This has been such a difficult year for small businesses across San Francisco, and sadly, Black-owned businesses across the country have been especially hard hit and many have had to close their doors for good, Breed said in a statement. Small businesses are going to be such a critical part of our city s recovery. As we look to the future of San Francisco, it s critical that our city programs keep focusing on equity and serving those communities that have been historically disadvantaged.
Breed added, she hopes the fund can give businesses the resources that can help them survive this pandemic and come back even stronger.
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JPMorgan creates investment product for black-owned banks
File Photo: JPMorgan also said it will offer favorable terms to Black-owned, Black-led and Black-serving businesses and nonprofits
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. Updated: 23 Feb 2021, 07:32 PM IST Bloomberg
JPMorgan said it will share the assets and fees generated from the offering with the banks that distribute it, and will donate 12.5% of the annual revenue it makes from management fees to efforts aimed at boosting community development
It said Google has promised to invest $500 mn in the special money market share class
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. developed an investment product for Black-owned banks and made equity investments in four minority depository institutions, part of an earlier pledge to help address the US racial wealth gap.
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HAMPTON ROADS, Va. â When Ann-Marie Stephens left her job in corporate America to chase her dreams of starting her own business, she didnât realize the same struggles she faced as a Black, hardworking, woman would follow 30 years later.
âWe were trying to get recognition; we were trying to feel equitably valued that our contributions were assessed on the same scale,â Stephens said. âIt is almost for me, like a reliving of the same scenario in the entrepreneurial world.â
Black BRAND Co-founder and President Blair Durham said African Americans receive only about 0.2 percent of investor funding for startup companies and small businesses.