GRAND RAPIDS – On the heels of National Black Business Month, the Michigan Small Business Development Center announces a new and entertaining Grand Rapids pitch competition on September 28 called Pitch Black. It was created in 2021 in response to the detrimental effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on Black-owned businesses in Muskegon County. The highly
LOUISVILLE —According to Crunchbase, black startup founders raised a record $1.8 billion in January through June of 2021, 80 percent more than the $1 billion raised in all of 2020—but still less than 1.5 percent of all startup funding for the period. “Though the odds against them are still high for all entrepreneurs, statistically,” says
DETROIT – TechTown Detroit announced the kickoff of its new Startup Fund. Donations to the fund are currently being accepted to provide grants of up to $10,000 to Detroit-based Black tech founders to help their companies get off the ground and grow. The TechTown Startup Fund is designed to cover the financial gap many tech
