These public investments are not enough. Particularly when it comes to equity investment. Thats what were going to talk about today. In particular, want to bring to light a set of investments from treasury through states, the state Small Business Credit Initiative. This is a unique opportunity with public funds to connect communities of color and other underserved communities with the highgrowth Equity Capital. How do we do it . We know that the pipelines are not there. We do that this market is not serving communities of color very well. You all know the statistics im sure the folks watching online show the statistics that black founders are getting 1. 2 of venture funding that latinx companies are getting 2. 1 and women founders 2 . Of that 2 , only 1. 8 of that went to women of color. Keep in mind, Venture Capital is just a small slice of the Equity Capital that is available yet we know that these early infusions particularly from low wealth communities that are already starting fro
These public investments are not enough. Particularly when it comes to equity investment. Thats what were going to talk about today. In particular, want to bring to light a set of investments from treasury through states, the state Small Business Credit Initiative. This is a unique opportunity with public funds to connect communities of color and other underserved communities with the highgrowth Equity Capital. How do we do it . We know that the pipelines are not there. We do that this market is not serving communities of color very well. You all know the statistics im sure the folks watching online show the statistics that black founders are getting 1. 2 of venture funding that latinx companies are getting 2. 1 and women founders 2 . Of that 2 , only 1. 8 of that went to women of color. Keep in mind, Venture Capital is just a small slice of the Equity Capital that is available yet we know that these early infusions particularly from low wealth communities that are already starting fro
Todays shooting was less than ten miles from Columbine High School where two teenaged shooters killed 12 classmates and a teacher before killing themselves in 1999. Reporter we have about 300 evacuated. Terror on the campus of arapahoe high school. Investigators say he opened fire and wounded one student. He identified a teacher was e. Was interested in confronting. That teacher was informed and exited the school, quickly. A student confronted the gunman and was shot. We realize it was a gunshot. So we dove into the corner. They came on the intercome and said it was locked down. The victim is in serious condition. Deputies ran into the school to track down the shooter. Hundreds of students were also evacuated with their hands held high above their heads. The shooter is dead. Nervous parents gathered and waited to make sure their children were safe. Scared to death. Scared. We moved here before columbine. Im nervous. Worst thing ever. The students were transported to a church where they
The 42nd J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge will take place in Buffalo on Thursday. Over 7,000 participants from 230 companies are expected to gather for the event.
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