Hillary Clinton lends support to minority founders funding initiative
Major figures in political and business life are supporting the new initiative for diverse founders
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Simply Business launches initiative for female entrepreneurs with Baroness Karren Brady CBE
The initiative includes an exclusive mentoring session and a free webinar with Karren Brady
Launch of The 200 Billion Club elevates female-founders in the UK
The 200Bn Club aims to bridge the VC funding gap for women via hands-on support
Herconomy raises £450,000 to further plan of female empowerment
They will use the funding to increase financial and development resources for women globally
Businesses encouraged to buy ‘Purple Socks’ to support disabled entrepreneurs
Social enterprise Parallel Lifestyle, sustainable activewear brand BAM, and enterprise support charity Hatch Enterprise are behind the project
New report reveals “trust gap” between Black business community and banks
Respondents cited poor treatment and lack of understanding of lived experiences as reasons why they didn’t deal with banks for funding
Tech Nation announces new scale-up programme for Black and multiracial entrepreneurs
Women are well represented in the cohort of selected businesses in the Libra programme
New platform Txeya offers diverse entrepreneurs more inclusive funding options
A new fintech platform will offer better funding and scale-up options to diverse-led businesses
Barclays launches dedicated start-up accelerator for Black founders
New Black Founder Accelerator is an immersive 12-week programme for 40 Black founder-led tech businesses
Google’s Black Founders Fund announces 30 recipients
The 30 Black-led startups receiving funding include 20 from the UK
