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12 (FREE) Online Certification Courses To Up-Level Your Business Skills
As a small business owner, you often need to understand various aspects of your business as you build it. Certifications can be a great...

Frantzces Lys
Apr 22, 20213 min read


26 Highly Recommended Books By BGV's Pitch Competition Winners
Have you ever wondered which book a startup founder or investor would recommend reading? Well, we asked them. In reply to our question,...

Frantzces Lys
Apr 21, 20212 min read


5 Elements Of A Thriving Black Ecosystem
Black people have long been cut off from creating, maintaining, and sustaining generational wealth and participating in America's...

Frantzces Lys
Feb 17, 20215 min read


5 Hurdles Women Face In Equity Ownership (With Solutions)
Reaching a high salary in the workplace is an admirable achievement, but what has an economic ripple effect in employees' lives are...

Frantzces Lys
Feb 11, 20213 min read


8 Powerful Black Women Thriving Against All Odds
Black women are often underrepresented in positions of power and authority in the mainstream media. While there are certainly notable...

Frantzces Lys
Feb 4, 20214 min read


BGV Founders Reveal Their Top Six Skill Sets To Succeed In Business
Photo by Emmy E from Pexels If you want to rule your business, then familiarize yourself with the skill sets that entrepreneurs need to...

Frantzces Lys
Jan 21, 20213 min read


7 Inspirational MLK Quotes On Leadership & Business
Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash Martin Luther King, Jr. is legendary for being the leader of the American civil rights movement,...

Frantzces Lys
Jan 18, 20214 min read


4 Tips On How To Move Through Personal Finance Shame
To my shame, my brother purchased my airline ticket. I thought, "What is happening? I graduated with an accounting degree from one of the...
Linda Karressy
Dec 29, 20202 min read


What’s In A Business Credit Report? Identifying The Top 11 Items
What information is included in a business credit report? Just like people, businesses have credit reports. If you own a business, your...

BGV
Dec 23, 20203 min read


4 Easy To Understand Ways To Establish Your Business Credit Report
How do you establish a business credit report? A business credit report is an essential tool that can help you secure financing for your...

BGV
Dec 18, 20202 min read


Business Advice from 13 Entrepreneurs of BGV Connect to Take you into 2021
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels When you're starting out as an entrepreneur, there's often no mentors, no words of advice that you...

Frantzces Lys
Dec 17, 20204 min read


Business Credit Reports: A Summarized Guide For Small Business Owners
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels What is a business credit report? A business credit report, similar to a personal credit report,...

BGV
Dec 16, 20202 min read


The Number 1 Reason Why Business Credit Scores Matter
Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash What Is A Business Credit Score? Public record recency, frequency, and dollar amounts on the...

BGV
Dec 9, 20202 min read


Staying Alive: 5 Ways To Managing Cash Flow
Photo by Kasaundra Bryant on Unsplash Do you know your numbers? Or do you say, "My accountant handles my books?" As a founder or CEO, you...
Linda Diakite Karressy
Dec 4, 20203 min read


Black Girl Ventures x Halcyon Partner with Bank of America on 2021 Women’s Entrepreneurship Program
Black Girl Ventures and Halcyon Partner with Bank of America on 2021 Women’s Entrepreneurship Program D.C.-Based Organizations to...

BGV
Dec 1, 20204 min read


Staying Afloat Financially: 7 Steps To Creating A Business Budget
Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash Former NFL player Peyton Manning led the Indianapolis Colts to the 2017 Superbowl. Some experts...
Linda Diakite Karressy
Nov 2, 20203 min read


Get Unstuck From Start Using The Business Model Canvas
Photo by DEVN on Unsplash How do I start a business is the number one question I get from other people who are considering...
Omi Bell
Aug 18, 20207 min read


Bumble Fund x Black Girl Ventures: How Black Women Entrepreneurs Can Apply For Funding
Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. The number of businesses owned by Black women grew by 50% between...

Frantzces Lys
Aug 14, 20202 min read


5 Ways Start-Ups Can Avoid Prevalent Cyber Risks Facing Their Businesses
Forbes predicts that there will be an over 300% increase in ransomware attacks occurring this year. What’s more, these attacks will be...

BGV
Jul 21, 20203 min read


5 Critical Steps For Therapists Interested In Government Contracts
Like many clinicians, I thought that once I was licensed, I'd easily open up a private practice, and within a year, I would be enjoying...
Omi Bell
Jul 6, 20203 min read
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