Self-Help Blog update: Capital Matters: Closing Race and Gender Gaps

Updates from the Self-Help Shares blog View this email in your browser Forward to a friend Self-Help Shares is a blog from Self-Help, where we share with you stories about our members, staff and community. To read more, visit our blog. Got a story to share? Email us at shonline@self-help.org. Newest from our blog: Capital Matters: Closing Race and Gender Gaps Dec 04, 2019 03:36 pm I recently attended the “Capital Matters: Race, Gender and Entrepreneurship” conference held at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. The conference, which included many notable scholars and business leaders, was an opportunity to highlight the gaps in opportunity for various businesses, particularly those that are black-led and/or women-led, and to discuss ways to start resolving these inequities. On the first day of the three-day conference, much of the discussion focused on research that illuminates gender and racial disparities. One point that stood out:  The top 10 U.S. Fortune 500 firms each generate more in annual sales revenue than do all 2.58 million black-owned businesses, combined. Ted Archer and Chris Wheat of JPMorgan Chase conversed about private sector strategies to expand business ownership. Chris highlighted the small business research of the JP... Read more » Recent Articles: 2019 Annual Meeting: Celebrating Ownership and Community Buying a Home? Don't Let Student Loan Debt Haunt Your Dream Honoring John Hervey Wheeler Reflections on the Recent Climate Strikes: Hope and Action United Services CU: A Family History   Self-Help | 301 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 | (919) 956-4400 For member services, please call 1-800-966-7353 Want fewer emails?  update subscription preferences here    unsubscribe from this list