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6 Good Reads About Entrepreneurship for November and December 2023

Written by DreamSpring | November 9, 2023

 

  DreamSpring President/CEO Anne Haines was recently featured in Inc. magazine to outline how nonprofit partnerships help small businesses thrive. 

 

  With perseverance and the right partners (including DreamSpring!), entrepreneurs with disabilities are rewriting the narrative on small business. 

 

  If programs like the Fearless Fund are deemed illegal, it could make it even harder for Black women to start and sustain their own companies. What else is at stake for Black-owned businesses?

 

  The Fearless Fund lawsuit isn’t just provoking outrage and new DEI strategies — institutional investors are stepping up with renewed commitment.

 

  The Small Business Administration (SBA) is reporting a 150% surge in loans to Latinx-owned businesses in 2023, while SBA-supported lending to women-owned small businesses is up nearly 70% since 2020.