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White Papers & Insights

Game changing insights, new research and thought leadership on how to create change that catalyzes economic growth in Latina and Black women communities from digitalundivided staff and community

Image via Traded VC Instagram You are most likely aware of the contentious lawsuit against the Black, women-owned Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm based in Atlanta focused...

Image via UPenn Some people are just destined to become entrepreneurs. They have an innovative instinct to solve growing problems in society. Tobi Bosede, CEO of DentalFynd, a...

Image via pexels Growing a company quickly has long been considered a hallmark of startup success. Founders demand it. Investors fund it. And the industry celebrates it. Yes,...

Image via Pexels Whether you’re in the first stage of starting a new business or planning to expand the one you already own, arranging money can be difficult for businesses of...

Image via picrly In a never-before-seen governmental move, the state of California — the original startup home to the startup boom as we know it — now requires venture capital...

With Latin-owned companies making up more than 20% of all businesses in the United States, it’s vital to spotlight the entrepreneurs behind this achievement. Hispanic Heritage Month...

Image via Newark Tech Week Rock climbing. A jazz evening. Generative AI. Recession investing tips. Breweries. Esports activations. A Tech Crawl. A Hackathon. All are held in...

The average women-owned business revenue is $263,091. But for the past 12 months, 13 Latina and Black women entrepreneurs have dared to scale their revenues to surpass the $1 million mark. As...

Image via pexels In a $200 billion global venture capital market, what’s $25.8 million? Last week, Georgia Federal U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash ruled in favor of the...

Image via digitalundivided If you missed the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco this September, you missed the novel energy digitalundivided sparked during the weeklong...

Image via Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center Joshe Ordonez worked in the fashion industry for years, solving the all-to-well known problem many producers, production assistants, and...

Image provided by Chinca Travel As they say, “Travel opens your heart, broadens your mind, and fills your life with stories to tell.” Ashley Sharma, Founder of Chinca Travel, was...

Image via pexels So you’ve entered a pitch competition. Now what? Pitch competitions have long been a staple of the startup world. Industry lore tells us which pitch competitions...

Image via pexels Did you know that Latina-owned businesses account for nearly all (93%) of the growth in women-owned businesses? Hispanic-owned businesses play a huge role in the...

Image via Janice Williams Oliver MisTee Wants To Know, Inc. Every entrepreneur has a story, but Janice Williams Oliver’s tale is one of personal need, stemming from the...

Image via Maria Burns Ortiz, 7 Generation Games When Maria Burns Ortiz launched 7 Generation Games with her mother, she sought a new challenge and a chance to make an impact. The...

Image via pexels Fall is upon us. Gone are the sweltering summer days. Fast approaching are the potentially panged nights of configuring 2024 strategies and doing the mental...

Image via F&W Style Fashion influences us in small and big ways. Alexandria Alli, the founder of F&W Style — a women’s designer handbags and accessories line featuring luxe...

Image via digitalundivided In 2016, digitalundivided’s Project Diane Report was the first research study to report alarming funding negligence and shed light on Latina and Black...

In a summer dominated by Barbie, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift, it’s Latina and Black women who are set to continue the economy’s growth Image via pexels The Summer of Women,...

Image via Camille Newman Instagram “I was born in Mandeville, Jamaica, on the south coast. A lot of people think of Jamaica as Kingston, which is our capital. But Mandeville was...

Image via Pexels National Black Business Month is an opportunity for consumers and proprietors to support businesses founded by Black Americans. According to SCORE, a resource...

Image via digitalundivided’s interim CEO Brittany S. Hale “A world where all women of color own their work.” We pack a lot into our vision, and honestly, it is a grand statement...

Image via pexels Have you taken the time to celebrate the Latina women in your life? Latina women constantly lead amazing feats — from the entertainment industry to science to...

Image via Freedom at the Mat The daughter of a Memphis-based musician and a school teacher Olivia Faye Scott cashed in her journalism major to cross over into the fast-paced...

Image via Jrumz Ear Wear Some startup stories feel pre-written in the stars. Audiologist and entrepreneur Dr. Lana Joseph-Ford, or Dr. J., is on one of those seemingly...

Image via Pexels Did you know Hispanic Americans make up 20% of the U.S. population? According to Claritas’ 2022 Hispanic Market Report, Hispanic consumers possess a buying power...

Image via pexels From Spokane to NYC to your Venmo app, this month’s list of local, national, and brand-powered grants will make your company’s bank account happy. Grant sizes...

Image via Ikuzi Fairy Dolls The story of the BRATZ doll is revolutionary. When the BRATZ crew came onto the market in 2001, their launch shook the doll market with...

Image via Bae’s Bayou Skincare “It’s crazy how life works,” says Arielle Brown, the founder of Bae’s Bayou Skincare. “When I was a little girl, I used to make products. I would...

digitalundivided’s BIG Extension founders sit for a portrait at the BIG Extension pitch competition. Image via digitalundivided. Did you know that the average business requires...

Image via SistaMidwife Productions A little over ten years ago, Nicole Deggins was building a career as a reproductive medical worker. “Primarily, I worked as a labor and...

Image via Mommyfluent “The most important thing I’ve learned about being a leader and an entrepreneur is that you have to listen to your audience,” says Shay Claiborne, the...

Image via pexels Once upon a time, the startup industry was filled with venture capitalists searching for unicorns. It was said that over 1000+ companies with billion-dollar...

The 21st century has significantly shifted our perception of mental health. A few decades ago, this topic was a taboo that would not be openly discussed publicly. In 2008, the U.S. House of...

Image via pexels To say startups require money is like saying fish need water. Yes, starting a company takes so much more than that. Time, effort, networks, knowledge,...

Image for Wick’s NOLA Candle Company Not even the fire that burned down Tiffany Brown’s second candle store will stop her from pursuing her startup and financial dreams. “I’m...

Image via Suhaly Bautista-Carolina of Moon Mother Apothecary and Black Magic Suhaly Bautista-Carolina is a serial entrepreneur whose mind is ever-connecting outside and between...

Image via pexels LGBTQ entrepreneurs receive less than 1% of investor money. LGBTQ entrepreneurs face distinct disadvantages as startup founders and employees. In 27 states, no...

Demystifying investing can be a hurdle for every entrepreneur and new investor. But studies continue to show that this hurdle is felt disproportionally by women of color. In 2020,...

Image via Pexels There’s a strong connection between Juneteenth and Black-owned businesses. Before the Emancipation Proclamation, people who were enslaved were not allowed to own...

Image via twitter “When the venture capital industry catches cold, underrepresented founders catch pneumonia,” Tiana Tukes once said. Tukes, the co-founder of LGBT+ VC, the first...

Image via MIT Press Want to crack into the world of AI, but need help figuring out where to start? Enter our More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech

Image via twitter Storytelling sits at the heart of Isoken Igbinedion’s skyrocketing journey as a co-founder of Parfait — an AI-powered service that supports Black women looking...

digitalundivided X The Nasdaq Foundation’s InvestHER attendees Lyvonne Proverbs Briggs and Jewel Burks Solomon traveled different career paths. Briggs is an Emmy-award-winning...

Media entrepreneur and public speaker Ebone Bell of Tagg Magazine is using the power of storytelling to create joy Image provided by Tagg Magazine “To anyone reading this,...

Image via Wikimedia Commons Each year, Forbes puts out a list of the wealthiest self-made women in America. You may have remembered this list from its controversies of years past...

For many Black business owners, Juneteenth is a reminder that Black entrepreneurship would not have been possible without the emancipation of slaves. The federal holiday marks a critical moment...

Image courtesy via Dr. Christina Campbell When first-generation college student Dr. Christina Campbell graduated from Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, she was...

Image via Shante Elliot Shante Elliot was working as a director for a child advocacy organization that served as appointed court advocates within the foster care system in Cook...