Need Funding? This Pitch Competition is Looking for Black Entrepreneurs
PITCH BLACK, a pitch competition put on by MVMT50, is on a mission to help African American individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in need of startup funding and...
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Black-Owned Bank’s $4 Million Fund to Help Black Businesses in Detroit
Liberty Bank and Trust Company is providing $4 million in financing to the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund in Detroit, a well-known loan fund that helps black businesses in Detroit grow. ...
29-Year Old Venture Capitalist Talks Putting More Money in The Hands of Women of Color
As a 29-year-old vice president at Trimantium Capital and the founder of Twenty65 Fund, Abyah Nycole Wynn is a rare venture capitalist--a young woman of...
SheaMoisture Founder Launches $100 Million Fund for Women Entrepreneurs of Color at Essence Festival
Recently at Essence Festival 2018 in New Orleans, Lousiana, Richelieu Dennis made an official announcement surrounding the New Voices Fund that he'd been prepping for the past year. ...
$1.55 Million Investment To Help Black Businesses in Detroit Flourish
JPMorgan Chase is contributing $1.55 million to three new small business investments taking part in a conference for black businesses in Detroit. The banking giant...
Get Your Idea Funded Up To $11 Million By The Minority Business Development Agency
From projects that increase access to capital, to resources that increase disaster preparedness and relief, the Minority Business Development Agency is in search of innovative...
Rise of the Rest Seed-Funding Partner Talks Becoming a Venture Capitalist
"I think there are two main routes in venture capital or private equity, but I want to emphasize that these aren’t the only paths," says...
ABOUT DAMN TIME: A $36 Million Fund Exclusively for Black Women Founders
Talk about a disruption. Last weeks announcement by Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of the venture fund Backstage Capital, that her new $36 million...
6 Ways To Fund Your Startup Without Investors
If you don't have any revenue, contracts, or customers, no lender will fund your business. What's the alternative outside of self-financing? Here are six ways...
JP MORGAN CHASE INVESTS $2.5 MILLION TO HELP BLACK SMALL BUSINESSES GAIN CAPITAL AND CUSTOMERS
For years, black small businesses have fallen short when it comes generating sales growth their white peers achieve. The median white-owned small business has revenue five...