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Global project to grow the number of Black women developers in blockchain

The initiative seeks to create half a million Black female developers by 2030

Black British Business Awards and Weber Shandwick join forces on supporting UK Black businesses

Weber Shandwick will provide £100,000 in pro-bono communications services to five selected Black-owned enterprises

Blackstone appoints Devin Glenn as Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The investment firm has appointed Devin Glenn to a global D&I role

Google’s Black Founders Fund announces 30 recipients

The 30 Black-led startups receiving funding include 20 from the UK

Black founders raise just 1% of pre-Seed venture capital funding

Given half of founders who raise VC are based in London, where 16% of population is black, shows how underrepresented minorities are

New Enterprise Academy to level up inequalities for Black business community

The Black British Business Awards has launched an Academy for Black businesses, giving them the advice and skills building opportunities to beat COVID-19, Brexit, and long-term inequalities

Google’s Black Founders Fund could help plug finance gap

Google’s new fund for UK and European Black-led businesses could help remedy inequality issues in the funding world where white male entrepreneurs tend to receive the most external capital

Nominations open for 2021 Black British Business Awards

Eighth annual Black British Business Awards kicks-off the recognition of the outstanding achievements of black business leaders in the UK

DEI entrepreneur joins the team at US software firm Cloudera

The Palo Alto based organisation has appointed Dominique Hollins as its Director of Culture & Inclusion in what will be an ambitious role of delivering greater D&I outcomes across all levels and locations

Global law firm offers pro-bono advice to black-led businesses

With Black founders facing a tougher funding climate than other groups, the more organisations share scale-up advice, support, and access to networks, the better