Topics Under Tag: "acclerators"

Black business owners

A New Accelerator Sets Black Business Owners up for Success

Sarah Trent | March 30, 2017

The wealth disparity between Black and White Americans is widely documented—Black households across the country average about one tenth the median net worth of White households. In Washington, D.C., that gap is more like a chasm: White households have a net worth 81 times greater than the District’s Black households. The reasons for the national […]

From Doorman to Venture Capitalist by Age 24. Meet John Henry

Amy Cortese | March 27, 2017

When I first met John Henry—at a startup party, fittingly enough—he had recently sold his first business and was launching Cofound Harlem, a startup incubator in the historic upper Manhattan neighborhood. He possessed an infectious charm and energy, which might have been chalked up to youthful naiveté. But Henry, now a partner with Harlem Capital […]