🚀🌍 #Nobellum, Black Entrepreneurship Alliance, Black Founders Network, Federation of Black Canadians, Black Opportunity Fund, BlackNorth Initiative, DMZ, Tribe Ventures, and African Impact Initiative have united to create the Black Innovation Zone - an initiative curated to boost visibility and support for Black founders and professionals in Canada 🎉 As a collective, we aim to empower Black entrepreneurs, investors and professionals while showcasing their talents on an international scale 🙌🏾 Through this collective, we strive to highlight the stories and innovations of Black founders that emerge from our communities. Overall, we are focused on professional development and community building as a vehicle for breaking down the many barriers that Black founders face. This initiative fosters growth, learning, and economic contribution while promoting cross-cultural collaborations and inclusivity in the international business ecosystem 💼✨ It is an opportunity for Black entrepreneurs, investors and professionals to feel seen, heard and represented within their respective industries. With legacy building at the forefront, we strive to be a road map for Black innovators looking to leverage the tools, programs and funding available for Canadian entrepreneurs. The Black Innovation Zone fosters a more inclusive ecosystem, enabling Black innovators to learn, collaborate and grow their ventures both locally and globally 🌟 https://lnkd.in/gkUXq4nt #BlackInnovationZone #Collison2024 #TechConference #BlackEntrepreneurs #ProfessionalDevelopment #Community
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These statistics underscore the opportunity gap that Black founders face in the world of venture capital. Despite incredible innovation and talent, the doors to funding and resources remain largely closed for Black entrepreneurs. African Diaspora Network is working to create opportunities that open doors for US-based Black Founders. It's not just about the numbers; it's about the impact. When Black entrepreneurs succeed, we all benefit. Join us on October 26th at the ABLE Pitch Day and Program Graduation, where you'll have the chance to meet 11 incredible founders who are driving impact and innovation. Register online at https://lnkd.in/gj6fq-bb, or email Brett Cave at [email protected], for in-person registration information. Let's open doors and invest in Black founders. The change starts with us. #ABLE #ABLE23 #blackbusiness #blackowned #BlackBusinessAccelerator #BlackEntrepreneurs
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Are you a Black entrepreneur seeking to overcome barriers and thrive in the tech industry? Don't miss our upcoming Obsidi® Tech Talk featuring Josh Olawale and Ab Makalo, two esteemed CIBC professionals committed to empowering Black founders like you. Scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, this enlightening session will explore practical strategies for bridging the gap between Black tech entrepreneurs and the resources needed for success. From navigating funding challenges to fostering mentorship relationships, Josh and Ab will share invaluable insights to help you on your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you're just starting or looking to take your business to the next level, this Tech Talk offers a wealth of knowledge and inspiration to propel you forward. You can secure your spot today and unlock the necessary tools to achieve your goals. We look forward to seeing you there! 📆 May 15, 2024 6:30 PM ET 🎫 https://bit.ly/3UmcODv Partner: CIBC Speakers: Joshua Olawale, CFA, CIBC Ab Makalo, CFA, CIBC Moderator: Natalie Redda, Natalie Redda Host: Cher Jones, Socially Active Training ✨ Attendee Benefits: ✨ ⭐ Networking Opportunities: Enrich your network by connecting with seasoned peers and future entrepreneurs to advance your career goals within a supportive community grouping. ⭐ Insightful Knowledge: Learn how to overcome better or navigate common challenges faced by Black entrepreneurs by acquiring critical strategic solutions for our panel of experts. ⭐ Entrepreneurship Supports & Resources: Discover new resources and supports to strengthen your entrepreneurial endeavors. #BlackinTech #TechInnovation #StartupSuccess #DiverseEntrepreneurship #ObsidiTechTalk
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Exciting news! UBS has just released a groundbreaking report on inclusive entrepreneurship, and it's a call to action that requires all of our support. We stand at a pivotal moment—an opportunity to sustain the surge in diverse entrepreneurship led by women and people of color, and create a more equitable landscape. By contributing our investments, capital, and connections, we can empower diverse entrepreneurs to thrive and make their mark on the business world. The insights from our recent report underscore the importance of amplifying diverse voices. It's not enough to simply acknowledge the value of underrepresented entrepreneurs; we must actively support and champion their endeavors. This means ensuring that they have a seat at the decision-making table, where their perspectives can shape the future, and providing them with the resources, mentorship, and opportunities they deserve. Click here to check out the report: https://lnkd.in/gUvFT8Bx
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📉 Did You Know? 📉 Despite our creativity, innovation, and resilience, black entrepreneurs often face significant hurdles due to a lack of resources. From limited access to funding to fewer networking opportunities, the challenges are real and persistent. 🔍 The Facts: 1. **Funding Gaps**: Black entrepreneurs receive less than 2% of venture capital funding, making it incredibly challenging to scale their businesses. 💸 2. **Limited Mentorship**: Access to mentors and professional networks is often limited, hindering the growth and development of black-owned businesses. 🤝 3. **Systemic Barriers**: Structural inequalities and biases continue to create additional obstacles for black entrepreneurs in various industries. 🚧 But there’s hope! By acknowledging these disparities, we can work together to create a more equitable business landscape. Here’s how you can help: 💡 SUPPORT & ACTION: 1. **Shop Black-Owned**: Make a conscious effort to support black-owned businesses in your community and online. 🛍️ 2. **Mentor & Network**: If you have the resources, offer mentorship and networking opportunities to black entrepreneurs. Your guidance can make a huge difference. 🌐 3. **Advocate for Change**: Use your voice to advocate for policies and programs that provide equitable access to funding and resources. 🗣️ Join Slauson Ventures, become a member, mentor or intern and let’s shine a light on these issues and work together to support and uplift black-owned businesses. When we invest our own success, we invest in the strength and prosperity of our communities and future! 🌍💪🏾 #SupportBlackBusiness #Entrepreneurship #CommunitySupport #EconomicEquity #BlackExcellence #InvestInChange #SlausonVentures
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The 2024 Black New Venture Competition hosted by Harvard's African American Student Union & Black Investment Club was a game-changer for Black entrepreneurs! Here's a quick rundown: Innovative Ideas: Aspiring Black founders had a platform to turn their ideas into thriving businesses, thanks to capital, mentorship, and expert advice. Over $200K Prizes: Pitching their ventures led to opportunities to win a share of more than $200,000 in prizes. It's not just a competition; it's an investment in Black entrepreneurship. Two Tracks: The competition catered to both pre-revenue and revenue-generating ventures, empowering entrepreneurs at every stage. Who Could Apply? Innovative minds with solutions to today's challenges, identifying as Black founders, and operating at an early stage. Beyond Prizes: Winners gained access to a supportive community of promising Black founders and resources for success. Past Winners: Previous champions have secured investments and made their mark in the business world, inspiring us all. Kudos to Harvard's African American Student Union & Black Investment Club for fostering innovation and economic empowerment! #BNVC2024 #BlackEntrepreneurs #Innovation #Empowerment https://lnkd.in/dmExsFM
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Inclusive entrepreneurship is an important focus at UBS. Below Jamie Sears shares a report on the past, present & future of those efforts. You can also join a LinkedIn Live discussion on the topic on Thursday, August 24th at 11:15am PT.
We’ve learned so much at UBS over the past decade investing in inclusive entrepreneurship to level the playing field. I’m pleased to share the Entrepreneurial Renaissance report released with our phenomenal partner, Technical.ly. The report documents the evolution of the entrepreneurial space and highlights stories of incredible founders and leaders we’ve worked with and admired along this journey. Our theory of impact is that entrepreneurship can be a pathway to ownership, asset building, and generational wealth. We remain committed as ever to accelerate these efforts over the next decade and beyond, aiming to disrupt very real and well documented racial and gender inequities that inhibit growth and prosperity for all. Our goal is to drive systems level change and measurable impact. We’re living in an era of booming entrepreneurship, with people of color and women entrepreneurs leading the charge in the establishment of new businesses and jumpstarting our economy. I invite you to check out this illuminating report, which highlights these prolific founders, offers insights into the landscape, and suggests how we can collectively support and accelerate this transformative work, together. You can read the report here: https://lnkd.in/eGj_Fitn Join us for a special LinkedIn Live conversation on Thursday, August 24th at 2:15pm ET featuring Kelly Burton, PhD, CEO of Black Innovation Alliance and Victor W. Hwang, CEO of Right to Start along with Christopher Wink, CEO of Technical.ly. Tune in on Technical.ly's channel.
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#Juneteenth marks a momentous occasion in American history as we commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It's also a time to celebrate the grit, determination, and creative problem-solving that is intrinsic to Black communities. Starting any business is fraught with challenges and barriers, yet Black entrepreneurs have always met these obstacles with stalwart resilience, ultimately building businesses that benefit not just themselves, but entire communities. Black founders have consistently demonstrated a unique advantage in identifying needs that present market opportunities often overlooked by other businesses. As a result, businesses with diverse founders outperform their peers, achieving 30% higher returns for investors upon exit than their White founder counterparts. And yet, a recent McKinsey report highlights the staggering disparity in funding received by Black founders. The report reveals that in 2022, Black founders received only 1% of total US venture capital funding. This drastically limits the potential impact of solutions designed to address critical social and environmental challenges. Not only does this disparity represent a huge missed opportunity for economic growth, but it presents a significant untapped opportunity for RevHub. Attracting and equipping underrepresented founders is a powerful way to create greater equity of opportunity. Moreover, it has become a strategic priority of ours because overlooked and underestimated founders have the lived experience and resilience necessary to succeed as social entrepreneurs. RevHub's core mission depends on fostering a robust ecosystem that empowers all entrepreneurs. Our ecosystem is designed to eliminate systemic barriers that most underrepresented founders face, such as limited access to networks, community support, and resources. Regardless of the stage they are in, underrepresented founders find the access and support they need to launch their world-changing businesses. This Juneteenth, let's celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of Black communities and acknowledge their crucial role in building a thriving impact ecosystem. Discover more about how RevHub empowers social enterprises led by underestimated founders: https://revhuboc.com/ #RevHubCommunityEngagement #Juneteenth #BlackExcellence #SocialEnterprise #EcosystemBuilding #InvestInChange #STEMEducation
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Dear LinkedIn Friends, On Oct 26, 2023, please join us to celebrate the 11 members of the third Accelerating Black Leadership & Entrepreneurship (ABLE) cohort members. Your presence and support to these entrepreneurs is critical as we try to close the achievement, income, and resources gap. According to CNBC, only 3% of companies invested in by the top 10 U.S. venture firms since 2015 are led by Black or Latinx founders. That's a stark statistic that highlights the pressing need for change in the entrepreneurial landscape. At the African Diaspora Network, we're committed to working with all of you to harness the untapped potential and boundless creativity of Black entrepreneurs in the USA and Africa. That's why we've been working tirelessly to create a pipeline for Black founders, providing them with the support, mentorship, and opportunities they need to thrive. Please encourage, support, and open the doors, if you can. to our 2023 ABLE Cohort, a group of 11 incredible founders who are driving impact and innovation in sectors ranging from Connectivity to Renewable Energy. You can register online at https://lnkd.in/gUTz32fW or email [email protected] for more information on in-person registration. The ABLE program is funded by BILL, Makahakama Foundation, and KLA-TENCOR FOUNDATION KLA Foundation, among others. Thank you! #entrepreneurship, #BlackFounders #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #ABLEProgram
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It was my honour to moderate a panel of great and varied talents, but more than that, incredible human beings; continually leveraging their positions, platforms and time to change our world, one person at a time. Thank you to To The World, democratising access to key resources for black entrepreneurs,the brainchild of brothers Nnamdi M. Nduka-Eze and Nnamdi M. Nduka-Eze. Thank you also to the judges; AMANI SIMPSON, Lalita Taylor FRSA, Judy Ling Wong and Mr Babatunde Ojo. The panel was entitled “What’s In A Cause?” on the question of social enterprise. This question was important to me because I believe that it is our causes that lift us up and motivate mankind to move ever toward the destination of a fairer, freer and more just society. Entrepreneurs, through a combination of creativity, tenacity and luck are capable of being an engine of change, which is why the ACE Awards is so necessary. Founders from the Afro-Caribbean community, amongst others, often struggle with access to capital in a myriad of forms, structural barriers can leave many feeling dejected and alone. However, a commonly cited proverb in Ghana is that it takes a “village to raise a child”, likewise it takes the support of our community and institutions like SOAS University of London, University of York, University of Surrey, First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. and Santander UK to cut through the red tape, racism and rigidness of yesterday, and take a chance on shaping tomorrow. Isn’t that something worth fighting for? #networking #youngprofessionals #blackcommunity #entrepreneurship
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5⃣ things I took away from my highlight of the week, which was being in the midst of young Black entrepreneurs who had gathered for the Afro-Caribbean Entrepreneurs Awards at SOAS, London: 💥 It was the brainchild of two brothers - Nnamdi M. Nduka-Eze and Marc Anthony Nduka-Eze who are the drivers of giving opportunity to thrive in the Black community. I’ve added the link to the organisation - To The World in comments. Do check it out and reach out to the brothers if your organisation is interested in collaborating. 💥 I was bowled over by the quality of enterprise - from sustainable clothing to using tech to help visually impaired people check out the labels on food. Ingenuity and creativity is truly thriving and it was an honour to be invited to be a judge. 💥 My deep congratulations to fellow speakers and moderators. I was on the edge of my seat! Contributions came from positive role models who showed tremendous resilience by turning their lives around from adversity. None more impressive than AMANI SIMPSON and Yisrael J Arthur. A brilliant panel contribution also from Judy Ling Wong who said the #climate question begins with you - a masterful presentation. 💥 A great opportunity to #network - and those who know me know I love meeting new beings who are in the heart of tech and are such visionaries to see opportunity and run with it. My congratulations to Avila Diana Chidume and others 💥 Finally I take my hat off to the big hearted hospitality that enveloped the event, and of course no African-Caribbean gathering would sing without jollof rice (recipe in comments!). There will be a highlights video, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to revisit some of the key moments. Thank you all!!! #totheworld #youngentrepreneur #youngprofessionals #blackcommunity #entrepreneurship #mentoring
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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," is a quote that originated from a Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu. You won’t get anywhere unless you start the journey. At Formation Ventures, we believe that those who journey alongside others travel further than they could on their own. That is why we cultivated a space of belonging for emerging Black entrepreneurs. Where could you use the most help in getting your venture started? Comment below.
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Former Microsoft intern who planned his career after Bill G. visited the staff in 1999 on one document, and retired with a million-dollar sale at 45 to Antigua, back to work full-time now, hiring for Phreedomacademy.com.
2moLooks interesting… I might fly back from my retirement in Antigua after my million-dollar phreedom 45 exit in 2022 (Phreehouses.com) to recruit for Phreedomacademy.com since Penspowerclub.com is hiring entrepreneurs who think Phreely! Its hard to make as much of an impact remotely…. I think someone even deleted my comment on an event about not feeling alone as an entrepreneur but maybe I was imaging things or it was an accident..….😔🧐🤨