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Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Deserve Impact Investing and Financial Leverage Now, Not Later
In late March, it was clear that the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic shutdown would tri
gger a small business crisis., As the pandemic forces us all to change the way we live and the way we work, perhaps we now have the opportunity to broadly adopt some of the great models created by innovators across philanthropy and finance., Let’s scale financial institutions committed to small businesses by providing them equity infusions and access to liquidity. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) held out hope, but it failed on many levels for MWBEs and the populations they represent.
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Racism Never Solves the Problem
“Go back to China.” That’s a phrase that I’ve heard countless times while growing up in the US and e
ven through adult life. It’s also been uttered during this current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.,
Has the pandemic caused all of this anti-Asian sentiment? No. Last I checked, racism wasn’t one of the symptoms of COVID-19.
, Has the pandemic caused all of this anti-Asian sentiment? No. Last I checked, racism wasn’t one of the symptoms of COVID-19.
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