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Black women entrepreneurs need investment now.

Still Ours to Build is a multi-year initiative investing in Black women entrepreneurs across stages.

We support entrepreneurship as a path to ownership, stability, and long-term opportunity.

Keep scrolling to see why this moment matters—and how you can help.

The 2025 Crisis

Black women experienced the most severe employment disruption of any demographic group.

300,000+ Black women were no longer working or looking for work in the first half of 2025.

Some estimates are closer to 600,000 by late 2025.

This is not a story of personal choice. It is a system story.

Key Drivers

This wasn't random. It was systemic.

Federal layoffs disproportionately impacted Black women, who are overrepresented in public-sector roles.

DEI rollbacks in both public and private sectors sharply reduced access and opportunity.

Widespread burnout pushed many women to choose entrepreneurship—not as a passion project, but as a necessity.

The Full Map

Four programs designed for every stage of the journey.

Our programming meets entrepreneurs where they are and supports them as they grow.

Founders can enter at any point and move between programs.

The Bigger Picture

Entrepreneurship is rising—but without a safety net.

Women-owned businesses now make up 39.2% of all U.S. firms.

They generate $3.3 trillion in annual revenue.

From 2019–2024: +17.1% in firms, +19.5% in employment, +53.8% in revenue.

The Gap

Women start businesses at massive scale.
The revenue share doesn't match.

Women-owned businesses account for only 9.6% of total employment and 6.2% of total business revenue.

The gap isn't about capability. It's about systems that cap value.

The Opportunity

Closing the gap isn't symbolic.
It's $10.2 trillion in untapped potential.

Women-owned businesses generate $3.3T in annual revenue today.

If revenue per firm matched men-owned businesses, the U.S. could add $10.2T more revenue annually.

The Framework

Scaling requires more than capital.

Community and collaboration. Building alongside others who understand.

Capital readiness. Tools and training to access funding.

Confidence and clarity. The mental space to lead.

The Evidence

Black women-owned employer firms are among the fastest-growing in the country.

+51.2% employer firm growth (2019–2024)

+102.8% revenue growth—doubled in 5 years

+44.4% employment growth—2.3× the rate of others

The Scale

The foundation is already massive.

72,027 employer firms

647,513 jobs created

$74.1 billion in revenue

The Block

Representation sharply declines at each milestone.

From $100K → $1M → $10M, fewer and fewer Black women-owned businesses make the leap.

The "middle-market gap" is where scaling becomes structurally blocked.

Grow to Scale

Grow to Scale helps businesses break through revenue ceilings.

For businesses with $100K+ in revenue that are committed to growth and job creation.

Focus: Scaling operations, financial readiness, and communal strategies for funding Black-owned businesses.

The Reality

Nearly 2 million Black women-owned businesses are solo operations.

Many Black women-owned businesses start and stay as one-person businesses.

Without early capital and support, it is hard to hire a first employee and grow.

EEGP

EEGP catches entrepreneurs before they fall.

For businesses 0–2 years old with under $50K in revenue.

Focus: Business foundations, confidence and clarity, reducing isolation early.

Quarterly Labs

Quarterly Labs: Where community becomes strategy.

Ongoing spaces for community and collaboration.

Focus on innovation, storytelling, reflection, and healing.

All stages welcome. Relationship-first, not transactional.

Opportunity Exchange

Opportunity Exchange: Leveling the playing field.

A shared hub to surface contracts, grants, partnerships, and jobs.

Encourages collaboration over competition.

Reduces information silos. Open access for all.

Your Impact

Every dollar builds infrastructure.

✓ Continuity across business stages

✓ Access for founders navigating job loss

✓ Community-led solutions rooted in lived experience

Take Action Now

Your support—monthly or one-time—makes this possible.

300,000+ Black women pushed out of the workforce in 2025.

$10.2 trillion untapped. Four programs at every stage.