Pushing Through Loss: Tiffany White shares her story | REEP
REEP participant Tiffany White speaks about her experience of losing her son to gun violence and the impact it had on her life, including a run-in with the law. She shares how she found redemption through the program, which helped her develop emotional intelligence and start a job as a digital navigator. Thanks to the […]
RESTORATIVE PATHWAYS AT ATRIUM HEALTH – CAREER LADDERS
This week in Atrium Health Proud, Kaleiba Bouler describes her experience and success in the Restorative Pathways program at Atrium Health. The following is an excerpt from the Monday, August 29, 2022, Atrium Proud Newsletter, showcasing two Restorative Pathways participants, now AH teammates, Kabeila Bouler and George White. Why I am Proud… I honestly […]
Father of Five Says REEP Changed His Life
PRIDE Magazine, January 2022 (Pg. 42) By Sherita Pryer The REEP program exposes participants to business basics and a business-modeling process; helps them develop critical thinking, problem-solving and leadership skills; and helps them develop and launch a skilled-trade based business within designated Opportunity Zones. City Startup Labs (CSL), a nonprofit organization in Charlotte that […]
FALL NEWSLETTER ~ RUSTLING THE LEAVES
This has been a most extraordinary year, without a doubt the most significant in our existence. City Startup Labs came out of the 2020 on a positive note, having been able to service a select group of participants through our ReEntry Entrepreneurship Program (REEP) and then acquire the assets of Black Tech Interactive/Black Tech Charlotte earlier this […]
CSL – A WELLS FARGO GRANT RECIPIENT…
WELLS FARGO ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT GRANTS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND RACIAL EQUITY IN CHARLOTTE MAY 05, 2021 Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) will deliver more than $3.2 million in grants to address a range of critical community needs across Charlotte, including advancing economic mobility, improving racial equity, supporting minority-owned small businesses and […]
MICHAEL JORDAN & JORDAN BRAND ANNOUNCE GRANT TO CITY STARTUP LABS
At the heart of the Black Community Commitment, announced by Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand in 2020, is a desire to take action where it is needed most. This vision has been supported by a robust partnership strategy, with grants contributing to the areas of social justice, economic empowerment and education and awareness. Today, Jordan Brand is extending […]
CITY STARTUP LABS IS A NGAAP CHARLOTTE GRANTEE
WORKING TO MAKE EQUITY REAL Achieving funding equity for identifiably Black organizations has been elusive. Nevertheless, NGAAP believes we can forge a new path in philanthropy, together. The work will require bold stances, collective action, heightened accountability, and, of course, perseverance. Plainly put, the opportunities are too great and the inequities are too egregious to […]
REEP NEWS – SPRING
City Startup Labs’ ReEntry Entrepreneurship Program (REEP), with the support of an NC Idea BEC Ecosystem grant, has been able to move ahead with the planned launch of the training of a new cohort of returning citizens and justice-involved individuals. The training, slated to begin May 17th, will be based on a new model informed […]
BLACKTECH INTERACTIVE/BLACKTECHCLT – SPRING NEWS
City Startup Labs (CSL) made a recent acquisition of the assets of BlackTech Interactive/ BlackTechCLT, a firm started in 2016 in Charlotte by Sherrell Dorsey, Enovia Bedford and Freda Hendley (read announcement). BlackTech Interactive was focused on developing and fostering Black tech talent. Since that time, it established the BlackTech CLT brand and played […]
CITY STARTUP LABS ACQUIRES TECH TRAINING HUB BLKTECHCLT
[March 16, 2021] Charlotte, North Carolina— City Startup Labs (CSL), hybrid accelerator and incubator, today has announced that it has acquired BLKTECHCLT, an inclusive tech and startup community and consulting firm. “I was excited to hear from Sherrell about this opportunity to acquire BlkTechInteractive and the BLKTECHCLT brand,” said Henry Rock, founder and CEO of City Startup Labs […]
