Hi -

Sending good vibes to you and yours as we pop into your inboxes with this week's dose of insights, features, & opportunities.

AND - to give you a heads up about our 2020 EOY Celebration: Let's MoveFWD on December 17th. You all are the first to hear about it...you know, exclusive pre-launch access for our email list kinda thing 😉

Expect:

• Quality content
• Amazing take-aways, & 
• A whole lotta fun! 

More details to be announced next week (including off the screen virtual experience and our seriously BOSS featured speakers!)

*This section is dedicated to what we're learning & un-learning.

"Our dreams are bounded by how much we have in resources." 

- Stacey Abrams (Click here to tweet this)

"You can borrow knowledge, but not action." 

- James Clear (Click here to tweet this)

From left to right: 

Felicia Shakespeare

Felicia's is an inspiration to everyone that meets her!  She was recently awarded the Global Woman Inspiration Award 2020 (boss!) and has released her collaborative (because she's all about lifting other up) book for pre-order!  About the book: The path to finding your true purpose is often filled with doubts and detours, and attaining the life you feel destined to live can seem impossible. But in A Purpose Driven Woman: 14 Memoirs on Becoming Fearless & Intentional, Felicia Shakespeare and thirteen courageous coauthors prove that you can transform your life and live out your passions. Pre-order your copy here!

Ari Krzyzek 

Founder of the Creative Women's Co. and all around amazing community builder is hosting a Womxn-Owned Virtual Holiday Market THIS WEEK on 11/20 & 11/21! More than just a standard virtual event, this babay is an interactive virtual pop-up marketplace where you'll get to meet & mingle with womxn-owned business and shop their unique products - so cool!  Snag your (FREE!) ticket here.

Jeffery Beckham When he's not working to empower youth in under-resourced communities to complete college and become the next generation of leaders at Chicago Scholars (& shout out for his recent promotion to Interim CEO!), he paints! And - paints truly magnificent pieces, my favorite, is his living legends series, specifically "The Bridges Ruby Crossed" (and yes, it's definitely hanging on my wall in my home 🎉 piece pictured below, because...it's just that cool). And drum roll...He recently launched his Etsy Shop, which of course, benefits youth development. Learn more, check out his shop, and get one for yourself here! 

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PRE-ACCELERATOR: BUILD YOUR MVP FOR FREE

Bubble Immerse

Immerse is a free pre-accelerator for Black & Afro-Latinx founders to turn business ideas into minimum viable products. Learn more and apply here.

BANKING BOOTCAMP + $10,000 GRANT FOR WOC

New Voices

The New Voices Banking Bootcamp is a business banking educational program, which New Voices Foundation and JPMorgan Chase's Advancing Black Pathways initiative have partnered to develop and host for 15 women of color entrepreneurs to establish strong business banking relationships and expand their access to capital.

The Bootcamp will provide business banking finance and education along with a $10,000 grant for each participant and feature three (3) intensive virtual program sessions on December 4, 11 and 18, 2020.

APPLICATION DEADLINE 11/22, apply here.

CARESS DREAMS TO REALITY FUND

iFUNDwomen

Caress can help grow your dream! Whether you have a small business or are jumpstarting your side hustle, Caress wants to provide you with the education, tools, and resources to take your dreams to the next level. Through the Caress Dreams to Reality Fund, 150 diverse founders will receive $1000 grants and $1500 coaching scholarships to execute successful crowdfunding campaigns. Learn more and apply here.

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