Duke Today
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Why many black and women entrepreneurs never have the chance to grow beyond their small starts – or, in some cases, even start their businesses at all – is the subject of a conference Oct. 23-25 at Duke University. The conference, “Capital Matters: Race, Gender and Entrepreneurship,” takes place at The Fuqua School of Business, the JB Duke Hotel and the Karsh Alumni and Visitors Center on Duke’s West Campus.
It is free and open to the public.
“There is a tremendous degree of entrepreneurial energy and imagination across all social groups in America, but black entrepreneurs, in particular, start business ownership with far lower levels of family wealth,” said William A. Darity Jr., director of Duke’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity and a professor of public policy, African and African American Studies and economics. “This greatly lowers their odds of establishing successful and sustainable enterprises.”
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