Symposium video archives

In this interactive session, we will provide participants with a deeper understanding of how becoming an entrepreneur can be a powerful way to build wealth and enact social change within marginalized communities.

We will first unpack what it means to be an entrepreneur and give participants a basic understanding of how businesses work and how profits are made. Next, we will provide historical context on how entrepreneurship has worked in marginalized communities and show how businesses can create safe spaces for vulnerable communities.

Finally, we’ll show how collective buying power can be leveraged to support minority-owned businesses and demonstrate new business models that create social and environmental change, as well as provide a new stream of wealth for individuals and their communities.

Any session participants interested in exploring this topic further will be invited to work with the Institute for Entrepreneurship within the College of Business to begin their entrepreneurial journey.