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After retiring earlier this year, Kobe Bryant, the former NBA MVP, announced the launch of a $100 million venture capital fund on Monday. Although the fund was quietly co-founded in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, news of the launch went public during a ceremonial ringing of the New York Stock Exchange bell.Shortly after the ceremonial ringing, Bryant and...

The North Carolina tech hub American Underground has announced a first-of-its-kind program with Google for Entrepreneurs that is expressly focused on supporting African American founders raising a seed round (less than $750,000). The weeklong immersion program will run this fall from Oct. 9–15. “The goal is to fund at least 50% of the partic...

Black 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 #ProjectDiane, a major national report released this month by the group Digitalundivided, black women startup founders raise only $36,000 on average, whereas white males...

Entrepreneurs get to compete for a $200,000 grand prize, including the opportunity to pitch their business plan live in front of FUBU Founder Daymond John of ABC’s “Shark Tank.”...

Entrepreneur Daymond John of ABC’s “Shark Tank” held a fireside chat Thursday, Feb. 4 during the kick-off presentation of the American Entrepreneurship Award (AEA). The new annual award program, which provides start-up funding of up to $25,000 for entrepreneurs, is sponsored by the Libra Group and the Idea Center at Miami Dade College.  An entrep...

There are ample resources and opportunities for you to take your ideas to the next level. All that's left is for you to take them!...

Small business owners are struggling to make it when it comes to maintaining a work-life balance. Seventy-nine percent of small business owners continue to make growing their business a top priority, but many are making major sacrifices in the process—their personal time and their personal savings. According to data from the most recent American...

Paying attention to cash flow, competition and leadership quality are just a few things that can save your company in trying times....

You don't need a lot of money upfront to build up a startup. Here's why....

Four Detroit-based minority-owned small businesses receiving $325,000 in loans and lines of credit will provide lighting, construction, and retail services to aid Detroit’s recovery from the neighborhoods to downtown. The lending is from the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, made available through a $6.5 million commitment from the Detroit Development...