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Atlanta, Georgia, is known for its vibrant culture, bustling city life, and thriving African American small business scene. The city has become a hub for black entrepreneurship, with a robust ecosystem that supports and empowers minority-owned businesses. African American small business owners in Atlanta have significantly contributed to the local
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Every inch of the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs’ 54,000 square foot space is intentionally designed. There is no standard ‘Welcome Sign’ at the door. Instead you are greeted by a statue of Herman J. Russell – the Center’s namesake and one of Atlanta’s most prominent entrepreneurs – plastering
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De La Soul’s 1989 hit Me Myself and I remains an anthem for self-acceptance and individuality. In 2024, Atlanta-based nonprofit Goodie Nation and its ATL(BLK)TCH program is borrowing De La Soul’s message as inspiration to create a better, more inclusive, and more authentic tech community. 2024
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Mayor Andre Dickens has set a lofty goal: Turn Atlanta into a top 5 tech hub in the country. Atlanta has a lot of work to do to catch up with the likes of San Francisco, New York, Boston, and Austin in terms of the number of startups and jobs
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The holiday season started early at The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship (RICE). The hub for Black-owned business owners and entrepreneurs in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill neighborhood received a $1.5 million philanthropic investment from Wells Fargo on Tuesday during a holiday event at the center. The funding will go
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Endeavor Atlanta, an affiliate of the global nonprofit supporting high-growth entrepreneurs, has picked Eileen Lee as its next managing director. Lee, a two-time founder herself, has a track record of building community. She co-founded the non-profit organization Venture for America in 2011 and the local women’s club The Lola
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The next big startup success story to come out of Georgia Tech just might reshape the very core of how we communicate. Falcomm, a semiconductor startup based out of Atlanta, has a new type of power amplifier for the wireless communications market. Its Dual-Drive PA, which founder Edgar Garay developed