Founders showcase their startups at PISLA’s Demo Day
Last Thursday, go-getters and trailblazers in the tech industry gathered for Plug In South LA’s (PISLA) founder’s showcase, also known as Demo Day. The event held at YOUBE in Los Angeles featured a host of tech founders from the PISLA Accelerator Program who gave dynamic presentations on their startups. Founders from the cohort included Zef […]
Latinx Leadership Awards 2022: SVLG’s Peter Leroe-Munoz strives for authentic leadership.
Latinx Leadership Awards 2022: “It’s not enough that our workforce is diverse,” said Peter Leroe-Munoz, “The men and women making decisions have to reflect that as well.” Read more. ➝
The pandemic saw a sharp rise in Black entrepreneurship. Here’s how these owners are getting off the ground.
Many firms are resuming operations as COVID restrictions loosen in Southern California. This includes a business called Post 21 in Downtown Disney, which has reopened following a pandemic-related closure. Post 21 is the first African-American-owned business on a Disney resort. One of the co-founders, Blair Paysinger, claims her store sells beauty products, home goods, and […]
EDA and MBDA Support a New Generation of Black Entrepreneurs
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) programs and the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) program are assisting to solve disparities faced by Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs). The RLF program of the EDA assists businesses by capitalizing on local investment programs that provide gap financing to businesses that may not be able to obtain […]
How We Got Here And How We Get Out: A Q&A with venture capitalist Melissa Bradley on the Black funding gap
“Fortune,” sat down with Melissa Bradley, managing partner of 1863 Ventures, to talk about the funding divide between black and white entrepreneurs. The evidence isn’t encouraging. According to Crunchbase data, just approximately 1.3 percent of US venture capital money went to Black-founded startups in 2021. Despite the fact that Black entrepreneurs raised $4.2 billion in […]
Helping Black Businesses Achieve Success
Owned by BLK The BYEH’s Trailblazer Program, a Bootcamp program for Black identifying Youth Entrepreneurs has been launched by HamOnt, a Black entrepreneur support network!For entrepreneurs ages 18 to 39, BLK OWNED has designed a Bootcamp program to help Black entrepreneurs set up their businesses for success. This is an 8-week program that runs from March […]
Black History Month Campaign Honors Black Future Makers
Shania Accius, a Black Future-Maker started the Zawadi Cultural Collective to organize cultural events in the San Fernando Valley. Acius leads an all-Black Girl Scout troop that emphasizes character, culture, and community. When she identified the need for a resource hub, she started a Black business Facebook group, which now has 4,000 members. Read more. ➝
These Black C.E.O’s turned obstacles into opportunities
The impact of Covid-19 was disproportionately felt by black company owners; a year into the epidemic, the number of black CEOs had increased by 38%. Surprisingly, 17% of Black women are in the midst of beginning or running their own business. Verizon news center met with a few of these business owners to learn more […]
Becoming a Better Tech Leader with Coaching
Coaching, both personal and professional, can help to understand your potential and discover ways to exercise that potential in your daily work. For Maryam Umar, coaching has proved to be highly useful in her tech work of leading testers and engineers.Maryam Umar, head of quality engineering, gave a keynote about the power of coaching for […]
PNC Foundation Commits $2 Million to Advance Black Entrepreneurship in North Carolina
The PNC Foundation is awarding more than $2 million to five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in North Carolina to establish the PNC North Carolina HBCU Initiative, an effort that aims to enrich the future of entrepreneurship and create workforce opportunities in the state.