Hundreds of Black entrepreneurs, innovators and creatives gathered in Atlanta on Monday for a three-day summit. Hosted by Forbes, the BLK Summit is an opportunity for business owners to connect and learn how to grow their businesses equitably, opening the door for more black entrepreneurs.
Forbes journalist Jabari Young runs the conference, and says finding trusted funding sources for black-owned businesses is a consistent struggle.
“To show black entrepreneurs, black leaders, black executives … to be able to just recognize those people and to build our ecosystem and introducing them to people who don’t know them… it really is helpful,” Young said.
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