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The Funding Crisis For Black Entrepreneurs, Part 2: Why Engagement Must Be The Foundational Investment

February 10, 2025 | By

Fay Horwitt, President & CEO of Forward Cities

This blog is part of The Funding Crisis for Black Entrepreneurs series.   In our first piece, we laid out a bold challenge to funders: if….

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The Funding Crisis for Black Entrepreneurs: A Five-Part Guide for Philanthropy & Private Investors

February 3, 2025 | By

Fay Horwitt, President & CEO of Forward Cities

  For decades, efforts to close the racial wealth gap have focused on training, mentorship, and ecosystem-building-but too often, without real investment in Black entrepreneurs and….

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2024: Reflecting on Forward Cities’ Most Transformative Year Yet

December 30, 2024 | By

Fay Horwitt, President & CEO of Forward Cities

As we move into 2025, I find myself in awe of what has been the most dynamic and transformative year since I joined Forward Cities. 2024….

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E3 Durham: Leveraging Federal Dollars to Catalyze Durham County ARPA Investment in a Small Business Support Ecosystem

June 7, 2024 | By

Stacey Williams, Senior Director of Impact and Assessment

In 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration funded the Equity for Every Entrepreneur (E3) Durham program through the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP). The CNPP uses….

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