start here little rock overview
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• Venture capital funding goes mostly to Caucasian entrepreneurs ‣ 87% Caucasian founders, 12% Asian founders, 1% African American founders
• Women-led startups have received only 7% of all VC funding
• A dismal 0.2% of African American female entrepreneurs are funded ‣ Average funding $36,000 (compared with $1.3 million for Caucasian males)
• Only 7% of partners at the top 100 venture capital firms are women ‣ 78% of VC partners are Caucasian males
The Stats
Sources: CB Insights, MIT, Project Diane, Crunchbase
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To engage women and minorities in Little Rock and increase access to entrepreneurial
information, resources and training.
Start Here Little Rock Mission
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Entrepreneur Support Organizations
Community & Professional Organizations
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The Start Here Team
SteveRice
NathanielThomas III
KatieMilligan
TionnaJenkins
EricaSwallow
FOUNDER STEERING COMMITTEE
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Start Here Little Rock is a pilot program in conjunction with the
Clinton School of Public Service
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To measurably increase connectivity with and engagement between community entrepreneur support
organizations and women and minorities
To serve as a case study that can be mirrored and customized to make a measurable impact in communities everywhere
To provide entrepreneurial trends that will transfer to additional sectors like education, business, and nonprofits
Start Here Little Rock Goals
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Saturday, August 2710 am - 2 pm
Clinton School of Public ServiceStartHereLR.org
Mark Your Calendar:
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Facebook.com/StartHereLR Twitter: @StartHereLR
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