SBA Launches‘CommunityNavigator Pilot’Program Application $100 million competitive grant program to strengthen outreach to businesses in underserved communities enacted through the American Rescue Plan May 25, 2021 18:16 ET | Source: United States Small Business Administration United States Small Business Administration Washington, DC, Washington, May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that it is accepting applications for its new Community Navigator Pilot Program. This new initiative, established by the American Rescue Plan, will leverage a community navigator approach to reach our nation’s smallest businesses, with a priority focus on those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as well as women and veterans. SBA will accept applications through July 12, 2021, and anticipates making award decisions by August 2021. The Biden-Harris Administration has made delivering equitable relief to hard-hit small businesses a top priority and will continue to take steps to ensure equitable distribution of relief.
578 Secure your computers. It’s vital that you keep your computer with you and lock it down during a move. You don’t want to give your computer to the movers because your desktop or laptops likely contain a treasure-trove of important data for identity thieves. BLACK ENTERPRISE will present its first Small Business Summit from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST on May 6, 2021. The complimentary, virtual event is the latest in the company’s series of Diversity Equity & Inclusion Summits. The COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd brought racial injustice to the forefront of global awareness and has energized an emerging movement demanding equity in small business and entrepreneurship.
BLACK ENTERPRISE To Present Virtual Summit Focused On Energizing A New Entrepreneurship Movement Driven By The Push For Economic Equity, May 6 The Black Enterprise Small Business Summit will deliver tools, strategies, and resources for entrepreneurs, startup founders, and established business owners seeking to maximize the profitability of their ventures News provided by Share this article NEW YORK, May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ BLACK ENTERPRISE will present its first Small Business Summit, hosted by May 6, as the latest in the company s series of Diversity Equity & Inclusion Summits. The Small Business Summit is designed to energize an entrepreneurial movement emerging from the demand for equity triggered by the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice brought to the forefront of global awareness by the murder of George Floyd.
Walker’s Legacy Establishes $25,000 Scholarship Fund for Howard University Female Student Entrepreneurs Howard University (Flickr/Kofi Andoh) Walker’s Legacy Scholarship is a $25,000 fund that will help support enterprising students who are enrolled at the Howard University School of Business over the next five years. Founded by Howard University alumna Natalie Madeira Cofield, Walker’s Legacy is the largest digital platform for multicultural women in business. “My time at the Howard University School of Business molded me into the woman that I am today,” said Cofield in a written statement. “We look forward to supporting women from the nation’s most prestigious HBCU this school year and beyond.”