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A survey conducted by Alignable of 38,500 small business owners from April 17-20, 2020, shows only 8 percent have received money, and another 14% were approved for it, but aren’t sure when or if it’s coming.

Microsoft Corp., started a $75 million program that will put as many as a million small African businesses online in the next three years. Microsoft also plans to sell “tens of millions” of smartphones, computers and other devices at a discount under the program.“The purpose of this is to find ways of engaging the continent on...

Oakland based investment fund Kapor Capital is sponsoring ten scholarships for women of color who are otherwise financially unable to attend Women 2.0’s annual conference on February 14th. Kapor has previously provided scholarships to women of color for other events such as PITCH NYC.Kapor Capital is an investment fund based in Oakland that...

Right now, all sorts of nonprofit causes and entertainment projects can receive cash donations from ordinary people through crowdfunding websites such as IndieGoGo.com, KickStarter.com, and RocketHub.com. But because of securities laws intended to prevent fraud, for-profit businesses aren’t legally allowed to raise funds from large numbers of d...