2011: The Year of Black Digital Domination
Was 2011 the year of Black digital domination? From “Black Twitter” to black tech entrepreneurship, 2011 was the year that black influence on all things digital blew into the mainstream. Digital events like the fight to prevent Troy Davis’ execution and CNN’sBlack in America also confirmed that the black “digital divide” could no longer be ignored. President Barack [...]
Read MoreSingle Mom Develops Board Game to Teach Entrepreneurship to Inner-city Kids
When Ida Byrd-Hill began thinking out an idea for an educational board game involving inventions, it wasn’t out of necessity. The 45-year-old divorced Detroit mother of two wanted to make a point — that black, inner-city youth do have the capacity to develop products and market their inventions if given the tools and training. “I [...]
Read MoreNecessity Driving Entrepreneurship
Necessity, not opportunity, is driving entrepreneurship, says a new report. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, a nonprofit research consortium, Monday released its latest National Entrepreneurial Assessment for the United States. It has been conducting this research since 1999. According to the report, in the United States, the percent of early-stage entrepreneurship activity that stemmed from individuals [...]
Read MoreNigerian Tech Incubators Set to Mentor and Train Entrepreneurs
Two tech incubators in Nigeria, Co-creation Hub and the Institute for Venture Design are set to train Nigerian tech entrepreneurs in venture formation and entrepreneurship. Co-creation Hub Nigeria is a non-profit social enterprise founded by Bosun Tijani and Femi Longe which aims to provide a shared work space for technologists, social entrepreneurs, government, tech companies and [...]
Read MoreHelp Teens from Low Income Communities Become Entrepreneurs
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) for a group of startup, savvy people to be mentors next week at highschools in San Francisco, Calif. You’ll need to commit to a morning or an afternoon. No preparation necessary. Here is the schedule: Tuesday 9-12 and 1-4: Building a product, payment processing, setting up a website 1/2 Wed [...]
Read MoreWhite House Business Council and the Office of Public Engagement to Host Urban Entrepreneurship Forums in New Orleans and Atlanta
The White House Business Council and the Office of Public Engagement announced that they will host two Urban Entrepreneurship Forums in New Orleans, La on Wednesday, July 20th and in Atlanta, Ga on Friday, July 29th. Each forum will focus on ways to best support economic growth in America’s cities and providing the necessary tools [...]
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