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Starter Story: Ebony Archie & Coresa Hogan // MEMFOLK
"We want joy to be seen as a human right, not something accessible based on privilege."
Reaching Memphis’ Entrepreneurs: Epicenter Ensures Access for All
For many entrepreneurship hubs and economic development organizations, it can be surprisingly challenging to connect with the people they’re trying to help. Epicenter Memphis faced this very problem—and their solution might surprise you. [...]
Are You Ready for the Next Entrepreneurship Surge?
We’re about to see a major boom in entrepreneurship. Why are we so confident? There are a number of reasons people take the entrepreneurial leap of faith, and several of those factors are about [...]
Starter Story: Miriam Omura // Miriam Norris Omura Art
“Even if you don’t realize it, you are always a businessperson when you are an artist.”
Reinventing Economic Development: Creatives As Entrepreneurs
Seven years ago, leaders of an arts organization in Birmingham, Alabama saw a serious opportunity to impact their local economy—but it meant reinventing themselves. Originally established in 2004 as [...]
Celebrating the Black Entrepreneurs You’ve Heard Of—and Recognizing the Ones You Haven’t
Black entrepreneurship has a rich tradition, but not without its challenges.