the Impact Challenge

Our Ecosystem needs entrepreneurs, changemakers, and visionary leaders with innovation skills to ideate and build sustainable solutions. Please join us. The Black Capital Study + Projects is inviting you to be a part of creating the future.

Next Meeting
🟡 Topic: Boosting Cultural Capital

🗓️ Date: Tue. Jul 9, 2024

⏲️ Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM

📍 Location: Waterloo Public Library Map

Meetings are generally Tuesdays & Thursdays (except July 4th) and rotate through eight different gems/capitals. All innovators are welcome. Full list of upcoming meetings is available here.

The Four Project STeps

Step I: June 2024
Gem Drops
In the month leading up to our workshop we will open the gates so you can drop ideas of how eight types of capital important specifically to underrepresented innovators to build capacity.

Step II: Sat. June 29
Gem Sorts
The meat and potatoes of our gathering on Saturday morning will be to gather the dropped gems and sort through if the ideas could help underrepresented innovators succeed easier, faster, with lower expenses and less friction.

Step III: Jul, - Nov
Gem Tests
Some gems may require some refinement. To build and test the most important parts of the best ideas we are allotting five months of collaboration and improvements.

Step IV: Dec 2024
Gem Shows
Then in December we come back together to share what didnt work, and what is most likely to double down on in the current market.

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