Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneurship’
Oakland small business owners turn to hybrid entrepreneurship to launch their passion projects
By far the highest rate of growth in hybrid entrepreneurships is among African American/Black women. It is triple that for all businesses over the past five years: 99% compared to 32%, respectively.
Read MoreIn Oakland, women take the lead as Airbnb hosts
Cynthia Mackey, a 56-year-old self-employed digital marketer, loves to talk about Airbnb. She laughs and smiles, growing excited as she talks about the joy that comes from opening up her home in Oakland’s Adams Point to a world of strangers. Mackey started hosting for Airbnb, an online international marketplace for booking accommodations, in July, 2013.…
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