Money Matters
Securing capital remains a difficult feat for most entrepreneurs. And with banks keeping the purse strings tight, it’s more important than ever to identify out-of-the-way sources for funding. Below are...
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5 Steps to Making Sure Your Business is Fundable
Writer, producer, director, entrepreneur: Pete Chatmon (Image: Courtesy of subject) Let’s face it. Not all projects are the same. They come in different shapes and sizes with a variety of adjectives to...
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How 10,000 Small Businesses Can Get Capital
Horne during Golden Sach's 10,000 Small Business Awards Many African American ventures end up struggling or failing due to a lack of access to capital. Another common reason businesses fail is that the...
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How to Maximize Crowdfunding and Raise Money for Your Business
The recent Entrepreneur Access To Capital Act is music to the ears of entrepreneurs looking for funding for their small business. The law, which was passed by the House and is awaiting sign-off by the...
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Entrepreneurs: Learn How to Raise (and Balance!) Money for Your Business
Askthemoneycoach.com founder and Black Enterprise Small Business University Instructor Lynnette Khalfani-Cox Want to learn how to raise capital for your business? Are you in the red and trying to...
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Get Advice on Raising Capital for Your Business from Black Enterprise’s...
As part of the Black Enterprise Small Business University powered by Dell, Alfred Edmond, Jr. VP and Editor-at-large for BLACK ENTERPRISE is taking questions from YOU about “Financing and Investing”...
View ArticleVenture Capital: A Debate on How to Minorities & Women Can Get a Seat at the...
At the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference, business leaders and advocates talked venture capital and minority access to funding. Moderated by Shark Tank executive, Rodney S. Sampson, the...
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Franchise Spotlight: Red Flags For Potential Franchisees
(Image: Franchise Grade Deciding on a franchise concept to invest in is serious business. Just going on gut instinct alone just won’t cut it. It takes a lot of careful consideration and planning,...
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16 Startup Competitions for Boosting Your Business
(Image: Thinkstock) Got confidence? Feel your business pitch or plan is the best? Then one of the best ways to test your skill is to enter a startup competition. Of course, Black Enterprise has its own...
View Article’72 Hours Of Power’: Business Reloaded At The Speed Of Results
It’s often said that an entrepreneur’s light never goes out, and that their online and offline signs remain on “Open” around the clock. Well, I was given the distinct privilege to experience that after...
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The Power of Broke: Making Success Your Only Option
The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage by Daymond John is a great book for new and aspiring entrepreneurs. But,...
View Article5 Simple Ways To Raise Capital
Access to capital continues to be a stumbling block for many entrepreneurs. However, there is startup financing and working capital available to business owners in need of investing in inventory,...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs of Color Fund Awards Nearly $3 Million to Detroit Businesses
Since the launch of Entrepreneurs of Colors Fund last year, JPMorgan Chase has awarded $2.75 million to nearly 30 minority-owned small businesses, to start up and expand in the Detroit area. More than...
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7 Ways to Fund Your Startup
At times, it may seem like finding money to fund your business is as difficult as striking it rich from the lotto, but never fear, there are many ways to accomplish this feat. When you have a startup...
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Ray J Closes $31 Million Deal to Launch Raycon
We have been covering the story of Raytroniks for a while now and the company has just taken a massive leap forward. Ray J has recently closed a $31 million deal securing the launch of his electronics...
View ArticleJPMorgan Makes $4.2 Million Investment in Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
Out of the 1 million military service members who will transition out of the armed forces during the next five years, one quarter will start a business. Only 4.5% of that quarter will succeed. These...
View ArticleWhat Stages of Venture Fundraising Look Like in the Black Community
Founders looking to raise venture funds for their companies will go through several stages before looking at a potential liquidity event (i.e., an exit). Here are what the various stages of venture...
View ArticleThree Tips on How to Raise Seed Capital
The 21st Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit kicked off a two-day event, held at the Sheraton Hotel in New York on Thursday with Rev. Jesse Jackson, organizer of the Wall Street Project...
View ArticleAngels and Unicorns: Black Women-Owned Businesses Grow But Raise Very Little...
7yu890i–0Black women represent the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in U.S., with the number of African American women-owned businesses growing 322% since 1997. However, according to...
View Article5 Black-Owned Businesses Granted $2.6M from The Columbus Foundation’s New...
With Black entrepreneurs attracting less equity capital than their white counterparts, programs that maximize access to capital are highly significant. Five Black-owned and Black-led businesses...
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