Why is it good business to provide assistance to black owned starters. When you think about you know, there's a moral responsibility, um, and that helps some people get it that they should be doing this. But when you talk about the business implications, why is a good business to be invested into into startups from people of color? Yeah,
that's that's a very popular question. And I mean, I think economic empowerment is is important because I also think about like Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and when people are struggling and just focusing on survival, they can't operate in their full potential. They can't be great contributors to their local community or to the national community. They can't bring new ideas, they can't innovate. So I believe that economic empowerment allows people to have greater control over their time,
over their resources, and be greater contributors to society. And we live in America in a country that practices capitalism and puts great value on innovation. I think providing more resources, um, we're spreading resources more equitably will create more innovation from the from these different communities that have so much talent, where you know, so rich and culture and um, just
unique value that allow it's really untapped. It's untapped capital, intellectual property that's there that if you can give them, get them out of survival mode and give them space to to implement and too I d A and create. There's a whole new world of opportunity that we can come and stumble upon and resources and ideas and services that we haven't yet thought of. So that's to me,
the initial thought around economic empowerment. Plus, I also believe that social justice is a bible product of economic empowerment. So when you put more financial resources and capital and marginalized communities, they now can start businesses and create a more self sufficient economy. They now can donate and elect officials in their local communities that look like them, that
have their best interests in mind. They now can invest in education in their local communities and have better schools. So I think foundationally it just creates better UM infrastructure and better society for all people, and it gives it gives marginalized communities more self sufficient UM resource and opportunities. So that's that's kind of what I think about when I say economic empowerment. This black tech, green money, Share this podcast with the people you're closest to