Presented by Tulsa House
Building Black Tech; Black Wall Street Renaissance
According to McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility, a supportive business ecosystem can mitigate or negate the effects of structural obstacles to business building for Black entrepreneurs- and add $290 billion in business equity. A healthy Black-owned business could be a critical component for closing the USA’s Black-white wealth gap, which project will cost the economy $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion per year by 2028- a $290 billion and growing opportunity to grow overall wealth by achieving revenue parity between Black and White owned businesses.
Hear from 4 leaders contributing to the supportive business ecosystem model that's assisting Black Tech Entrepreneurs in Tulsa, a model that can be applied to making an impact on Black entrepreneurship efforts throughout the nation.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
Dominick Ard’is
ACT House
Tre Baker
Techstars Tulsa
Brian Brackeen
Lightship Capital
Ashli Sims
Build in Tulsa