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Access to Capital: A Challenge for Small and Minority Businesses
FromFor The Movement
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jun 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week we discuss the challenges small and minority business owners encounter when trying to gain funding or access to capital for their businesses. The guests are Aron Betru, Managing Director of the Center for Financial Markets at the Milken Institute; and Chris Upperman, CEO of Envolve Entrepreneurship and former Assistant Administrator of the Office of Public Engagement at the U.S. Small Business Administration. The hosts for this episode are Kezmiché “Kim” Atterbury and Jordun Lawrence. From the National Urban League, For The Movement discusses persistent policy, social, and civil rights issues affecting communities of color. Mentioned in This Episode: Small Business Administration Milken Institute, https://www.milkeninstitute.org Envole Entrepreneurship, https://envolveglobal.org Challenges to gaining funding for businesses Capital opportunities that exist Minority entrepreneurship Bank black and buy black Small Business Administration Loans Traditional lending versus Fintech Black unemployment Urban League Entrepreneurship Center Devaluing black businesses Contact and Follow: Web: #ForTheMovement Email: podcast@nul.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/NULpolicy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NULPolicy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NULPolicy Marc’s Twitter: @MarcMorial Don’s Twitter: @DCravins Kim’s Twitter: @kayellea Jordun’s Twitter: @_jordun
Released:
Jun 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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