This document outlines a strategy for empowering and improving equity for black women-owned businesses. It discusses disparities faced by black women in areas like income, health, and business ownership. It then provides a staged strategy for entrepreneurial success, including launching businesses, achieving growth through funding and partnerships, and executing exit strategies. The document calls for collective post-COVID growth through mentorship, diverse networks, skills development, and leveraging teams. It argues that empowering black women-owned businesses is important because they are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs. The conclusion is that COVID-19 has accelerated the need for this strategy to be implemented now.

2. AGENDA
1. Access - Equity - Disparities
2. Strategies for Empowerment
3. Collaboration and growth Post-COV19
4. The Call to action to mobilize black women businesses

3. ACCESS - EQUITY -DISPARITIES
Income
Health
Businesses
Communities
Socio – Economic Disparities and Impacts

4. STAGED STRATEGIES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS
Launch:
Businesses that develop, groom & grow intrapreneurs/ entrepreneurs
Western Air Bahamas (legacy & family business)
Lexus of Huntsville (only US black woman owned Lexus Dealership)
Growth:
12 Black Women Businesses that raised in excess of 1 Million in Venture Capital
Outreach -Goldman Sachs – Black & Latinx Entrepreneur Cohort
Exit:
Executing Successful harvest strategies and serial entrepreneur careers
Self Driving Car Start Up – Black Woman CEO sold company to Amazon $1B

5. COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY GROWTH POST COV19
1. Blue Ocean opportunities in Tech, Finance, Health, & Others
2. Develop continuous Mentor / Mentees
3. Seek Diverse Sponsorship/ Partnerships and Networks
4. Career - Long Development of skills and relationships
5. Leverage teams
6. Outreach
7. Give BackConnect vision of wealth
8. Go Global – US Kenya Free Trade Agreement
9. Re-commit to unity and accountability

6. WHY EMPOWER AND IMPROVE EQUITY FOR BLACK WOMEN
OWNED BUSINESSES ?
Because they are the fastest growing group of
entrepreneurs in the country

7. • Equity & Access Opportunities
• The power of collaboration to launch, develop & grow
• Leverage diversity, creativity, and capacity building
• A Call to action to mobilize black women businesses
Summary & Call to Action
7
CONCLUSIONS
COVID19 Accelerates the Future to NOW for Business

8. THANK YOU