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April 23, 2021 – The Charlotte Hornets Foundation tonight announced entrepreneur Brandi Long and her product, The Jurse, was selected as the winner of the first-ever Hornets Innovation Summit and a $15,000 investment from the organization. The announcement of the winner was made at halftime of tonight’s game between the Hornets and Cavaliers, which was this season’s second Economic EmpowerMINT Night presented by Bank of America.
The Jurse, which is short for jacket-purse, describes itself as “fashion meets convenience” and transitions from a jacket to a purse, or vice versa, in less than 30 seconds. It also contains an additional pocket to store essentials such as keys, cellphone and cards that do not need to be removed during the jacket to purse transition. The Jurse was selected from five finalists by a panel of five judges: The Lonely Entrepreneur Founder & CEO Michael Dermer, Red Ventures Co-Founder & CEO Ric Elias, Hornets Sports & Entertainment Executive Vice
By Ryan Shepard
Jan 19, 2021
The Milwaukee Bucks have partnered with The Lonely Entrepreneur to support Black-owned businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Unveiled on Dr.
Marting Luther King
Jr. Day, the initiative will allow an unlimited number of business owners to sign-up on The Lonely Entrepreneur platform for one year. After signing up, Black business owners will have access to online courses, live group chats and other resources. Business owners will also have the opportunity to connect with mentors and like-minded entrepreneurs.
“Dr. King shared one thing with all entrepreneurs, a dream. But Black men and women face social and economic injustices that make that dream difficult,” The Lonely Entrepreneur Founder
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The NBA has had numerous high-profile players who have stood up in the name of racial injustice and social change. This week, the Milwaukee Bucks no strangers to making a stand announced a partnership with The Lonely Entrepreneur platform to help Black business owners thrive.
The team unveiled The Black Entrepreneur Initiative, a nationwide program that provides free access to valuable resources through The Lonely Entrepreneur Learning Platform to 100,000 Black businesses. The initiative starts on January 18 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day.
“Dr. King shared one thing with all entrepreneurs a dream. But Black men and women face social and economic injustices that make that dream difficult,” said Michael Dermer, founder of The Lonely Entrepreneur in a press statement sent to