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Small Business Development: Key to Overcoming Poverty

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Host Bob Woodson interviews experts who have developed innovative initiatives to bring economic development into low-income communities and to empower individuals to become entrepreneurs and control their own futures. His guests are retired business development expert Cliff Henry, public policy and finance consultant Paul Pryde.

Episode Segments

The Bob Woodson Show: Inspiring Entrepreneurs

In part one, we learn more about Paul Pride and Cliff Henry & their backgrounds. They then discuss why the business creation rate is so low for blacks and Hispanics as opposed to other ethnicities, and why young black students aren’t taking up the mantle of entrepreneurship

The Bob Woodson Show: The Anchor of the Private Sector

6 of 10 educated blacks work for the government – Is the black middle class anchored in the private, and is this a bad trend? Then, what are the keys to getting blacks back into entrepreneurship, and what are some of the common problems they face when trying to obtain startup funds.

The Bob Woodson Show: Creating Opportunity

Paul and Cliff discuss the need to be more inventive when creating business opportunities. They also talk about what can be done to reverse the negative trend on entrepreneurship in the black community.

Friday • March 20

CST 9:11 | EST 10:11 | MST 8:11 | PST 7:11 | GMT 6:11

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