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Despite a lawsuit challenging grants for black-owned businesses, Hello Alice closed a Series C funding round and continues to give grants to small businesses.

Waste management has long been a man’s game, a dog-eat-dog game at that. But women-owned, SBC Waste Solutions, has changed the rules, and is winning.

Women-owned businesses represent 39.1% of all businesses while employing 12.2 million workers and generating $2.7 trillion in revenue, according to the 2024 Wells Fargo Impact of Women-Owned Business Report.

The number of women-owned businesses increased at nearly double the rate of their male counterparts Black women and Latina entrepreneurs emerged from the pandemic stronger than all women-owned employers

The number of women-owned businesses increased at nearly double the rate of their male counterparts Black women and Latina entrepreneurs emerged from the pandemic stronger than all women-owned...

The number of women-owned businesses increased at nearly double the rate of their male counterparts Black women and Latina entrepreneurs emerged from the pandemic stronger than all women-owned employers

Lawsuits against supplier diversity programs fail to recognize the value to the overall economy. It’s not just diverse-owned businesses that benefit, it’s everyone.

Veterans know how to face down challenges and solve problems, which is why they make good entrepreneurs. But funders may not see that when the veteran is a woman.

October is National Women’s Small Business Month, a time for us to celebrate the important contributions and achievements of women-owned small businesses.

Lawsuits are undermining the ability of Black/African American-owned businesses to get funding through special programs that try to equalize funding opportunities.