Black Entrepreneur Initiative

100,000
BLACK ENTREPRENEURS

We can’t fix social social justice overnight, but with your support we can empower Black entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools and support they need to start or grow a business.

While we wrestle with social justice, leaders across the nation have partnered with The Lonely Entrepreneur (501c3) to empower 100,000 current and aspiring Black entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools and support they need to fulfill their promise.

100,000
BLACK ENTREPRENEURS

While we wrestle with social justice, leaders across the nation have partnered with The Lonely Entrepreneur (501c3) to empower 100,000 current and aspiring Black entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools and support they need to fulfill their promise.

HOW IT WORKS

HOW TO SPONSOR

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Through this initiative, corporations, philanthropies and individuals like you “sponsor” Black entrepreneurs to receive free access to The Lonely Entrepreneur Learning Community. Each organization can choose the funding amount based on the number of Black entrepreneurs you would like to support.

So as we wrestle with social justice, join us in our efforts to have an impact on economic justice by empowering the Black entrepreneur.

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HOW IT WORKS

We do this by providing Black entrepreneurs with free access to The Lonely Entrepreneur Learning Community – a one-stop shop for the knowledge, tools and support Black entrepreneurs need. The Learning Community addresses both the issues Black entrepreneurs face and all entrepreneurs face – and provides the critical elements for them to succeed:

KNOWLEDGE … 350 learning modules that cover both the business and personal issues entrepreneurs face – including the issues specifically faced by Black entrepreneurs (e.g., capital access, navigating network biases)
TOOLS … 100s of templates (e.g., business plans, legal agreements) and reviews of the top vendors and solution providers they need (e.g., accounting software)
ONGOING SUPPORT & COMMUNITY … through two channels – an online community and weekly group coaching – where they can get their daily questions answered
ACCESS … “365/24/7 anywhere access” from any desktop or mobile device. This is obviously especially important during COVID.

Having the Learning Community at every step of the Black entrepreneur’s journey significantly increases their chance of success.

KNOWLEDGE … over 350 learning modules that cover both the business and personal issues you face – organized for you
TOOLS … 100s of tools and templates and reviews of the services you need
ONGOING SUPPORT… through two channels – an online community and weekly group coaching – where you can get your daily questions answered

Through this initiative, corporations, philanthropies and individuals “sponsor” Black entrepreneurs to receive free access to The Lonely Entrepreneur Learning Community – which normally costs $1,200 per year. You can choose the funding amount based on the number of Black entrepreneurs you would like to support.

So as we wrestle with social justice, join us in our efforts to have an impact on economic justice by empowering the Black entrepreneur.

CONTACT ME

HOW TO SPONSOR

AMBASSADORS

Lyneir Richardson

FORMER HEAD OF ECON DEV – CORY BOOKER. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RUTGERS CENTER FOR URBAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Erik B

HIP HOP LEGEND, WORLD RENOWNED DJ AND “BLUE BLOODS” ACTOR. ALBUM PAID IN FULL NAMED BEST HIP HOP ALBUM OF ALL TIME BY MTV IN 2006

Ebony Young

VP CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TF CORNERSTONE. FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR YMCA OF GREATER NYC

Dr. Tonya Matthews

FORMER CEO OF MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER. FOUNDER OF THE STEMINISTA PROJECT. ASSOC. PROVOST – INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

Willy T. Ribbs

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO COMPETE IN THE INDY 500 AND TEST A FORMULA ONE CAR. FEATURED IN NETFLIX GROUNDBREAKING FILM “UPPITY” ABOUT RACISM IN MOTOR SPORTS

Cathleen Trigg Jones

EMMY AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST AND ACTRESS (POWER, MADAM SECRETARY, HOUSE OF CARDS, HOMELAND). BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA AWARD WINNER

Bishop Mitchell Taylor

SENIOR PASTOR – CENTER OF HOPE. FOUNDER OF URBAN UPBOUND. BROOKE ASTOR AWARD. JEWISH COUNCIL NY MARTIN LUTHER KING AWARD

Nolan M. McCants

PASTOR/FOUNDER OF HARVEST CHURCH. AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER. PR FIRM FOUNDER/ CEO. SBA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR. AUTHOR. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER.

Jason Fields

WISCONSIN STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 11

Dale Moss

FORMER NFL FOOTBALL PLAYER AND BRAND AMBASSADOR. CONTESTANT ON THE BACHELORETTE

Jonah Cooper

EDUCATIONAL ENTREPRENEUR AND WORKFORCE EXPERT. STRATEGIC CONSULTANT TO RUTGERS INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY, NATIONAL MINORITY SUPPLIER DIVERSITY COUNCIL, AND NJ REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY