Center for Urban Economic Justice

01/25/2023

Over the last 12 months, we've been hard at work developing new programs. Taking what we learned from our inaugural RISE! class in 2020, we have revised our curriculum and approach to experiential entrepreneurship learning.

We are EXCITED that in 2023, we will launch a new and improved RISE! experience for high school students. We will also launch programming for BizKidz elementary school students, Innovation Box for middle school students, and PitchIt! for college students.

There's so much goodness in the air we can hardly stand it!

Did I mention that our website will launch next month, as well?

GET READY!!!!

More great things are on the way. Stay tuned as we lead and grow.

01/25/2023

Today, we finalized a partnership with American Baptist College that will enable their students to compete in our first annual collegiate entrepreneur pitch competition. This new program, PitchIt!, will allow students to compete for up to $2,500 in seed funding to further their business concepts.

We look forward to journeying with these innovative entrepreneurs as they bring clothing lines, consulting businesses, nonprofit social ventures, and more to market.

We also look forward to expanding PitchIt! beyond American Baptist College to other HBCUs in the Nashville area next year.

Be on the lookout for good things from these business leaders!

01/27/2021

The first cohort of RISE! Entrepreneurs has successfully completed the program. We are so proud of the work that each of them did to develop their ideas into actionable plans and viable businesses.

Congratulations to each of them!

Check out yesterday's final session and pitch night event to learn more about these remarkable business leaders and the RISE! Program!

Special thanks go out to the Vanderbilt Divinity School Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative and The Center for Contemplative Justice for their generous support which made this first cohort possible.

A special thanks to LITE Memphis for their partnership in our lauch.

Youth Entrepreneur Pitch Night | January 26, 2021Join us as the inaugural cohort of RISE! Entrepreneurs introduce themselves and their businesses in our firs...

01/27/2021

We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for a brand new 16-week youth entrepreneurship program.

Do you know a young person interested in starting their own business? Share this information with them and encourage them to apply at https://bit.ly/3gqK7Og.