News platform UrbanGeekz is making headlines of its own this week with the launch of a new pre-accelerator program. The Atlanta-based outlet, which covers multicultural news around technology, science, businesses,…
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Shimite Obialo was well aware of the statistics around Black and brown founders when she entered the VC startup space in 2017. The most recent data suggests that minority founders…
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Going through an accelerator can be a rite of passage for many startups looking to build or scale a business. But a mini-accelerator? Atlanta-based Goodie Nation is teaming up with…
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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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To build a technology company, you need capital, often from outside investors. And to land investment, you need to show them your product. To build that product, you have to…
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To provide more business-building opportunities to minority founders, investment firm Calvert Impact Capital and impact investment consulting firm Urban Advisors have come together to launch a $12 million-plus Charlotte, NC-based impact investing…