Investor Opportunities
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The untapped potential of minority entrepreneurship
There are at least 8 million minority entrepreneurs in the U.S., and minority-owned businesses contribute close to $49 billion in local, state, and federal taxes, yet barriers to capital continue to suppress their growth and revenue.
The Enterprise Center’s Innovate Capital initiative is a $50M equity fund that facilitates strategic partnerships between minority businesses and investment partners.
Why become an investor?
- Growth: Minority-owned businesses are growing at 10 times the rate of other businesses.
- Job creation: Small businesses are key sources of living wage jobs in underprivileged communities, and minority-owned businesses reduce hiring discrimination.
- Asset and wealth creation: Business ownership shrinks the wealth gap for minorities and encourages a stronger, more inclusive economy.
- Community revitalization: When their capital needs are met, businesses can give back to their communities through stimulation of the local economy, job creation, and the purchase and renovation of real estate.
For more information on investor opportunities, please contact Blessy Thomas at bthomas@theenterprisecenter.com or 215-895-4023.
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Success Stories
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The Enterprise Center’s Dorrance H. Hamilton Center for Culinary Enterprises (CCE),is a great community to be a part of.
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When I discovered the MBE Equity Multiplier, I knew it was the missing component that would help make my vision clear. This process has equipped me and given me the confidence to push my vision forward to make it a reality.
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The $14,000 working capital funding will be used to formalize registration as a home care provider and hire initial staff.
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The CCE has been a helpful place to get questions answered when dealing with the city, how to create recipes, so we can be more consistent, create a budget, and best of all having other ‘foodprenueurs’ to meet and gain ideas and support in their endeavors.
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Remaining competitive in the current marketplace often requires access to capital at key moments in our business.
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I hope that when it all opens up that everybody goes out and supports our small businesses.
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When they’re given easy opportunities to serve, our citizens really step up.
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As my business moves to the next level, leadership training, and management support that the Enterprise Center provides are keys to achieving greater sales and more contracts.
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Working with the MBE Equity Multiplier team has been life changing. I cannot recommend this service more - I'm still mind blown by how much better our pitch has become.
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I highly recommend the Enterprise Center and MBDA to diverse founders who are seeking capital to scale their businesses.
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When we first started with The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation, we had maybe 6 or 7 accounts, and we've doubled that now. The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation has been very helpful funding my larger jobs and assisting me with maintaining payroll and buying equipment.
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