Commentary: Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers

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Commentary: Black entrepreneurs are often shut out from capital, but here’s how some are removing barriers

Black startup founders face disproportionate barriers, including the inaccessibility of capital. (Photo courtesy Unsplash / UK Black Tech) By SherRhonda Gibbs Morehouse College (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) SherRhonda Gibbs, Morehouse College; Eric Liguori, Florida State University; Michael H. Morris, University of Notre Dame,…

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