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Tye and Courtney Caldwell developed an app to help salon owners make the most of their space – and to give stylists flexibility to earn more and grow their own small business.

A data tool called Inclusive Growth Score is helping leaders better understand economic conditions at a granular level and make decisions that propel equity in their communities.

A trunk show hosted by Black Fashion Movement at Mastercard’s New York City Tech Hub highlighted the creativity and hustle of Black designers.

The son of a musician who often struggled to get paid, James Jones Jr.’s startup Bump is ensuring that today’s generation of creators have the tools to track and manage their earnings.

A new challenge unlocked the innovative power of these universities to solve community challenges, from emergency response to waste management to tourism.

Uplift, launched last year, brings together Black executives and employees for career guidance, support and a greater sense of belonging.

The city’s small business owners were at the heart of the civil rights struggle, and they can be key today in narrowing the racial wealth gap.

Natalie Madeira Cofield, who recently led the U.S. Small Business Administration’s efforts to support underrepresented business owners, shares her insights.

Atlanta’s Erica Gamble has grown her small business by serving people suffering from hair loss: ‘This is a business, but this is also a ministry.’

Their great-grandmother farmed cacao in the Caribbean. The founders of Sol Cacao are using tech to expand their chocolate empire.

The discovery of a lost slave ship unearths a trove of stories about the genesis of a Black community — and raises questions about equity and inclusion today.

Amanda Kinsey-Joplin, who won an exclusive pop-up for her award-winning wings and ribs at the PGA Tour Championship next week, is changing the face of barbecue.

Kelly Ifill specialized in helping Black tech entrepreneurs raise capital. Then she realized that the challenge extended to most Black business owners.

Bernadine Birdsong reinforces her love of community through Michael's, her family's fine-dining restaurant.

Briann Battle cultivated her business skills through a South Los Angeles entrepreneurship program, helping expand her business supplying fresh produce in neighborhoods known as ‘food deserts.’

Black entrepreneurship is on the rise as founders find their way around financial roadblocks.

A national nonprofit that connects people in need to essential public benefits is now using tech and texts to help high school seniors find money for college.

A new program pairs mental health counselors with police officers to give people in crisis the help they need, keeping them out of ERs and jails. Data analytics shows it's working.

Founder Ashton Keys says the old NCAA rule prohibiting such deals put Black athletes — about half of all Division I men’s basketball and football players — at a particular disadvantage.

“You have to be able to roll with the highs and the lows,” says clothing designer Michelle Cadore, who embraced digital during the pandemic and saw sales skyrocket.

In the wake of nationwide racial justice protests, we expanded our commitment to using our talent and our resources to combat racial discrimination and to create equal opportunities for all.

Inspired by group savings clubs in Asia, Africa and Latin America, two American women are modernizing this tradition to help people build wealth better together and give the underbanked more opportunities to thrive.

As data increasingly guides decision-making in many parts of our lives, Howard is establishing a new center to train the next generation of data scientists.

“Equity is what makes us all accountable,” says Randall Tucker, Mastercard’s Chief Inclusion Officer. “It’s what makes this a team effort, not just the mission of a vocal few.”

This Atlanta nonprofit gives Black business owners the training to grow. ‘Support is a verb,’ its founder says.

Empowering businesses owned by women of color makes the economy stronger, says Arian Simone, the co-founder of Fearless Fund.

In Mastercard’s podcast on the future of work, three alumni of HBCUs discuss how the experience shaped them, expanded their networks and gave them opportunities to rise in corporate America.

The heart of Black neighborhoods, these restaurants have struggled during the pandemic. Their closures could leave an outsized hole – but there is hope.

Data suggests that Black-owned businesses are less likely to receive PPP loans than white-owned ones. These banking nonprofits are helping Black entrepreneurs get the credit they need.

Michelle Cadore opened her boutique to showcase Black designers, who often struggle to get picked up by major retailers. Then she struggled to keep her own business going.