Resources

The following includes a list of articles and resources sharing insights regarding the capital constraints facing women of color entrepreneurs.

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Capitalist or Coward: Thoughts From an Emerging Black VC - By Mac Conwell, WOCCON 2022 speaker

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How America's Structural Racism Helped Create the Black-White Wealth Gap

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Why We Should Support Black-Owned Businesses - Close the Racial Wealth Gap

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Ashleigh Gundy's Documentary Helps Answer "Where Do We Go From Here?"

Business Insider - The VC Industry is Struggling with Racial Diversity. Black Angel Investors are Taking Matters into Their Own Hands

Harvard Business Review - The Comprehensive Case for Investing More VC Money in Women-Led Startups

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Business Insider - The VC landscape is dire for Black women. (This article features a member of the WOCCON community Tanya Van Court of Goalsetter)

McKinsey Report - Building Supportive Ecosystems for Black-owned US Businesses

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Nerd Wallet - Racial Funding Gap Shows Black Business Owners Are Shut Out from Accessing Capital

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Harvard Kennedy School - Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

CNBC - Black Leaders Offer Several Key Steps to Close the Racial Wealth Gap

Aspen Institute - The Next Move: How Business Can Close Racial Economic Gaps in 2021

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McKinsey - The Opportunity to Advance Racial Equity

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Trillium Asset Management - Capital at a Crosswords - Accelerating Racial Equity Investment Across Asset Classes
 

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