The Winners Table
What Are the Pressures That Come with Black Entrepreneurships?
Season 1, Episode 2
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31m
Is owning a business harder when you’re Black? Host Amber Wright interviews Watchen Nyanue, Mike Goodwin, and Chanel Martin about the specific challenges they faced as Black business owners. From far less access to financial support to a lack of emotional support from their communities, the group discusses how they have overcome these challenges to become successful business owners.
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