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“We could drive lasting, meaningful change by getting behind the people we perceive to be the changemakers, the innovators, the wealth creators, and role models.” Darren Miller, founder and CEO of the Black British Initiative hinges on education to help black entrepreneurs elevate their businesses and spark more economic growth. To this end, his organisation, BBI, initiated a successful mini MBA. The course is called MBA 30, co-designed and delivered by SOAS University of London. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ewWf6h34 Lord Dr Michael Hastings CBE | SOAS University of London | Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation #BBI #MBA30 #business #blackownedbusinesses #africa #invest #entrepreneurs

According to the 2024 LinkedIn List of Top MBA Programs, 'Founder' is the most common job title among our #OxfordMBA alumni community. Wondering where to start with your own entrepreneurial journey? Entrepreneurship Centre at Saïd Business School Director, Maria Zubeldia Diaz, shares how we’re setting founders up for success with: 🌍 a vibrant community of innovators 🚀 the tools and resources to bring your ideas to life 🤝 connections that open doors around the world Hear more from Maria ⬇️ #Entrepreneurship #FutureFounders #LinkedInTopMBA LinkedIn News

The Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP), a collaborative initiative between the Government of Canada, Black-led business organizations, and financial institutions, is poised to support Black Canadian business owners and entrepreneurs with an investment of up to $265 million over four years. Components of the program include the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund (Open) and the National Ecosystem Fund (Closed), along with the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (Closed), dedicated to conducting research on Black entrepreneurship in Canada, aiming to identify barriers to success and opportunities for growth. Notably, the BEP has already empowered over 9,000 Black Entrepreneurs nationwide through funding, mentorship, and community-driven support. ➡ https://lnkd.in/dFhtV2cJ This is a step in the right direction for fostering innovation and growth. By supporting Black entrepreneurs, this initiative contributes to a stronger and more diverse Canadian economy. As intellectual property experts, we understand the crucial role intellectual property plays in business success. We encourage Black entrepreneurs to prioritize IP protection as they scale their ventures. Let's work together to build a stronger, more innovative Canada. #BrunetCo #IPfirm #IntellectualProperty #Canada #BlackEntrepreneurship #CanadianInnovation #IPProtection #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #TrademarkRegistration #IndustrialDesigns #BusinessSupport #Empowerment

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford's #OxfordMBA has been ranked 15th on the 2024 LinkedIn List of Top MBA Programs 🎉 According to LinkedIn, the most common job title among our inspirational alumni is 'Founder'. Hear from our Director, Maria Zubeldia Diaz, about why we're one of the best schools in the world for aspiring entrepreneurs 🚀 #LinkedInTopMBA

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‘Be true to yourself, but don’t expect an easy ride’: Advice from top entrepreneurs Black British Business Awards winners have some wise words for fellow black professionals By Telegraph Reporters Edgar Chibaka won the Black British Business Person of the Year award together with his co-founder Jamal Tahlil in 2021, having grown their security company First Response Group into a business boasting a £60m turnover. Gisela Abbam, the first black chair of the British Science Association, who has also negotiated World Trade Organisation level policy, won the same award in 2019. What did winning the Black British Business Person of the Year award mean to you? Edgar Chibaka: For myself and my co-founder of First Response Group, Jamal Tahlil, it represented the culmination of years of hard work, dedication and staying strong in our beliefs – to treat people and our workforce as equals regardless of race, religion or gender. As African immigrants we faced much discrimination over the years, and it was a real struggle just to secure financial support. In fact, we had to fund our business on a credit card in the early days. We experienced the same frustrations when we first met, being overlooked for opportunities, like we didn’t matter. I guess we matter now. Gisela Abbam: It was transformational. I was humbled to be chosen from such a stellar group of finalists. The award meant that I was making a difference and I could use it to encourage, inspire and motivate black students and professionals to excel and not give up. I have since then spoken to thousands of students – both black and white to inspire them to succeed and I’ve mentored and advised hundreds of professionals. How did winning impact you professionally? EC: Ultimately, I am a business person, and my and my company’s destiny is in the hands of the fantastic management team and staff we have built around us. Winning the award hasn’t changed that, or the ethos by which First Response Group is run, but it has certainly helped to place our business at the top table. Jamal and I are now being invited to more events as a result, and if we are seen as role models, or exemplars of black British entrepreneurship, and this can only impact us and our company positively. #StartupToScaleUp #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Changemakers #LearningFromTheBest #entrepreneurship #BusinessOwners #diverseentrepreneurs #diversityandinclusion #Entrepreneurs #disabled #business #NYAE2024 #neurodiversity #businessprogram #Dyslexia #Dyspraxia #Dyscalculia #ADHD

Who best to share the challenges in accessing capital, as we seek to scale our businesses than our own business community? Thank you to LBAN/Latino Business Action Network for inviting me to the table and to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president and staff for listening to our stories. I always leave these types of events inspired by my fellow business leaders, their resiliency and resolve to advance our community. #Inflation is toxic indeed, and small businesses, in our case Latino owned businesses already deal with marked barriers to financing in contrast to white owned businesses.  There is #data to support this. Conversations like these, mean agencies that set economic policy can hear directly from those affected. In my case, I was also able to share the struggle of fellow #movers. I have heard first hand from owners, executives and workers in the industry, how #mortgage rates have affected residential moving. Who wants to give up their 3% mortgage rate for 8% or higher? 📊📈 We are more than data points on a graph, we are 62 Million Latinos in the US and if we were a country, our $3.2T #GDP would be the fifth largest economy,  (Larger than UK, France, Spain, Italy and India). Let’s unlock the power of Latino owned businesses by continuing to engage in productive conversations with policymakers and by holding our elected officials to a higher standard.  We need to continue to demand equity in access to economic opportunities. It is not only good for us, it is good for the entire US economy, it is good for ALL Americans! Read more about this: Latina owned businesses have the lowest approval rates for business loans from local and national banks, with only 39% approval on average from both local and national banks.  Latino owned tech businesses have 28% approval rates for the original amount from local banks and 40% from national banks. https://lnkd.in/g9kCQRBW Mauricio Simbeck Maria Jose Palacio Diana Manriquez Daniel Gonzalez #monetarypolicy #LBANstrong #latinosintheus #businessowners #movers #licensedmovers #colma #westsacramento #sacramento #california #southsanfrancisco #latinoentrepreneurship #stanfordgsb #housing

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