Business Growth
Our Business Growth area of impact prioritizes Black Women Entrepreneurs and is implemented through our (Eco)Hub™ to help Entrepreneurs grow their business into a generational wealth asset. You cannot decouple racial equality from economic equity.
Featured Program:
(Eco)HUB™
Sister Cities Project’s (Eco)Hub, the flagship program of our Business Growth Impact Area, is a proprietary, one-of-a-kind, private community for Black Women Entrepreneurs (BWE) providing community-building, networking, educational, and practical applications for BWE to grow their businesses into generational wealth assets. Current (Eco)Hub programming consists of the following:
(Eco)Hub Money, Marketing and Mindset programs
We provide robust operational support and so BWE can move from Solo-preneur to a Team business model, implement and sustain a growth strategy, or expand their business in other ways. Our current educational content is organized around the three broad business topics: Money, Marketing and Mindset.
(Eco)Hub Business Breakfast Club:
Monthly in-person events for Black Women Entrepreneurs to build community, network, and collaborate around common business challenges – which are foundational to the growth and sustainability of their business.
(Eco)HUB Milestones and Impact:
- Hosted the first-ever San Diego Black Women Entrepreneur Summit Series, a 4-Part Series welcoming over 300 attendees.
- With Data from the Summit Series, research from the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank and Consulting from Dr. Dell Gines of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, built and launched the SCP (Eco)HUB in March 2021.
- Over 70 Black Women Entrepreneurs enrolled in the (Eco)HUB.
- Over 20 Supporters enrolled in the (Eco)HUB who provide 1:1 consults and support for the Entrepreneurs.
- In-person events throughout the year to engage with and support the Entrepreneurs.
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