In the past decade, there has been substantial economic growth among women and minority-owned businesses, but a number of challenges remain. Join Washington Post Live on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 9:00 a.m. ET for a series of conversations with Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman and Havenly co-founders Lee Mayer and Emily Motayed Lancaster about the entrepreneurial landscape, equitable access to economic opportunity and the role of early investment.
Watch Live: wapo.st/equitysept2022
Small businesses are the heart of the American economy. They drive economic growth and innovation, and create roughly two-thirds of new jobs in the United States. As the number of new business applications has grown in the U.S., women and minorities have continued to face barriers in starting and scaling businesses. In this segment presented by Wells Fargo, business leaders, policy experts, and advocates will discuss these challenges as well as the role of the private sector and government in supporting the creation, sustainment, and expansion of women- and diverse-owned small businesses. .
