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How a Mississippi nonprofit is helping black entrepreneurs get funding

How a Mississippi nonprofit is helping black entrepreneurs get funding

How do you start a business when you have nothing to use as collateral? In most cases, the answer is simple: you can’t — a bank won’t lend you money. But a Mississippi-based nonprofit called Higher Purpose Co. is trying to change that for black business owners in the Mississippi Delta. In a state that …

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Michael Jordan Partners with California Nonprofit to Help Black and Hispanic CMS Students Learn Personal Finance

Michael Jordan Partners with California Nonprofit to Help Black and Hispanic CMS Students Learn Personal Finance

Students will learn skills such as maintaining good credit, investing in the stock market, and financial preparation for life after high school. MECKLENBURG COUNTY, North Carolina — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is receiving a grant to help teach more Black and Hispanic students about financial literacy. Michael Jordan has partnered with Next Gen Personal Finance, a California-based …

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