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Deidra Harper, co-founder of The Women LLC, a group of six women helping small Black-owned businesses in Knoxville, has tips and resources for businesses recovering from the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q: How have you seen women be impacted by the pandemic, particularly minority women? Why do you think that is?
A: I don t know if I have the exact answer of why that is, but I know a solution that we tried to bring during the pandemic is the Women Foundation, The Women LLC, we wanted to provide access to capital for small businesses. I have noticed there has been a spike in entrepreneurship amongst Black women. And I think due to COVID, being at home and having a little bit of more flexibility, and free time to pick up that hobby and actually turning into an income-driven operation, but then you still want to have capital and access to those resources to be able to expand your business. So I know that is a reason why The Women, who is a group of individual women t
Leadership Tennessee NEXT s newest class has professionals from variety of industries Brinley Hineman, Nashville Tennessean
Leadership Tennessee on Tuesday announced their upcoming class for Leadership Tennessee NEXT, a program that offers development opportunities for the state s up-and-coming professionals.
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The newest class is made up of 29 professionals who are early to mid-career from across Tennessee and in various industries, including law, politics, nonprofits, higher education and development.
Over the next year participants will engage in conversations about top state issues, grow their professional skills and collaborate with leaders across the state.
The organization is an initiative of the College of Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University and describes itself as collaborative and nonpartisan.