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Pathway 3 Goal:

Support the wealth​ creation of ​Black & Brown businesses  through corporate partnerships and entrepreneurship​

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Corporate supply chains have the capacity to grow Black and Brown business wealth and mentorship programs can help new businesses start and scale growth.

Identifiable by ownership race, 95% of the region’s 25,000 businesses are white owned, 3% are African American, and 2% are Hispanic/Latino. In comparison, African Americans make up 17% of the metro population and Hispanic/Latino residents are 11% of the metro population.
 
Metric:

• Spending by race
  
• Number of corporate commitments​
• Number of Black & Brown owned businesses ​

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Action Plan

• Address barriers to data collection​
• Partner to increase certifications​
• Establish baseline spend​
• Support business mentorship
  

Watch our panel addresses the challenges that Black-owned businesses face in Milwaukee -- and the opportunities that await if we work through these challenges.

Panel included:

• Carla Cross - President & CEO, Cross Management Services
• Ugo Nwagbaraocha - President & Owner, Diamond Discs International
• James Phelps - President, JCP Construction

Working Group Participants:
Aurora​
JCI​
WEC Energy Group​
ManpowerGroup​
PwC​
The Business Council ​
Hispanic Collaborative​