Noticing Disparities in Tech, Afro-Latino Entrepreneur Launches Start-Up Incubator
"In the tech and innovation space, [the Black and Latino communities are] mostly underserved when it comes to resources, when it comes to access to capital. And those are the two main functions that you need as a start-up in order to succeed," Martinez said. "With We the Plug, we focus heavily on the fundamentals of how to build a company, so you won’t solely rely on venture capital." According to a 2018 report from the Small Business Administration, less than 2 million of the 12.2 million business owners in the United States were Latinos. In 2016, a survey of business owners conducted by...
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