by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Featured, Gender
If you’re a woman and you’re Black, good luck getting access to funding. A 2016 Federal Reserve System survey found that Black women are more likely than non-minority entrepreneurs not only to face challenges finding financing, but also to fail to get some or all of...
by dankeelan | Jul 21, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Tips
You’ve got the talent, endless innovative ideas, and a solid concept for your venture, but this will only form part of what you need to meet your goals and reach success. Research on peak performance proves that accomplishment is not gained solely because of...
by dankeelan | Jul 14, 2020 | Entrepreneurs
As an entrepreneur and established businesswoman, I’m often asked if females still have to face the sort of obstacles and hurdles that males do not have to contend with. In other words, is it still a struggle for a woman to succeed in the...
by dankeelan | Jun 30, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Featured, Tips
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched....
by dankeelan | Jun 22, 2020 | Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Featured, U.S. Economy
A St. Petersburg investment group with a focus on early stage startups has launched a new fund focused on minorities. The Seedfunders Opportunity Fund will focus specifically on funding startups owned by black tech-enabled entrepreneurs in an effort to help in the...
by dankeelan | Jun 9, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Tips
All of the founders I’ve talked to in the past have, if not startup experience, a fair amount of life experience upon which to draw. So it was uniquely interesting, and a bit surprising, to talk to a serial entrepreneur with multiple ventures to his name before he...
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