See "How to Get Rich While Black - Without Being An Athlete, Entertainer, or Drug Dealer!"

NEW BOOK TEACHES YOU HOW TO GET RICH WHILE BLACK -- WITHOUT BEING AN ATHLETE, ENTERTAINER OR DRUG DEALER

Nationwide -- How to Get Rich While Black... Without Being an Athlete, Entertainer or Drug Dealer by Chuck Starks is a must-read for anyone who aspires to live an abundant life with more than enough money to spend, live well, give and leave a robust inheritance to heirs.

Black Americans have literally built this country yet have not been able, because of discrimination, to reap the benefits of their labor without taking major risks that jeopardize not only their health but their life, family and legacy.

Very few Black Americans have the ability to play professional sports, act, model or entertain at a star level and get rich. 

Checkout How This TEDx Speaker Went From Section 8 to Owning Multiple Homes And Authoring Financial Literacy Book

FROM SECTION 8 TO OWNING MULTIPLE HOMES -- MEET THE TEDX SPEAKER WHO FLIPPED THE SCRIPT ON POVERTY

Nationwide -- On the heels of his new book entitled Financially Irresponsible, author Rahkim Sabree says that closing the financial literacy gap can be done with the establishment of a team.

"Each one, teach one," he says. "Each one, reach one. If you know, teach. If you don't know, learn." It's a mantra he mentioned he'd grown up with and declares he embodies today.

Having captured the TEDx Hartford audience's full attention, Rahkim Sabree, now 2x author, TEDx speaker, and non-profit co-founder is declaring that conversations around financial education should be had in every classroom, at every dinner table, and during every holiday.

FaceBook Grant

Today's Grant

FaceBook Grant

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is looking for applications to help schools improve student outcomes.

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American Association of University Women Community Action Grant

Today's Grant

American Association of University Women

Community Action Grant

Sponsor: AAUW

Award: $2,000 to $10,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Dec. 1

TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12

Today's Grants

TAF Project-Based Learning Grants for Grades 6–12

Sponsor: Toshiba America Foundation

Award: Two categories: Up to $5,000 and more than $5,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Up to $5,000 awarded on a rolling basis; Feb. 1 deadline for applications for more than $5,000

Walmart Community Grant Program

Today's Grant
Walmart Community Grant Program

Walmart Community Grant Program Go to Website

Deadline: Ongoing

Walmart’s more than 2 million associates are residents, neighbors, friends and family in thousands of communities around the globe. Walmart works to strengthen these communities through both our retail business and community giving.

We support and invest in communities through local giving, encouraging volunteerism, and through programs to strengthen community cohesion.

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants

Today's Grants

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.

Number of Awards: Varies

Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."

$6 Million to be Infused in Black Women-Owned Businesses

FOUNDER OF BLACKWOMAN.BIZ COMMUNITY TO INFUSE $6 MILLION INTO BLACK WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

Nationwide --  BlackWoman.Biz is tackling the low sales revenues of Black women-owned businesses with an online community to learn, mentor, buy, and sell. The new program for Black women entrepreneurs will launch with 10,000 member businesses that make a commitment to give and get support. The goal this year is to create thousands of transactions and at least $6 million directly for Black women-owned businesses.

More than 2.4 million Black women-owned businesses make up 20% of all women-owned businesses. These numbers seem reason to celebrate, but the average sales revenue for a Black women business is the lowest at less than $25k per year according to American Express and the U.S. Census Bureau.

"With billions in buying power, Black women can help ourselves and change the game by buying from each other's businesses. It can be as simple as buying at least one item per month from a Black woman business," says Founder Natasha Taplin. BlackWoman.Biz members are encouraged to spend at least $50 per month at another member's business.

Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards And More Grants

Today's Grants

GRANT ALERT!

Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards

Sponsor: Vernier and the National Science Teachers Association

Award: $5,500 in cash, products and travel expenses

Number of Awards: 7 (one elementary, two middle school, three high school, one college)

Application Deadline: Dec. 18

Community Action Grant

Sponsor: AAUW

Award: $2,000 to $10,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Dec. 1

21st Century Community Learning Centers

Today's Grants 

The Ed Elements Grant for Personalized Learning Schools 

A grant for school leaders to improve their schools and transform them into student-centered environments

Sponsor: Education Elements

Award: $3,000 plus 12-month subscription to PL Toolkit and six hours of virtual support

Number of Awards: 1

Application Deadline: September 30

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MicroGrant Program for Educators & Teachers

Sponsor: Educators of America

Award: Equipment (varies by request)

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Ongoing (quarterly:January, April, July, October)

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Community Action Grant

Today's Grants

Community Action Grant

Sponsor: AAUW

Award: $2,000 to $10,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Dec. 1

Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards

Sponsor: Vernier and the National Science Teachers Association

Award: $5,500 in cash, products and travel expenses

Number of Awards: 7 (one elementary, two middle school, three high school, one college)

Application Deadline: Dec. 18

Adopt a Classroom

Deadline: Ongoing

Brinker International Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Brown Rudnick Community Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Corning Foundation Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

DonorsChoose.org

Deadline: Ongoing

21st Century Community Learning Centers State Grant Program 

Many states around the country are conducting competitions to award 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants that includes links to State websites and to the recent RFP.at

Go to Your State Contact List

American Honda Foundation STEM Grants

Today's Grants Available

American Honda Foundation STEM Grants

Award: $20,000 to $75,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 for new organizations; May 1 for returning organizations

American Honda Foundation STEM Grants And DELL Grants

Today's Grants

American Honda Foundation STEM Grants

Award: $20,000 to $75,000

Number of Awards: Not specified

Application Deadline: Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 for new organizations; May 1 for returning organizations

Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grants

Deadline: Ongoing

Award: No more than 10 percent of an organization's annual operating expenses or 25 percent of the total budget for the project being funded; awards have ranged from the hundreds to the millions of dollars.

Number of Awards: Varies

Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."

Directory of Workforce Grant Opportunities and B.F. Goodrich Foundation

Today's Grants

Directory of Workforce Grant Opportunities

Faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) are essential partners in training and placing America’s citizens in jobs.

Nonprofit organizations, both community-based and faith-based, provide important services to hard-to-serve populations and oft en need assistance in locating and applying for diversifi ed program funding.

Qualification: Project should "directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, family economic stability (including microfinance) and childhood health."

B.F. Goodrich Foundation

Deadline: Ongoing

The Goodrich Foundation is sponsored by the B.F. Goodrich Company. Th e Foundation focuses on funding primarily supports programs designed to promote community and economic improvement and the economic vitality of a region.

Look Into The Walmart And Bank Of America Grants

Walmart And Bank Of America Grants

Walmart Community Grant Program

Deadline: Ongoing

Walmart’s more than 2 million associates are residents, neighbors, friends and family in thousands of communities around the globe. Walmart works to strengthen these communities through both our retail business and community giving.

We support and invest in communities through local giving, encouraging volunteerism, and through programs to strengthen community cohesion.

Bank of America

 

Deadline: Ongoing

 

Bank of America’s philanthropic funding focuses on helping children,

families, and neighborhoods in the Company’s service areas. Th e

Company’s primary funding focus is education, with grants going

to nonprofit and educational organizations for early childhood

development, financial literacy, and professional development for

teachers. 

Entrepreneur Summit to Feature Business Pitch Contest for Women Founders, December - 16th

Millionaire Mastermind Academy Entrepreneur Summit to Feature Business Pitch Contest for Women Founders 

Summit to bring together more than 500 business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with focus on business growth and access to capital.

Atlanta – With a goal to “learn, build and scale,” the Millionaire Mastermind Academy Awards Luncheon and Entrepreneur Summit on Dec. 16 will convene more than 500 business leaders, entrepreneurs and start-ups with a focus on business growth. Featuring more than 500 small business owners and affluent leaders, the Millionaire Mastermind Summit includes workshops on expanding, access to capital, community engagement efforts, contracting opportunities with the U.S. government and support from the U.S. Small Business Administration for startups, as well as a start-up lab for students and emerging entrepreneurs from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Recognizing that only 2.2 percent of venture capital funding went to women in 2018, according to the PitchBook, and that less than 0.1 percent of funding has been allocated to black women over the past decade, the summit features an Entrepreneur Pitch Contest, similar to the well-known “Shark Tank” TV show.

Applications will be open October 21, 2019, for women-owned start-ups interested in delivering a 15-minute presentation to investors during the conference; the top five finalists will be invited to pitch their business live for a chance to win seed funding of $10,000 or more.

Entrepreneur Becomes One Of Few Nationally Certified Business Loan Brokers

PROFESSOR DEVIN ROBINSON BECOMES ONE OF FEW NATIONALLY CERTIFIED BUSINESS LOAN BROKERS TO EMPOWER URBAN DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES

Nationwide -- Devin Robinson, affectionately known as Professor Devin, due to his longtime experience as a current professor of two institutes he started and as a former Oglethorpe University economics professor, launched Urban Business Lending Group earlier this year to immediate success. Since opening its doors in January 2019, Urban Business Lending Group has disbursed almost $2M in seed funding for new entrepreneurs, primarily from black communities.

When asked what his motivation for getting into the finance business he said, "I've been training and incubating brick and mortar businesses since 2009, but many of those entrepreneurs I helped all had a universal challenge. They had difficulty acquiring start-up or working capital funding. I felt this move would help close that gap as I aim to become the one-stop resource for entrepreneurs."

Historic 1st Black Male-Owned Bridal Boutique Offers Business And Financing Options To Licensees

Fast Growing Remi Raine Bridal Boutique Looks To Position Enterpreneurs For Profitable Business Opportunities

Build Your Own Business With The Remi Raine Bridal National Licensees Program

Remi Raine Bridal, is a vibrant family owned couture bridal boutique company based out of Tempe Arizona.  The boutique is becoming increasingly popular, due to cutting-edge designs from Europe, and around the globe, with a respect for the traditions of haute couture tailoring and exquisite gown-making craftsmanship.

The designers showcased by the exclusive bridal boutique are selected from top designers all over the world.  These designers have a keen sense of the nuances of high fashion in their collections, and exude a special style sense for elegance, grace, and personality. Style, tradition, quality and price – these are the four core characteristics of the brand Remi Raine Bridal.

The company's mission and goal is to be the top family owned bridal boutique in the country within 5 years. Steve Larkin, the founder of Remi Raine Bridal, has developed a viable plan of action allowing other aspiring entrepreneurs to live the American dream of owning a business without -- the high start-up costs!

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President From Largest Black Chamber Of Commerce Gives Insights On SBA Loans

New York, New York – On June 10, 2019 Phil Andrews the 2019 Small Business Champion for the New York District Office of the United States Small Business Administration appeared on the nationally syndicated Karen Hunter Show to give some championship advice to listeners of the popular national show. The show appears on Sirius XM Urban View.

The New York District Office of the United States Small Business Administration covers 14 counties in Downstate which and is responsible for the delivery of SBA's many programs and services in New York City, Long Island and the downstate counties of Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester.

Stephen Jackson The New CEO of WIBO Weighs In On Getting Minority Contracts

Stephen Jackson The New CEO Of WIBO Explains The Reality Of Preparing And Winning Minority Contracts In NYC

Stephen Jackson (Center) At A Recent WIBO Event

By Stephen Jackson, CEO Of Workshop In Business Opportunities (WIBO) Based In NYC

Recently the NYC Comptroller was saying NYC was doing terribly in minority contracts from the city.  Why is this the case with all the community prepping taking place?

There are other sides to this story. It takes more than getting prepped or certified to play the game of government/corporate contracts. One a small business is not getting a multi-million dollar contract with less than a $100 K in sales.

Government/corporations make primarily large purchases for the services/products they utilize and only a handful of minority businesses are primed for those types of contracts. Two, unfortunately, some minority businesses do not want to invest in the needed insurance, bonding necessary to bid on these contracts.

Tech Innovator Caroline Wilson's AfroAvenue Startup Raises $1 Million

ENTREPRENEUR CAROLINE WILSON LAUNCHES AFROAVENUE - A HYBRID SOCIAL MEDIA E-COMMERCE PLATFORM WITH 7 FIGURES FIRST ROUND FUNDS RAISED TO JOIN INTERNET GIANTS

Caroline Wilson, founder of AfroAvenue

London, UK -- AfroAvenue is pleased to announce the launch of its app for its award-winning platform www.afroavenue.com  Founder & CEO Caroline Wilson, the brainchild behind www.AfroAvenue.com created the website and app after securing first round funding of over $1 million from investors. Located in Tech City in London and with almost 100,000 followers across social media and a growing member base AfroAvenue.com has come a long way.

AfroAvenue.com is free to join and is a global urban social media e-commerce platform, which allows its users to connect, share, buy, sell and discover with other members of its global community.  AfroAvenue.com comes at a time when diversity in tech is much needed, as so few ethnic minorities hold leadership positions in technology companies.

In the US, the figure is 17 percent while in the UK, the share is significantly lower at 2.6 percent based on a report by Colorintech. Caroline has defied incredible odds to get AfroAvenue to where it is today. Only 34 women of color globally have been able to raise over $1 million in venture funding since 2009.

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