Women entrepreneurs receive only about 2% of all venture funding, despite owning 38% of US Businesses. According to a 2015 BC insights analysis, Black founders received just 1% of funding provided by VC’s and yet black women founders only receive just 0.2% of venture funding vs. the 97% of their male counterparts. Inc Magazine created a complete list of VC firms on a mission to change the status quo of investing in women entrepreneurs. Food for thought when reaching out to an investment firm: Understand what stage you are at in the business cycle. Most investors, usually invest in certain stages. Early, Seed, Growth. Show and prove that you don’t just need the funding, but why. Prepare an i

Photo Credit: Blacks in Technology A.I. is “coming to a drive thru near you” and these guys are responsible Derrick Johnson and Kabah Conda. "You mean, like the Robots from IRobot will be in Chipotle soon?" Not quite. Encounter A.I. aims to improve restaurant chains that are struggling with customer and employee satisfaction as well as costs associated with remaining profitable. What is A.I.? A.I. or Artificial Intelligence is an area of computer science that emphasizes the creation of intelligent machines that work and react like humans. Artificial Intelligence is designed for: Speech recognition Learning Planning Problem Solving Think “Alexa” or “Siri”. Its artificial intelligence referred

Did you know that tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world? According to the Tea Association of the U.S.A. Inc., 2017-18 Tea Market Review & Forecast, consumption of tea continued to penetrate all demographics. 2017 saw continued to growth for the United States tea industry. Sri Lanka which grew some 10% year on year, outpacing “traditional origins” such as China, Japan, Taiwan, India. Some of the United States largest importers of tea around the world were Madagascar, India, China, Vietnam and Indonesia. And so we circle back to the Bay Area One thing about the Bay Area is that there is no denying our influence in music. Our artists vary across all genres of music inclu

Every company dreams of having consumers repeat their purchases, especially in competing markets. Loyal customers are those who purchase your products regardless of price and convenience, (Hello Apple!). Companies work diligently to establish brand loyalty with their customers through relationships, marketing campaigns, service and quality of products. But first, consumers have to know that your company and its products and services exits. How do you get people to know that your company exists? Brand awareness. Sponsorship Activation takes brand awareness to the next level. What is the goal of Sponsorship Activation? Sponsorship activation is the intention of independently promoting and adve

We are super excited to have the opportunity to sit down with our CEO and Founder of The Corporate Concierge Group, Shavaughn Baker. We learn about Shavaughn's entrepreneurial journey, prior to launching The Corporate Concierge Group. Readers will come to know what drives the face behind the brand, and how it aligns with The Corporate Concierge Group's overall mission. We'll also discuss our new entrepreneur membership program, OakSTART. This is a 3 part, transcribed interview which we'll update to our blog over the next three days. Part One K.E.: Tells us a little bit about yourself S.B: My name is Shavaughn Baker. I am from the Bay Area, an Oakland native. I’m a sports fanatic (Generally,

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