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When it comes to traditional business loans, non-white and women entrepreneurs are being left behind

by Krystina Martinez
May 25, 2018
Despite Texas’ reputation as a business-friendly state, a survey last year from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas found access to capital is the number one concern for women and non-white small business owners in the state.   There’s a good reason for that. According to the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, people of color are three […]
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Should the governments give LGBT-owned businesses a leg up in public contracts?

by Bobby Allyn
Jan 29, 2018
There’s a growing push to add LGBT-owned businesses to the list of groups that are given special treatment for government work.
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Tax Bill 2017

What the tax bill means for economic mobility

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Dec 22, 2017
It's "going to increase our black-white wealth gap," says professor Dorothy Brown of Emory University.
From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah, arrive at a press conference after the Senate passed the tax reform bill today in Washington, D.C.
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Having a diverse workplace is a worthy investment

by Paulina Velasco
Aug 18, 2017
Hiring a diverse workforce can be linked to better business practices and outcomes, including helping a company’s bottom line.
Google Sundar Pichai speaks at annual Google I/O Developers Conference in May 2016.
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Advertising agencies get a message on diversity

by Gigi Douban
Oct 12, 2016
Corporate clients ask agencies to change their practices — or else.
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