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StartupBus

30 Entrepreneurs, 7 Startups, 1 Bus: 'Advancing Black Entrepreneurs' StartupBus Crosses the Country

Any entrepreneurial journey is long, winding, and there are typically some bumps in the road. But for dozens of entrepreneurs crossing the country last week on one of several ‘StartupBuses,’ these metaphors took on a distinctly literal meaning. “I didn’t think about how intense it would be — just being

RCIE

Minority-Focused Russell Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Opens to First Members

In the year since Jay Bailey has taken over at the Herman J. Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a business-building incubator that aims to broaden opportunity for minority residents, the native Atlantan entrepreneur has been busy. RCIE occupies a 50,000 square foot campus in Castleberry Hill, a

ascend2020

Two Years In, Atlanta's Ascend2020 Graduates One Of the Country's Biggest Minority Tech Founder Cohorts

In a nondescript auditorium at Morehouse College, two dozen entrepreneurs pitched their growing or recently-formed startup concept to a room of investors, community members, and supporters. Last week’s event looked just like any other of the countless Demo Days that take place across the country, except for one

Hidden Figures movie

STEM Professional Inspires Local Girls With 'Hidden Figures' Screening

Black History Month, celebrated throughout the month of February, was designated as such by President Gerald Ford to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history." That certainly include STEM fields, in which not only