Miami-based entrepreneurs Justin Elliott and Jahreem Samuels have landed a six-figure investment from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to scale WRTH, their AI-powered, blockchain-verified commerce platform designed to streamline authentication, pricing, and operations for modern retailers. The founders’ partnership emerged from shared frustrations in their respective fields. Elliott—whose early interests ranged from mechanical engineering to digital […]
For many Black founders, raising capital remains one of the toughest barriers to growth. Venture capital still overwhelmingly flows to white-owned businesses, and traditional bank loans often come with hurdles that disproportionately affect minority entrepreneurs. Grants, however, offer a unique pathway: they provide funding without debt or equity loss. But competition for these opportunities is […]
This year, Shark Tank investor Daymond John is leading the fifth annual Black Entrepreneurs Day, an event to support Black-owned businesses with $100,000 in grants. The event, happening on November 22 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, will be free and celebrate Black entrepreneurship. Special guests include Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles, Charlamagne tha God, […]
The black entrepreneurs community in America faces formidable challenges across various fronts, from enduring racial wage and wealth disparities, hindering their financial progress, to grappling with higher student loan debts and encountering racial biases in medical services, impacting their economic and physical well-being in the long run. However, amidst these adversities, there are eleven Black […]
