Facebook offers $40M in grants to Black-owned businesses with 50 or fewer employees
Facebook is making $40 million in grants available to Black-owned businesses that have 50 or fewer employees, the social media giant announced Wednesday.
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Selling concepts: Realizing the full potential of your ideas
How do you sell a concept to someone who has a completely different perspective or experience? How do you recruit the best talent to join you on your journey when there’s no track record of success? Entrepreneur and investor Donald Thompson says …
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Donald Thompson: How to reinvent yourself and pivot your career
Many of the professionals I know have taken this time to study their own happiness and direction. They feel inspired to make big changes and put their careers on different, more satisfying tracks. If you’re considering a pivot too, here’s my best advice for pushing forward through the stress and uncertainty of this year to keep achieving what you want from life.
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How to turn statements about racial equity into actionable strategies
Most of the CEOs I know truly believe that Black Lives Matter. They want to be a part of the solution, but the problem feels too big to solve. When you’re fighting centuries of systemic racial inequality, where in the world do you start?
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Number of women CEOs among Fortune 500 companies hits record high
Clorox just named Linda Rendle as its new chief executive, bringing the number of women CEOs on the Fortune 500 list to 38 — a new record that underscores the slow pace of change at the highest levels of business.
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Technology can help companies improve diversity, say Lenovo and Intel in new report
So how can companies improve the diversity of their workforces? By using technology, say Lenovo and Intel in a new study.
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New Black-owned businesses emerging in NC despite COVID-19: Kenan-Flagler expert
Mark Little is the executive director of CREATE, a global initiative building shared prosperity through applied interventions, research and policy at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise. He talks about what the COVID-19 pandemic has done to Black-owned businesses.
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Scared to talk about race, diversity, equity and inclusion? Here’s how to start
During the last two months as our country faced urgent and powerful calls for social justice, many of my conversations with fellow CEOs have taken a deep dive into issues of race, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). These colleagues tell me, “I want to do the right thing, but I’m scared of the backlash if I say something wrong.” Here are recommendations about how to proceed.
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New app to match people of color with therapists of the same background
Ayana, an app dedicated to matching people of color with therapists of the same background – including race, ethnicity, gender, religion and sexual orientation – is nearing launch. Here are the details.
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