Any entrepreneurial journey is long, winding, and there are typically some bumps in the road. But for dozens of entrepreneurs crossing the country last week on one of several ‘StartupBuses,’ these…
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Minority-Focused Russell Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Opens to First Members
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinIn the year since Jay Bailey has taken over at the Herman J. Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a business-building incubator that aims to broaden opportunity for minority residents, the…
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Two Years In, Atlanta’s Ascend2020 Graduates One Of the Country’s Biggest Minority Tech Founder Cohorts
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinIn a nondescript auditorium at Morehouse College, two dozen entrepreneurs pitched their growing or recently-formed startup concept to a room of investors, community members, and supporters. Last week’s event looked…
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Inaugural Atlanta Black Tech Week to Be Held This Fall
by Angela Kingby Angela KingBlack Tech Planet has announced the first ever Atlanta Black Tech Week (ABTW), a week-long celebration where Atlanta’s tech community comes together to discuss the Black tech ecosystem. The conference,…
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STEM Professional Inspires Local Girls With ‘Hidden Figures’ Screening
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinBlack History Month, celebrated throughout the month of February, was designated as such by President Gerald Ford to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in…
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When Andrew Ryan’s father brought an Atari computer to their New York City home one day in the mid-1980s, he had hoped that it would spark an interest in technology…