Expanding Opportunities The State of Black Arizona
gaps will provide expanded
success of Black ownership/
is committed to expanding
opportunities that will grow
businesses. Phoenix and Tucson
opportunities for Black
Arizona’s economy as a whole.
metro areas should analyze and emulate successful programs in
entrepreneurs and businesses. The nonprofit organization, established
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• Leverage research or conduct
in 2015 to increase awareness of
a study on the viability and
an underrepresented community,
retention of Black-owned
recognizes that the right business
businesses: Identify the
ecosystem can mitigate or negate
challenges, needs, trends,
the effects of structural obstacles
and opportunities for African
facing black business owners. That
American entrepreneurs
requires changes in thinking and
and business owners. The
institutional practices to address
study should work to identify
inequalities in business ownership
systemic barriers to capital and
revealed by data. Closing disparity
opportunities that impact the
other regions to aid underserved businesses and communities. • Leverage regional connections to drive internal and external investment: The local startup community would benefit from coordinated efforts at promoting Phoenix and Tucson metro area startup scene and targeted attraction of out-of-state
