and mentorship opportunities.

MORE: Urban One Celebrates 44th Anniversary Of Cathy Hughes Founding Media Empire

It’s harder for Black founders to raise money, too. Recent TechCrunch data shows Black business founders received less than half of 1% of total startup capital in 2023. And, to date in 2024, there’s only continued stagnation.

Tope Awotona, founder of Calendly, a free online appointment-scheduling platform, experienced this struggle.

“Everyone said no,” he told NPR in 2020. “Meanwhile, I watched other people who fit a different profile get money thrown at them. Those VCs were ignorant and short-sighted … the only thing I could attribute it to was that I was Black.”

Yet there are high-profile Black entrepreneurship success stories. They include …

Watch/Read More

Most Popular Posts Today

Veterans Find Community in Franchise Ownership [Video]
►
Categories
Entrepreneur Mentors Home Based Business Productitivity Small Business Growth Small Business Lifestyle

Veterans Find Community in Franchise Ownership [Video]

With Veterans Day approaching, it is a great reminder to shine a light on the inspirational stories of those brave individuals who have served our country, and how the ideals, values and discipline they learned on their journeys have primed them for successful entrepreneurship.

Most Popular This Week

Create A Motivated Seller Marketing Plan for 2025 [Video]
►
Categories
Entrepreneur Mentors

Create A Motivated Seller Marketing Plan for 2025 [Video]

Your revenue goals are only as good as your lead gen. And if you’re doing random marketing, you’re going to get random results (at best). Let’s talk about how to choose which marketing channel best suits your business, how much time & money to put into it, and how to get it cranking motivated sell leads asap. Join us live!