Are We There Yet? – The State of Black Business and The Path to Wealth
The State of Black Business and Our Economic Impact While entrepreneurship and small business ownership for minorities, including African-Americans, has made some progress over the past 60+ years, there is still…
The Myth of Meritocracy – Lessons from the 2019 CloudNOW Event
At the 2019 CloudNOW event, the why of diversity, equity and inclusion was a central theme. The audience sat immersed in the differing dialogues and schools of thought – talks of…
Apply for MVMT50’s $100,000 Pitch Black Competition at SXSW
MVMT50’s annual Pitch Black competition is returning to SXSW this March with an ongoing mission to fund more African-American women of color. Now joined by Shea Moisture and NewVoices, the…
Female funders discuss solutions for women entrepreneurs at SoGal’s Dallas launch
Women own 40 percent of US businesses, but they receive just over 2 percent in startup funding and SoGal Dallas’ chapter kicked off Wednesday with a conversation to help look…
Recapping the Top Women Entrepreneurs in Cloud Innovation Awards
Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it…
Common Sense Opinions: Your Employer is Secretly Taking Advantage of You
Brent Grimes of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently made a few interesting comments on his wife Miko Grimes’ podcast, “iHeart Miko”. He said that he felt “disrespected” by his coaching staff…