SOLVING A SOCIAL PROBLEM THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CHARLOTTE
Hilary BurnsBanking, Finance and Entrepreneurship ReporterCharlotte Business Journal@CBJBurns Henry Rock believes teaching young black men about entrepreneurship could help Charlotte’s social-mobility problem. Rock is the executive director of City Startup Labs, a program focused on helping black male millennials see their potential and learn what it takes to launch a company — or to […]
CITY STARTUP LABS TAPS UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP IN CHARLOTTE
BY Sherrell Dorsey | APRIL 28, 2016 Henry Rock is determined to create more young black business owners in the Charlotte community, and ultimately the country. His organization, City Startup Labs, launched in early 2014 and has since graduated nearly 50 young entrepreneurs. Six months of training culminates in a formal pitch competition attended by early-stage seed investors, […]
BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and Forum for Community Solutions held a roundtable discussion to explore the challenges of young adults in the labor market. The conversation highlighted ideas for expanding meaningful volunteer, on-the-job learning, and entrepreneurship opportunities to help our newest generation of workers gain the experiences and skills they need to be […]
ROCKEFELLER GRANT TO CSL
“The Rockefeller Foundation is happy to support organizations like City Startup Labs that seek to spur entrepreneurship in communities of color, which are so often under-represented in the current entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Claudia Juech, Rockefeller Foundation managing director for strategic research. “We’re excited by the transformative potential of entrepreneurship, and by the opportunity to help […]
IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE ANSWER TO BLACK UNEMPLOYMENT?
Editor’s Note: This column by Qcitymetro editor Glenn H Burkins was first published in the Shop Talk section of The Charlotte Observer. Henry Rock, founder and director of City Startup Labs, say more young black males should be groomed to launch and run their own businesses. Click the link below to listen to our […]
WATCH THIS TEDX TALK ABOUT CITY STARTUP LABS
“Re-imagine young black men as a new class of entrepreneurs, capable of great things – helping in our country’s economic recovery.” https://youtu.be/8l8HiajVJDs
HOPE FOR US ECONOMY: YOUNG BLACK MEN AS ENTREPRENEURS
The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com Lawrence Carpenter knew he always had an entrepreneurial spirit, but he was in the wrong business – the business of selling drugs. After his second stint in prison, it became clear to him: “I made mistakes in my life, and I didn’t want to spend the rest […]
