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Skills for Change receives $1 million (CDN) grant through the 2022 TD Ready Challenge

Skills for Change receives $1 million (CDN) grant through the 2022 TD Ready Challenge

The 2022 TD Ready Challenge awarded Skills for Change for their solution designed to assist people and communities who may be disproportionately affected by climate change and the transition to a...

The CCYP launches Black Seed to Improve Black Youth Employment in Canada

The CCYP launches Black Seed to Improve Black Youth Employment in Canada

The Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity (CCYP) is proud to announce the launch of Black Seed, a new program to boost supports for Black youth in the Canadian workforce. Black Seed works with...

TD Launches Black Entrepreneur Credit Access Program

TD Launches Black Entrepreneur Credit Access Program

Program to provide equitable access to financing, support and financial education for Black-owned businesses TD Bank Group (TD) takes another step toward positive change to address anti-Black...

Amanda Parris and Jesse Griffiths Casting Inc. Recipients of 2022 Sandi Ross Awards

Amanda Parris and Jesse Griffiths Casting Inc. Recipients of 2022 Sandi Ross Awards

Award-winning writer, producer and television/radio host Amanda Parris and Toronto-based entertainment agency Jesse Griffiths Casting Inc. will be celebrated Friday, February 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m....

Take Action on Anti-Black Racism in Pickering

Take Action on Anti-Black Racism in Pickering

Taskforce Vacancies The City of Pickering is seeking passionate and committed residents and stakeholder representatives to sit on the Pickering Anti-Black Racism Taskforce (PABRT).

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Building an ecosystem to support Black tech talent

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Written by: Meres J. Weche
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Category: Business and Innovation
Published: 04 July 2022
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Melisa Ellis, a U of T alumna and founder of non-profit social and technology enterprise Nobellum, speaks about the importance of economic empowerment in the Black community and why she's helping build and support a pipeline of Black innovators and Black-owned businesses in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM).

Did you know that, according to a 2019 Brookfield Institute report, only 2.6% of tech workers in Canada are Black? When Melisa Ellis, a young Black woman in tech and U of T Scarborough alumna, was looking to hire Black talent for projects, she had difficulty finding an available pool of African-Canadian vendors, entrepreneurs, and professionals.

So Melisa set out to build a non-profit social and technology platform called Nobellum to offer much-needed support and a funding ecosystem to help Black students like herself get started in the business world.

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How Canada partners with four West African countries to fight climate change

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Written by: News Editor
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Category: Business and Innovation
Published: 26 May 2022
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On his trip to Ghana, from May 21-24, 2022, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault announced a $20 million fund over four years to support four West African countries—Ghana, Liberia, The Gambia, and Togo—with data systems needed to fight climate change.

Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, recently travelled to Ghana to announce a $20 million fund over four years to support four West African countries—Ghana, Liberia, The Gambia, and Togo—with data systems needed to fight climate change.

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Breaking down barriers through entrepreneurship

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Written by: Meres J. Weche
Parent Category: Articles
Category: Business and Innovation
Published: 29 March 2022
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An interview with Nadine Spencer, CEO of the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) about her journey as an entrepreneur and champion for Black businesses and female entrepreneurs.

Nadine Spencer is a Jamaican-born Canadian businesswoman who currently serves as the CEO of the Black Business and Professional Association (the BBPA), after serving as the organization's president since 2017 until being named CEO in November 2021. She's also the founder and CEO of BrandEq Group, a global marketing and communications agency specializing in marketing, communications and public relations.

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Black entrepreneurs recover and thrive with loan fund

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Category: Business and Innovation
Published: 04 December 2021
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For Black entrepreneur Andrews Baah, being approved for the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund is a lifeline that allows his business to “spring forward and be successful.”

“This loan means a lot,” says Baah, CEO Of Apollo Staffing Solutions Inc. in Portage la Prairie in Manitoba. “We’re giving employment to numerous nurses and health care aids. And in this pandemic, there’s a need for health care professionals.”

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Doing the right thing at Uber

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Written by: Meres J. Weche
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Category: Business and Innovation
Published: 27 October 2021
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An interview with Tony West, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Uber. We speak about the importance of diversity and inclusion and the launch of Black Business Direct – a new online Black-owned business directory in Canada.

Born in San Francisco, Tony West attended Stanford Law School, where he served as the President of the Stanford Law Review and went on to pursue a stellar legal career from serving as a federal prosecutor and later becoming a partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP.

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