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Steve Tobocman: America21
"America 21 offers a pathway to disrupt the legacy wealth divide that has plagued American history."It offers a pathway that unleashes the competitive and creative forces of all segments of the American economy. And it offers a pathway that, if followed, might be the single most important means to securing American prosperity through the next century.
"There are no magic potions or voodoo economics, but with a concerted commitment and hard-work, America 21 offers our country a future that grows the success of the new economy to all sectors of American society.
"This is a truly inspiring and important message and work."
Steve Tobocman
Former House Majority Floor Leader, Michigan House of Representatives
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America21 at White House
The America21 Project Co-founders, Chad Womack, Ph.D. and Johnathan Holifield, Esq. are pictured in front of the White House on April 16, 2012 ahead of leading a panel discussion at the White House HBCU Summit on Entrepreneurship.
Johnathan Holifield led the discussion on "Inclusive Competitiveness."
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Ohio Declares STEM Education, Entrepreneurship Economic Cornerstones
Ohio Declares STEM Education, Entrepreneurship Economic Cornerstones COLUMBUS - April 17, 2013 – State Representatives Marlene Anielski (R-Independence) and Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) announced the acceptance of their amendment to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ohio. “Innovation and entrepreneurship are cornerstones of Ohio’s economy,” said Dovilla. “Increasing our investment in and emphasis on STEM will...
Startup Lesson: How To Raise $1M in seed funding
Startups, how do you raise $1M in seed funding? So, you have a good idea. No, you have a great idea, right? You’ve built your product, received positive feedback from customers, gained a little traction in the market, and you need to raise money to scale your startup operation. What is it going to take to get the seed capital you need? Time? How much time? Emails? Phone calls? Meetings? Presentations? Connections. How many intros? Traction. How much? Reputation. How do...
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches National Campaign
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches at SXSWedu in Austin, Texas on March 4, 2013. QUESTION: How is it possible that across every economic development district in the nation Black Americans uniformly produce paltry percentages of business revenue, create few jobs and have virtually no net worth? DATA: The total number of Black-owned businesses in America was 1.9 million in 2007 (Census, BLS) with a total revenue production of LESS than 1% of U.S. GDP. More than 1.8 million...
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches at SXSWedu
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches at SXSWedu By Mike Green Feb. 27, 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a massive conference where collaboration is king, and big ideas emerge. It is the innovation and technology platform where Twitter and Foursquare were launched. Starting in early March, more than 3,000 reporters from around the globe will descend upon Austin, Texas, America’s fastest growing city and one of the nation’s major hubs of tech innovation. Many journalists...
Forbes highlights Holifield’s ‘Inclusive Competitiveness’
Forbes highlights Holifield’s ‘Inclusive Competitiveness’ Johnathan Holifield is America’s only Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness. Holifield holds that distinction at Nortech, a tech-based economic development powerhouse covering 21 counties in Northeast Ohio. Nortech is leading the nation in establishing models for technology and economic inclusion frameworks that discover, invest in and cultivate all of the region’s assets to boost the...
Saving America’s Black Boys (SABB) Solutions Summit
Saving America’s Black Boys (SABB) Solutions Summit By Mike Green March 5, 2013 marks an unprecedented moment in American history when a group of concerned stakeholders from around the nation will gather in Austin, Texas at the George Washington Carver Museum to address the issue of investing in cultivating the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of America’s Black boys. The Saving America’s Black Boys (SABB) Solutions Summit on March 5 will follow a March 4 presentation...
America21 introduces new ScaleUp Campaign
America21 has introduced a new ScaleUp Campaign in partnership with the Next Economy Partnership Project. Visit ScaleupCampaign.org and tell us about innovative efforts ongoing in your local region that create jobs and economic opportunity. We want to highlight innovators, collaborators, outside-the-box thinkers & doers in your local area. With your help, we can identify, connect and scaleup local efforts across America. Share this: Read More
Mike Green gives keynote at Tabor 100 Gala in Seattle: Building An Inclusive Innovation Economy
Mike Green was invited by Ollie Garrett, the executive director of Tabor 100 in Seattle, to give the keynote address at its annual gala fundraiser. The elite of Seattle’s political landscape attended the sold-out venue at the Washington State Convention Center on Sept. 15, 2012. A standing ovation followed Mike’s 27-min speech. See Mike’s presentation below, which accompanied his speech. See Mike Green address attendees at the Tabor...
America21 Co-hosts Closing the Wealth Gap, Sept. 19
America21 will co-host a forum on Closing the Wealth Gap on Sept. 19, 2012 in Washington D.C. at B’s Restaurant in Union Station from 4 pm to 8 pm. See the slides below for more information. Limited seating. Get your tickets here while they last. Share this: Read More
ICIC Asks the Expert: America21 Co-Founder Johnathan Holifield, VP of Inclusive Competitiveness at Nortech
In this Ask the Expert Q&A, Johnathan Holifield, Esq., co-founder of The America 21 Project and Vice President of Inclusive Competitiveness for NorTech, explains why it is imperative to include minorities in the Innovation Economy. This approach to inclusion is similar to ICIC’s (Initiative for a Competitive Inner City) regional equity work — which advocates for regional approaches that deliberately include strategies for inner city economies. The following...
America21 highlighted in Forbes by Nortech CEO
INCLUSION: The Missing Link in Economic Competitiveness By Rebecca O. Bagley President and CEO, Nortech Aug. 15, 2012 (See original column in Forbes) As I continue to engage with companies, universities, government leaders, investors and economic development practitioners in Ohio and across the country, I can’t help but notice the lack of diversity in high growth technology sectors. How can the U.S. reach its full potential as a global leader in technology and innovation if...
Fusion of Inclusion: Philanthropy’s Role
PolicyBridge released its most recent research report earlier this summer titled, “The Fusion of Inclusion.” The findings suggest the Northeast Ohio region’s economic competitiveness is threatened due to the low participation of minorities in the fast-growing technology sector. Fusion of Inclusion Executive Summary: Much analysis and action have centered on reinvigorating Northeast Ohio’s economy. Economic development organizations, policymakers, business leaders, colleges...
America21 – Tired of the Talk Campaign
America21 needs your support. We’re excited about the progress we’re making in changing the economic narrative across urban America, promoting inclusive competitiveness in established innovation ecosystems and connecting the economically disconnected to regional innovation clusters and opportunity. But, this economic movement needs you. America21 needs your financial support to continue to do the work we’ve started. UPCOMING in 2012: Sept. 15: Tabor 100...
‘SMASH’ing Silicon Valley’s Biases
In 2003, Freada and Mitch Kapor attended a fundraiser at the Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, for (MS)2, a program that brought 100 disadvantaged African American, Latino, and Native American students from select public schools across the U.S. to the highly elite prep school for the summer. The program, which had changed the lives of hundreds of children, showed the students what they could achieve if they worked hard. Given the program’s results, the Kapors didn’t hesitate...
Mike Green to deliver keynote at Tabor 100 Business Gala
On Sept. 15 the Titans of tech in the Pacific Northwest will participate in an annual gathering of minority and majority business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, educators and elected leaders who will assemble to support Tabor 100. The Washington State convention Center in Seattle is the venue for this incredible demonstration of collaborative support. Tabor 100 is an association of entrepreneurs and business advocates who are committed to economic power, educational excellence...
America21-BDPA Summit Agenda & Speaker Bios
AGENDA & SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES *Speaker lineup subject to changes.* About the America21-BDPA Innovation Summit & Dinner. America21-BDPA Innovation Leadership Summit & Dinner Baltimore Hilton, July 31, 2012 401 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21201 (443) 573-8700 8:15 pm Theme: Moving Black America into the 21st Century Innovation Economy AGENDA: 5: Welcome / Opening Remarks: BDPA & Sponsor 15: Minority Pathway to Success in Maryland: Eric Franklin, CEO...
America21 – BDPA host Innovation Summit in Baltimore (Success!)
UPDATE: SUCCESS!! Thanks to a tremendous effort by the BDPA and our partners, NAMDE and DiversiTech, about 80 attendees engaged in a historic gathering that served as a catalyst for developing a framework of collaboration and ongoing partnership with America21. We’re running hard and working now to prepare for our upcoming National STEM Summit in early October (details coming soon) with NIH, NASA and a host of others, which will include our partners named above. (Updated...
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Economist Agrees with America21
Joseph Stiglitz, the Pulizer Prize-winning economist and author of “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s Divided Society Endangers Our Future,” agrees with America21 data and describes for Jon Stewart, host of the Daily Show, the economic landscape that underscores the message that America21 has consistently offered to the American public. Stiglitz says: “Inequality has become one of the major problems facing our country.” “We have become the...
So, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
Here’s an excellent presentation on what entrepreneurs should expect by moving to Silicon Valley. This humor-filled look at entrepreneurial life in the Bay Area applies to entrepreneurs across the nation. Intro to the SF Startup Community from GA_SF by davidfostergraphics.Browse more infographics. Share this: Read More
America21 Responds: Minorities Missing in Tech Fields
A new study produced by local urban think tank Policy Bridge says there is a growing threat to regional competitiveness in Northeast Ohio: The dearth of blacks and Hispanics in emerging technology businesses. On the next Sound of Ideas, we’ll talk about regional efforts to fix that, concentrating on entrepreneurship, engagement, employment and education. (see video below) Guests: * Gregory L. Brown, executive director, Policy Bridge * Johnathan Holifield,...
37 Black Students Receive UNCF/MERCK Science Awards
37 African American Students Awarded Prestigious UNCF/MERCK Science Initiave Scholarships and Fellowships in Biosciences African American Scientists Called to Advocate and Mentor Next Generation FAIRFAX, Va., Jul. 16 – The UNCF/Merck Science Initiative, a partnership of UNCF (United Negro College Fund), the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, and Merck, a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well, today announced...
America21 Convenes STEM Summit with Key Philadelphia Stakeholders
NEWS RELEASE July 16, 2012 For Immediate Release: America21 Convenes STEM Summit with Key Philadelphia Stakeholders Philadelphia, PA — Key stakeholders and leaders from education, business and industry, universities and community will convene on Monday, July 16th at The School District of Philadelphia for a Call to Action supporting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in Philadelphia and to discuss a proposal to launch the Philadelphia STEM Innovation...
America21′s Mike Green featured in Oregon Business Mag
In the past decade, much of the new wealth creation and job growth in the United States has occurred in the startup technology sectors. “But those types of innovations and market disruptions are not happening across black America,” says Green, who is also a part-time blogger. The reasons “are systemic, historical and institutional, and someone has to address it.” Programs that try to alleviate the economic inequities plaguing African-American communities are nothing new....
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2011
“To create such energy for making positive changes, societies must consider that entrepreneurship is not a heroic act of a few individuals, but the accomplishments of many people who pursue their ambitions in a supportive cultural and institutional environment.” Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2011 (slide deck) Share this: Read More
High-growth Entrepreneurs Set Pace for Revenue, Job Growth
High-Growth Entrepreneurs Setting Pace for Revenue Growth and Job Creation Says Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® finalists employ close to 700,000 and generate more than $165 billion in revenue. Editor’s note: By comparison, 1.9 million Black-owned businesses produced $137.5B in revenue in 2007 (before the economic collapse). 1.8 million of those businesses were sole proprietors with zero employees. NEW YORK, July 6, 2012 — Despite...
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MUST LISTEN: Johnathan Holifield, co-founder of America21, and VP of Inclusive Competitiveness at Nortech in Northeast Ohio is joined by a stellar cast of intellectual heavyweights who offer insight into the challenges and opportunities the nation faces in the 21st century global innovation economy.
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Global Economic Advocate
Leila Janah: Global Economic Advocate Click on the image above to hear Leila Janah explain how she uses technology and innovative entrepreneurship to provide jobs to the world's poorest.
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Rising Affluent connects young professionals with relevant resources and opportunities to network, grow, and develop themselves for professional advancement and personal achievement.
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A21 Interview with investor Daymond John
Mike Green in The WaPo
Gangsta moves in the innovation economy
Black Enterprise Editor-in-Chief Derek Dingle spotlights The America21 Project. Thanks Derek!
Aug. 26, 2011: Why Black entrepreneurs must create the next Google
Diversity in Tech Industry: Data Report
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How to divide equity to startup founders, advisors and employees
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Eghosa Omoigui: The Mind Inside Intel
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12 hard-won lessons in entrepreneurship
Will you compete in this game?
Competition Results from 2010:
$21.8 billion was invested in 3,277 deals nationwide in 2010, an increase of 19 percent in dollars and a 12 percent rise in the number of deals over the prior year, according to the report released Jan. 28 2011 by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.
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Global Competition Heats Up
A university in New Zealand now offers a "Graduate Certificate in Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship."
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Is your idea worth $150,000?
Angel investors agree to offer every company in the Y Combinator business incubator $150K without ever seeing the companies!
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Serious in Singapore
Thomas Friedman weighs in on how and why Singapore is successful while the U.S. is flailing. Ironically, he concludes that Singapore sent its economic leaders to the U.S. to learn from us.
Read Friedman's opinion in New York Times
Innovation Park is Notre Dame's innovation
Universities expecting to compete in the 21st century Innovation Economy may want to imitate Notre Dame's innovative approach to commercializing university and local community IP.
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