In collaboration with Google for Startups, Black Founders Exchange is a curated program designed to move companies with a high-growth, scalable model from initial product to successfully raising seed capital with their business. Established in 2016, Black Founders Exchange — hosted by American Underground and Google for Startups — provides rich hands-on training, meaningful connections, and supportive community to help Black-led startups grow.
Digital Health Institute for Transformation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit education and research institute supporting communities through the process of digital health transformation. The organization collaborates with leading academic institutions, associations, and industry to cultivate talent and ecosystems with an immersive learning platform, harnessing real-world experiences that drive the adoption of next generation skills, capabilities and mindsets needed to foster the digital health leaders and innovators of the future, today.
The mission of Fierce Female Founders is to provide female entrepreneurs with information, work with them to assure implementation, and guide them on the road to transformation – in their businesses, in their lives, in their communities, and in the world.
Figure Your Sh*t Out (FYSO) is the first accelerator program for mission-driven founders that focuses on creating a safe space to test their big ideas, hone their business models, and figure their sh*t out, in community.
Helius provides training and coaching for small businesses and necessity-driven entrepreneurs by working closely with small business owners and helping them to earn and pay a fair living wage.
LaunchHER is a virtual women's business accelerator program whose mission is to enable marginalized and underserved women to build successful businesses through state and federal government contracting.
LaunchRALEIGH supports and develops entrepreneurs and small businesses in under-resourced communities in Southeast Raleigh, by providing access to business loans, business development services, and networking opportunities.
NC IDEA SOAR is designed to support female entrepreneurs through content and programming, professional development and a robust networking community. NC IDEA connects female founders with resources to grow and scale their companies, as well as amplify female voices in the North Carolina entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The Black Entrepreneur Initiative at UNC is geared towards cultivating a network and community for black entrepreneurs, creators, and innovators on Carolina's campus.
The Pink Ceiling is an incubator for women-founded and focused startups.
BBM was developed in partnership with Wake Technical Community College’s Small Business Center. The BBM seminars will serve to help black businesses gain access to the resources, connections, strategic insight – along with an opportunity to network with like-minded individuals – needed to launch and grow your business. Examples of content include marketing, bookkeeping, sales, accounting, tax resources, and entrepreneurship.
HBM was developed in partnership with Wake Technical Community College’s Small Business Center. The HBM seminars will serve to help black businesses gain access to the resources, connections, strategic insight – along with an opportunity to network with like-minded individuals – needed to launch and grow your business. Examples of content include marketing, bookkeeping, sales, accounting, tax resources, and entrepreneurship.
Created to inspire, connect, encourage and support students and entrepreneurs, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center provides existing and aspiring business owners in Southeast Raleigh and beyond with space to think and meet – a place to nurture and develop their ideas into growing companies. Members can find resources to finance their ventures and build skills necessary to support a growing business.
This series of seminars will allow you to learn history, share experiences, and develop pathways of understanding to support DEI. The event aims to enrich dialogues and fuel the creation of new knowledge, innovation, and deeper understandings.
Join the Eship Center and Innovate Carolina pm October 24th at 5:30 PM over a quick bite at 1789 Venture Lab for a design thinking workshop targeting the issues women face in entrepreneurship and the workplace, complete with a panel of 5 Rockstar female-identifying professionals who will share their personal stories and experiences in entrepreneurship.
This summit is the premiere gathering place for corporate executives, tech professionals, creatives, policy makers, educators, entrepreneurs, investors, non-profit leaders, and ecosystem supporters.
An inclusive business networking meetup to support and celebrate our diverse workforce (ex. People of color, LGBTQ, women, veterans, disabilities). Events are free and open to the entire community. Each event will has a different theme and focus. Come together with professionals who share your commitment to building an inclusive and diverse business culture and be prepared to build long-lasting relationships.
Carolina Small Business Development Fund creates economic opportunities across North Carolina. The organization supports communities by helping entrepreneurs build the businesses of their dreams.
The Impact Partner Grant provides funding to organizations that help underrepresented innovators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses start, stay, and grow in Raleigh.
To support minority entrepreneurs and low-to-moderate income communities and individuals, NC Rural Center and Truist Bank announced a new $40 million nonprofit fund called CornerSquare Community Capital.
Hockey Stick Investments is a family office venture seed fund, participating early in great new startup companies around the world. The fund currently includes ~45 portfolio companies across multiple areas of interest and geographies, from CRISPR-based microbiome modulation to revolutionary new agricultural tires.
The North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council (NC BEC) will lead NC IDEA in its programmatic and grant making ambitions to address the challenges of Black entrepreneurship in North Carolina. The Council will work closely with the Foundation to identify, recommend and support partners, grant recipients and programs to serve the entrepreneurial aspirations and economic potential of North Carolina’s Black community.
In partnership with NC IDEA, the Research Triangle Foundation will be awarding a micro-grant of $5,000 to each of the four selected businesses. COVID-19 has crippled many industries, and with this platform we hope to give our small business friends a positive jolt back into the market.
Closing the wealth gap by expanding access to capital, networks and opportunity to African American entrepreneurs, Resilient Ventures is a committed capital fund dedicated to disrupting systemic economic injustice by expanding access to capital, networks, and opportunity to companies.
Solidarity Capital Group is an impact investment firm that finances economically sustainable social justice enterprises. The group creates opportunities for investors to back innovative social entrepreneurs, so these entrepreneurs can extend their important work serving marginalized people and needs.
xElle Ventures is an early stage Angel Network for women founders by women founders, executives and investors. Their mission is to invest in the ideas, products and services of women. With a broad range of experiences and expertise, members can offer support to new founders both financially and professionally.
The Triangle Antiracism Resources site outlines tools to donate, legislate, educate, and empower people to combat racism in society.
Knox St. Studios connects and equips current or aspiring entrepreneurs across the Triangle area of North Carolina and beyond.
An online directory of Black-owned or operated businesses - with a focus on those located in the state of North Carolina.
The Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Program is specifically designed to advocate and facilitate business growth and provide opportunities for historically underutilized businesses.
The Pathways Program aims to increase participation of historically underrepresented small businesses by providing networking support and a free, year-long Chamber membership. This membership provides resources and networking opportunities for small business owners. We believe that by increasing support and providing resource accessibility to our historically underrepresented businesses, it will create a more equitable and inclusive economic ecosystem.
The Diversity Movement helps organizations integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies into the core of their businesses. Through our data-driven, technology-enabled, expert solutions, we partner with you to deliver measurable and transformational results.
The Triangle DEI Alliance is leading the effort to make the Triangle region the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive business environment in the country.